New CCP-led research suggests that a program devoted to encouraging men to be tested for HIV successfully pivoted to include support for men who test positive and ushering them into treatment.
An evaluation of CCP’s Brothers for Life program in Cote d’Ivoire finds that it was successful in getting at-risk men tested for HIV and, if diagnosed with the virus, treated with antiretroviral therapy.
Across Africa, women are more likely to be tested and treated for HIV and are more likely to stay on treatment than men. Men tend to avoid testing and when they do access care, it is often at a later stage of infection. We see
A new case study by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs (CCP) examines efforts to scale up access to and demand for Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMCC) in South Africa. Beginning in February 2012, the Brothers for Life initiative
The multi award-winning HIV drama series Intersexions and national Brothers For Life received honors at the African Network for Strategic Communication in Health and Development (AfriComNet) annual awards for excellence in HIV and AIDS communication in Africa. The 2012 AfriComNet awards ceremony was held on
For Bongani Mtshali, nothing is more important than his family – a group that includes not only his wife and five children, but also his broader community. A local teacher in Nkandla, KwaZulu Natal, Bongani Mtshali hails from challenging circumstances. His parents divorced when he
“Do the right thing,” the well known tagline for the Brothers For Life campaign in South Africa, is now a call-to-action across Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Zambia. The Brothers For Life campaign targets men ages 30 and older with HIV prevention messages. In particular, the campaign
South African President Jacob Zuma launched an ambitious effort in April 2010 – to get 15 million South Africans to test for HIV by June 2011. JHHESA, the CCP office in South Africa, is supporting this campaign through Brothers for Life. Using mass media and
To accompany its Brothers Against Violence campaign, Brothers for Life has released a Public Service Announcement featuring South African actor Patrick Shai, a former violent husband and now gender-based violence activist. The PSA depicts Patrick Shai speaking honestly and courageously about his cruel past. He
The Springboks are teaming up with Brothers for Life, the national men’s campaign, as part of new effort to mobilize South African men to say no to violence against women and children. “We as the Springboks and South African Rugby are joining forces with Brothers
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