The EpiC and LINKAGES projects are excited to be participating in IAS 2021, where our staff and partners will share innovative practices and programmatic evidence on a range of topics, including PrEP scale-up, decentralized ART distribution, differentiated testing modalities, and effective adaptations of HIV services during the COVID-19 pandemic, among others. Learn more by checking out the following presentations!

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Oral Presentations

Going online to ensure uninterrupted HIV services during COVID-19 in Nepal
Presenter: Kiran Bam, FHI 360, Nepal

Increasing efficiency in HIV testing services for prison inmates through the use of risk assessment: experience from EpiC Nigeria
Presenter: Chidubem Oraelosi, FHI 360, Nigeria

Key population lay providers can successfully link clients to care after diagnosing sexually transmitted infections in community-based organizations in Thailand
Presenter: Narukjaporn Thammajaruk, IHRI, Thailand

Acceptability and satisfaction of self-collection for chlamydia and gonorrhoea testing among transgender women in the Tangerine Clinic in Thailand: shifting towards new normal
Presenter: Akarin Hiransuthikul, IHRI, Thailand

Preference of long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis among transgender women clients of the Tangerine Clinic in Bangkok, Thailand
Presenter: Linrada Himma, IHRI, Thailand

Evaluating the integration of telehealth in response to COVID-19 into a differentiated same-day antiretroviral initiation service in Bangkok, Thailand
Presenter: Sorawit Amatavete, IHRI, Thailand

Poster Presentations

Using private pharmacies for decentralized distribution of antiretroviral therapy: Early lessons from seven sub-Saharan African countries
Lead author: Lirica Nishimoto, FHI 360, United States

Rapid scale-up of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis for key populations: Experience from the PEPFAR/USAID-funded EpiC Project
Lead author: Christopher Akolo, FHI 360, United States

PrEP increases demand for HIV services among higher-risk key populations in Ghana
Lead author: Tiffany Lillie, FHI 360, Ghana

Unassisted and assisted HIV self-testing among female sex workers, men who have sex with men, and priority populations before and during COVID-19 and political conflict in Mali
Lead author: Salif Diarra, FHI 360, Mali

Designing a peer-led comprehensive HIV program for transgender persons in Bayelsa State, Nigeria: early lessons from EpiC Nigeria
Lead author: Adaobi Lisa Olisa, FHI 360, Nigeria

How task shifting improved HIV index testing performance in Liberia
Lead author: Gift Kamanga, FHI 360, Liberia

A multipronged strategy to improve viral load testing coverage in Liberia
Lead author: Michael Odo, FHI 360, Liberia

Results from two bio-behavioral surveillance surveys among older MSM in Eswatini
Lead author: Bheki Sithole, FHI 360, Eswatini

Profiling the case characteristics of individuals with recent HIV infection among those newly confirmed HIV-positive in Vietnam
Lead author: Ha Pham, FHI 360, Vietnam

Quality and effectiveness of index testing among individuals with recent HIV infection in Vietnam
Lead author: Van Nguyen, FHI 360, Vietnam

High burden of bacterial sexually transmitted infections among young men who have sex with men and transgender women in Thailand
Lead author: Narukjaporn Thammajaruk, IHRI, Thailand