Publications

Since 2004, Sisters has provided health, education, and support services to the TG community in Pattaya, a two-hour drive from Bangkok in Chonburi Province. Its goal is to offer a safe and welcoming place for TG people to seek friendship and support, and to encourage the practice of preventive behaviors such as regular HIV testing and counseling (HTC) as well as screening for other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). 

The Global Price Reporting Mechanism (GPRM) contains information on transaction prices, sources and quantities of antiretroviral medicines (ARVs), tuberculosis and malaria drugs and HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria diagnostics purchased by HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria programmes in low-income countries1, lower middle-income countries2 and upper middle-income countries. Countries have been classified according to the World Bank Atlas calculation method.

Despite Cambodia’s significant strides in reducing HIV prevalence in recent years, pockets of new infections remain high among certain sub-populations, particularly among entertainment workers. Notably, many entertainment workers are young and at double risk of HIV infection and at risk of exploitation, violence and abuse. This important qualitative study was conducted in four urban cities as a follow up to the 2010 Survey among Most at Risk Young People to provide insights into the life experiences and risks young women, men and transgendered persons are exposed to. While this is not a nationally representative study, it provides informative data and rich insides into young people’s experiences. 

Urgent action is needed to control the expanding HIV epidemic in the Philippines. After many years of stable, low-level transmission, the number of cases detected has risen an average of 62% in each of the past five years; compounded, this is almost a 10-fold increase in the number of cases detected each year. It is clear which population is being affected: in the first half of 2012, 96% of newly identified cases were males, and 87% of all newly identified cases were males who have sex with males (MSM). As a result, the HIV prevalence in MSM is now ranging from 2-5% and climbing.

Comprehensive information about national spending on AIDS response is crucial for health policy development and evaluation. This study provides a comprehensive overview of the overall level and composition of major investments in national AIDS response in Dehong Prefecture introducing National AIDS Spending Assessment (NASA) as a method for the purpose.

This report documents, the presentations and discussions made during the Youth Voices Count 2nd Consultation on Self-stigma Among Young Men who have sex with men and transgender people: Voices from the community, held from 2-5 October 2012 at Bangkok, Thailand. The primary objective of this regional consultation was to introduce the YVC network and its members and to hear the voices of community people on the self-stigma in young MSM and TG groups in order to develop key recommendations targeting policy-makers and programmers on addressing these issues.  

The MoH HIV/STI unit conducted active surveillance for select STIs (syphilis, Chlamydia, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C) and HIV rapid testing in 5 districts of Timor-Leste: Covalima, Oecusse, Bobonaro, Dili, and Baucau. The HIV/STI unit also assessed the behavioral characteristics of specific high-risk target groups in those districts: female sex workers (FSW), males who have sex with other males (MSM), and uniformed personnel (UP). These data will help the HIV/STI program quantify HIV/STI prevalence in Timor-Leste and improve its programs.

The survey was planned, designed and implemented by Punjab Bureau of Statistics. The sample design and listing was provided by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics formerly known as Federal Bureau of Statistics, Pakistan. Technical input was obtained from global desk on MICS4, UNICEF. Fieldwork was carried out from July to December 2011. Findings reveal the significant variations in most of the indicators with respect to location, gender, household characteristics, administrative units and wealth quintiles.

This report explores a number of domestic financing options for the HIV/AIDS response and assesses their potential contribution to the current and future projected HIV/AIDS needs of the country. The resource needs for the period 2012-2020 are projected to increase from VDN 2.4 trillion in 2012 to VDN 6.4 trillion in 2020. Available baseline resources are estimated at VDN 2.4 trillion in 2012, decreasing to 1.13 trillion in 2020.

The surveillance of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection is of great value in designing, implementing and monitoring of public health programmes for the prevention and control of HIV infection and the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). There are number of different methods available for HIV surveillance. Of these behavioural surveillance, biological or sero-surveillance, HIV and AIDS case surveillance and use of other supplementary data such as Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) and Tuberculosis surveillance have been recommended by WHO/UNAIDS.