The Time Has Come (Annex): Reaching out to female partners of men who have sex with men

This training aims to impart practical knowledge and skills to health workers across Asia. Evidence indicates that substantially different HIV prevention challenges are posed by men who have sex only with other men, compared to men who have sex with men and women. These two groups are unlikely to respond to the same prevention messages and advice. This training module focuses specifically on reaching out to the female partners of MSM. As such, the module builds on the existing training package for health care providers developed by UNDP and the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2013. The UNDP/WHO regional training package, entitled “The Time Has Come”, aims to reduce stigma in health care settings and to enhance HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STI) and other sexual health services for MSM and transgender people in Asia and the Pacific.