Peer support groups and opioid substitution therapy provided by SPIN Plus—a partner organization of the EpiC project—offer a new lease on life to those struggling with drug use and at risk for HIV. Read the story of Sher, who overcame his addiction and has since became a peer navigator to support those going through similar struggles. Using his own experiences, he helps others start anew and turn their lives around.
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FHI 360 is hosting a three-part webinar series with global experts on how to scale evidence-based strategies to address advanced HIV disease.
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EpiC introduced a community-based PrEP program in January 2023, through Your World, a community-based organization in East Kazakhstan that provides HIV prevention, testing, and treatment. This program leveraged community-based HIV counseling and testing platforms to refer HIV-negative, at-risk MSM to non-clinic-based PrEP initiation and continuation services.
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Eva, age 19, was born into one of the poorest families in Kahama Town in the Shinyanga Region of Tanzania. She is the sixth of seven children. Her family survived by selling local beer. While in school, Eva had to join her mother to help with the business. Eva repeatedly experienced violence from customers, sometimes because she refused to drink alcohol or be inappropriately touched, other times because she pickpocketed the drunk men or inflated their bills, in an effort to boost the family’s income.
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In February, the Network of Maharashtra by People Living with HIV/AIDS (NMP+) launched TAAL+, the first-ever peer-led e-pharmacy platform in India. Through the e-pharmacy, people living with HIV or other chronic health conditions can order their medicines online for home delivery across India.
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