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Re-strategizing the MSM Response: Data for Action By Dr. Amala Reddy Regional Programme Advisor Strategic Information UNAIDS Regional Support Team Asia-Pacific January 21, 2013 |
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The National HIV Strategy has not been yet implemented comprehensively. Therefore several objectives and indicators of National HIV Strategy have been not achieved as planned, for instance: (i) there remains hidden risks of expanding HIV/AIDS epidemic; (ii) the coverage of the intervention programs, in terms of number of intervention sites and target cases is still low, risk behaviors among high-risk groups are still at a level which enables high HIV transmission ; (iii) the percentage of people having proper understanding of HIV prevention is not high, especially among those living in remote and mountainous areas; (iv) The percentage of people with advantage HIV infection accessing ARV combination therapy only met 40-50% demand. Download this publication |
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The purpose of the training manual on HIV and the Law is to provide guidance on how to raise awareness of the rights of PLHIV, people affected by HIV and key affected populations, and how to share information with the legal and PLHIV communities about how to seek justice when those rights are violated. Download this publication |
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A core principle of the PEPFAR II strategy is to support the long-term sustainability of HIV-related prevention, treatment, care, and support programs and to scale up promising and innovative programs and practices. Breaking the links between HIV infection and GBV requires targeted interventions to foster changes in individual and community norms that perpetuate violence against women and other vulnerable groups (Gardsbane 2010; Interagency Gender Working Group of USAID 2008; Orndorff and Natividad 2009). Download this publication |
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The methodology for this study included firstly, conducting comprehensive electronic search of academic journal websites; websites of international agencies and standard internet search engines on studies of intimate partner transmission of HIV in India. Secondly, obtaining information from positive people’s network representatives. For this, two consultative meetings were held with Positive Women’s Network (PWN+) and Indian Network of Positive People (INP+). Thirdly, expert guidance from an advisory committee—which comprised of experts from UN organisations, academicians and programme managers from government and non-governmental organizations—on the frame-work for review. |
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Before the scale-up of the international response to the AIDS pandemic, community responses in developing countries played a crucial role in providing services and care for those affected. This study is the first comprehensive, mixed-method evaluation of the impact of that response. The evaluation finds that community response can be effective at increasing knowledge of HIV, promoting social empowerment, increasing access to and use of HIV services, and even decreasing HIV incidence, all through the effective mobilization of limited resources. By effectively engaging with this powerful community structure, future HIV and AIDS programs can ensure that communities continue to contribute to the global response to HIV and AIDS. Download this publication |
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Find the latest data on HIV Epidemic Update of Nepal, As of July, 2012 |
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The key formal output of this meeting is an agreed Joint Action Plan, built from the draft JAP produced in September 2011, which will be presented for endorsement during the 11th Meeting of GMS Working Group on Human Resource Development, to be held in Myanmar on 4-5 October 2012. In addition, the joint priorities detailed in the JAP now provide a useful tool to assist participating government and civil society representatives from the GMS region to make a more coordinated effort to address HIV Vulnerability related to population movement. Participants’ identification of key challenges and gaps in access and provision of health and HIV services for migrants in the region will also assist ADB and UNDP APRC, through JUNIMA, to identify priority areas for further collaboration. Download this publication |
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This document is a direct response to the urgent need to strengthen and expand HIV prevention for MSM and their partners and to improve MSM’s ability to access HIV care and treatment. It furthers PEPFAR’s renewed emphasis on matching interventions and investments with epidemiological trends and needs in order to improve impact. This guidance also builds upon and strengthens international efforts to encourage comprehensive HIV prevention programs for MSM in low- and middle-income countries. Download this document |
