A special edition of the African Journal of AIDS Research was successfully launched at the 21st International AIDS Conference by HEARD and Sida.

The issue, ‘Fast tracking HIV prevention: scientific advances and implementation challenges’, includes  contributions by specialists on how the HIV  prevention response in the East and Southern African region should be shaped going forward and translates recent development in the HIV/AIDS arena into guiding action that will advance prevention in the new development framework.

The special issue is available freely online until 31 July 2016:  http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/raar20#/toc/raar20/15/2