Abstract
In recent years there has been much discussion, often emotionally charged, about the most successful method for HIV/AIDS prevention. This debate has assumed added significance with an increased emphasis on the provision of funding for abstinence-based approaches through PEPFAR (President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief). Discussed below, the so-called ABC model for preventing new HIV infections (Green 2003) has provoked heated controversies. This paper does not examine the details of this controversy or any attempts that have been made to reformulate and further develop the ABC model. Instead, the focus of this paper is to give evidence on the reception and adaptation of the model in Zimbabwe. Further, I argue that the integrative nature of the ABC model is its strength.