Mercy Shibemba

Mercy is an award-winning activist and advocate for children and young people living with HIV. Sharing her story of growing up with HIV to educate, challenge and inspire. She works on youth engagement and participation across clinical trials, research and charities that support young people. She is also the Chair of The Social Innovation Partnership. Twitter: @mercyshibemba

Treatment outcomes & life expectancy

Life expectancy

Improving HIV care

Nigerian analysis defines what makes a youth-friendly HIV service work

HIV treatment for children & young people

Adolescents prefer long-acting injectables to daily oral HIV treatment, study finds

HIV treatment for children & young people

Young people want research to focus on a cure for HIV, sharing their status and U=U

Telling people you have HIV

Young people living with HIV prefer to learn their status before 12 and from their caregivers

Testing & health monitoring

What is the difference between HIV and AIDS?

Young people

“We went back to the community and told them it didn’t work” – lessons learned from a trial of youth-friendly health services

HIV treatment for children & young people

More options for second-line treatment in children shown to be safe and effective

Support issues for children & young people

Social support for children living with HIV is a key determinant of treatment success, Senegal study shows

Adherence

Rapid adherence testing sheds light on viral suppression and resistance

HIV treatment

Myths and facts

Climate change

Heavy rain and floods pave the way for higher HIV prevalence

Confidentiality, consent & medical ethics

The law on confidentiality and HIV status

Pregnancy and vertical transmission

Increasing number of pregnancies in women who grew up with HIV

Improving HIV care

Community-led monitoring of HIV services leads to investment and policy change

Child developmental issues

Long-term Canadian study shows HIV-exposed children have worse health outcomes

Support issues for children & young people

‘Flourishing’ is a social determinant of health for children and young people

Climate change

HIV treatment adherence may be another casualty of climate change