IN OUR HANDS, WHO & LSHTM

In Our Hands is a participatory documentary made as part of public engagement project about the introduction of HIV self-testing in Malawi. 

In Our Hands was written and filmed by a group of thirteen people from Neno, Malawi, one of the first places in sub-Saharan Africa to receive HIV self-testing. The film follows ordinary villagers, women, men, young and old, as they explore the key barriers that prevent people from taking an HIV test, and the benefits and drawbacks of testing alone, without the attendance of a trained health professional.

What does the ability to test yourself at home mean for people in remote communities, and could this new method help to close the testing gap and keep the world on track to eliminate AIDS by 2030?

In Our Hands is a public engagement project about the introduction of HIV self-testing in Malawi from a community perspective. It included a week-long community video workshop and the production of a 27 minute film that was screened in eight locations around the world  for World AIDS Day 2017. The film is now available as an open access resource on the World Health Organisation website.