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Across Eastern and Southern Africa, millions of adolescents continue to face legal and policy barriers that limit their access to essential sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services. While…

As East and Southern Africa (ESA) continues its determined march toward ending AIDS by 2030, a new and often overlooked challenge is emerging: the rising cost of condoms. For a…

Commemorating World Health Day: Advancing Health Equity for Children and Adolescents in East and Southern Africa Johannesburg, South Africa – April 7, 2026 — As the world marks World Health…

Contributors: Constantine Mitengo (RIATT-ESA), Professor Kaymarlin Govender (HEARD), Roseline Hwati (RIATT-ESA), Lisa MaryAnne (EANNASO)IntroductionEast and Southern Africa (ESA) now stands at a fragile crossroads in the battle against HIV/AIDS. After…

Theresia Bashiru Goru from Tanzania wrote this blog after attending the RIATT-ESA sponsored Children and Youth conference at the 2017 Psychosocial Forum.Early marriage takes place before a child turns 18…

Ennipher Charlie from Malawi wrote this blog after attending the RIATT-ESA sponsored Children and Youth conference at the 2017 Psychosocial Forum.I recommend that government and NGOs should come together to…

Maxwell Simbuwa from Zambia wrote this blog after attending the RIATT-ESA sponsored Children and Youth conference at the 2017 Psychosocial Forum.The 2017 International Children's Day of Broadcasting (ICDB) commemorations in…

A View from Young Advocate Maxwell SimbuwaYoung people often use drugs as an escape from depression or dissatisfaction. Most people tend to abuse drugs as a way of escaping reality…

Adolescent sexual and reproductive health concerns are rarely prioritised in established settlements. But what happens in displaced environments where the priorities are very basic − safety, a roof over one’s…