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A health care worker trained by the EpiC project administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a female sex worker. Photo by Agness John.

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Leveraging community-based HIV services to reach female sex workers with the COVID-19 vaccine in Ruvuma, Tanzania

January 5, 2023
Agness John, Senior Technical Officer, Communications and Knowledge Management Despite improvements in COVID-19 vaccine availability in Tanzania, reaching key and vulnerable populations (KPs), including female sex workers (FSWs), remains a challenge. Female sex workers are often highly mobile and have... Continue Reading

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Collaboration is key: Kenya addresses issues of service access, discrimination, and violence among key populations

February 26, 2020
Maurice Wangu, Program Assistant, EpiC Kenya Aubrey Weber, Technical Officer, EpiC Njambi Njuguna, Senior Technical Advisor, EpiC Kenya [caption id="attachment_1872" align="alignleft" width="4256"] Nancy Coste/FHI 360[/caption] On Zero Discrimination Day, UNAIDS calls on countries to examine discriminatory provisions in their laws,... Continue Reading

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Police become allies in protecting key populations

January 21, 2020
Rafaela Egg, LINKAGES Angola This blog post was originally published here on Management Sciences for Health's website. In 2017, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as a principal recipient of Global Fund (GF) funding for HIV at the request of... Continue Reading

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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

January 13, 2020
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... Continue Reading

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Linking HIV-positive key population members to treatment: Burundi’s five secrets to success

August 5, 2019
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 [caption id="attachment_1754" align="alignleft" width="1023"] Photo: Christine Vaufrey[/caption] The USAID- and PEPFAR-supported LINKAGES project first... Continue Reading

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Work NAKED: Advice and lessons learned from the CEO of LINKAGES implementing partner in Suriname, Chances for Life

June 28, 2019
The following interview was conducted on May 20th, 2019, with Tania Kambel, Chief Executive Officer of New Beginnings | Chances for Life (CFL). CFL is a local civil society organization in Suriname that serves vulnerable and marginalized communities, including sex... Continue Reading

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New evidence from gender-based violence research among key populations can inform HIV programming

March 21, 2019
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. [caption id="attachment_1710" align="aligncenter" width="639"] GBV study... Continue Reading

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LINKAGES Burundi scales up HIV self-testing with OraQuick

February 26, 2019
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)... Continue Reading

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LINKAGES Haiti finds success with TOM+ support for the enhanced peer outreach approach

December 17, 2018
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. [caption id="attachment_1672" align="alignnone" width="6000"] A Clinique J.C. Menard nurse initiates an HIV-positive peer on... Continue Reading

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“Soy capaz de crear una mejor conexión”: Un educador inter pares de la República Dominicana reflexiona sobre cómo abordar el tema de la violencia ha cambiado su capacidad para generar un impacto

September 17, 2018
Entrevistada: Altagracia de la Rosa, Educador de Pares, CEPROSH, República Dominicana Entrevistadora: Betty Alvarez, Consultora, FHI 360 Altagracia de la Rosa es una promotora, o educadora par, que trabaja con trabajadoras sexuales en representación de CEPROSH en Puerto Plata, República Dominicana. CEPROSH... Continue Reading

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A questionnaire or “screener” meant to be used with individual patients in a clinical setting to screen for, help diagnose, or monitor progress for individual mental health conditions.

Intervention

Larger packages or broader-reaching resources that describe actions or activities to be implemented. These may be appropriate for individuals, groups, and/or programs.

Anxiety

Feelings of fear, dread, and uneasiness that may occur as a reaction to stress. Anxiety can be a symptom or a feeling; it can also be a clinical diagnosis of a mental health condition.

Burnout

A state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress, typically related to one’s work, that is not managed well. Burnout is considered an occupational phenomenon.

Clinical diagnoses

Mental or neuropsychiatric disorders, or disruptive, unusual, or maladaptive behaviors that have been evaluated and diagnosed by a trained medical professional.

Depression

A mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest.

Disability

A physical or mental condition that limits a person’s movements, senses, or activities.

Insomnia

A sleep disorder, or disordered sleep pattern, characterized by trouble falling and/or staying asleep.

Overall well-being

The state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy; judging one’s own life positively; generally, “feeling good.”

Post-traumatic stress (PTS)

A normal adaptive response to traumatic or stressful life events that can result in a wide range of distressing symptoms. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) differs from PTS and is a clinical diagnosis.

Self-efficacy

An individual’s belief in their capacity to act in the ways necessary to reach specific goals.

Self-harm/suicidality

Deliberate injury to oneself as an emotional coping mechanism, ranging from cutting oneself to suicide. Expressions of self-harm and/or suicidality are usually considered an emergency and should be assessed and managed by a trained professional.

Social support

The perception that one is cared for, has assistance available if needed, and that one is part of a supportive social network.

Stress

Any type of change to one’s internal or external environment that causes physical, emotional, or psychological strain. “Managing stress” is an effort to return from this state of strain or disturbance to homeostasis or well-being.

Substance abuse

Use of a substance (usually drugs or alcohol) in amounts or by methods that are harmful to oneself or others. Substance use disorder (SUD) and addiction are distinct clinical diagnoses.

Trauma

Lasting biopsychosocial and/or emotional response that often results from experiencing a terrible event such as an accident, crime, military combat, or natural disaster, or a series of chronic traumatic events like persistent abuse or neglect.

Program beneficiary

Individual who receives program services; an entire group or population may be the recipient of services.

Service provider

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