Maurice Wangu, Program Assistant, EpiC Kenya Aubrey Weber, Technical Officer, EpiC Njambi Njuguna, Senior Technical Advisor, EpiC Kenya On Zero Discrimination Day, UNAIDS calls on countries to examine discriminatory provisions in their laws, policies, and practices and make positive changes to ensure equality, inclusion, and protection for those populations most at risk. To learn more …
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Local partner profile: House of our Pride, Eswatini’s first LGBTQ organization
This blog post was originally published here on Pact's website. Founded in 2010, House of our Pride was the first LGBTQ organization in Eswatini. For the past decade, HOOP has striven to provide a vibrant, supportive community for one of Eswatini’s most vulnerable key populations in the fight against HIV and AIDS – men who …
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Everyone deserves to live free of violence: How HIV and GBV service integration can improve lives and effectively address twin epidemics
Robyn Dayton, Technical Advisor, LINKAGES Betty Alvarez, Consultant, FHI 360 This blog post was original published here on FHI 360's R&E Search for Evidence. Click here to read this post in Spanish. In the Dominican Republic, one of the questions most faced by public health officials, law enforcement and civil society is how to address gender-based …
Linking HIV-positive key population members to treatment: Burundi’s five secrets to success
Written by Aubrey Weber, Technical Officer, FHI 360; Tiffany Lillie, Senior Technical Advisor, LINKAGES; Dorica Boyee, Technical Advisor, LINKAGES; & Dismas Gashobotse, Project Manager, LINKAGES Burundi The USAID- and PEPFAR-supported LINKAGES project first started working in Burundi in August 2016 to reduce HIV transmission among key populations — sex workers, men who have sex with …
An interview with Lady Ponce, peer navigator for MSM and transgender people living with HIV in Cote d’Ivoire
Lady Ponce is a peer navigator for men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people living with HIV. In the following interview, learn about the peer navigator programme introduced by the USAID- and PEPFAR-supported LINKAGES project in Côte d'Ivoire. This interview was first featured on Differentiated Service Delivery's website. Can you tell us about the peer navigator …
New evidence from gender-based violence research among key populations can inform HIV programming
Written by Aubrey Weber, Technical Officer, FHI 360; Emily Evens, Scientist, FHI 360; & Michele Lanham, Technical Officer, FHI 360 This blog post was first featured on FHI 360's R&E Search for Evidence website. Female sex workers, gay men and other men who have sex with men, and transgender (trans) women – collectively referred to …
LINKAGES Burundi scales up HIV self-testing with OraQuick
Written by Aubrey Weber, Technical Officer, FHI 360 This post is the third in a series on LINKAGES’ country-specific, programmatic success under TOM+ funding and support. The first post in the series focused on the enhanced peer outreach approach (EPOA) in Haiti. The second post in the series highlighted index testing in Cote d’Ivoire. In …
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LINKAGES Haiti finds success with TOM+ support for the enhanced peer outreach approach
Written by Aubrey Weber, Technical Officer, FHI 360 This post is the first in a series on LINKAGES’ country-specific, programmatic success under TOM+ funding and support. Prior to the last quarter of FY18, the USAID- and PEPFAR-supported LINKAGES project in Haiti experienced a range of challenges with regard to case-detection rates, retention on antiretroviral treatment …
Jamaica Develops Custom Indicators to Track Online Outreach
Written by Abrahim Simmonds, Project Officer, LINKAGES Jamaica Traditional, face-to-face outreach has been the cornerstone of the HIV response in Jamaica. Outreach workers have the opportunity to identify members of key populations and navigate them through the full cascade of prevention and treatment services. Despite significant gains, stigma and discrimination have made it increasingly difficult …
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Differentiated care for key populations, Part IV: Malawi
Written by LINKAGES Malawi staff. Differentiated antiretroviral therapy (ART) delivery, a part of differentiated care, aims to improve retention and viral suppression by optimizing drug and care delivery. Models fall into four categories: health care worker-managed groups, client-managed groups, facility-based individual, and out-of-facility individual. The case studies presented in this four-part series come from the …
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