The USAID- and PEPFAR-supported Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) project would like to share a new technical resource, Strategic Considerations for Mitigating the Impact of COVID-19 on Key-Population-Focused HIV Programs. A critical priority during the COVID-19 pandemic is ensuring continuity of treatment and support for viral suppression among people living with HIV and …
What is the contribution of key populations to HIV transmission in generalized HIV epidemics?
Webinar hosted by the LINKAGES and EpiC projects as part of the Key Populations: Evidence in Action series. To access the audio recording of the webinar, please click here. On March 19th, the USAID- and PEPFAR-supported LINKAGES and EpiC projects hosted the twelfth webinar in a webinar series entitled Key Populations: Evidence in Action. This …
Promoting an inclusive Nepal
Pamala Horugavye, Former Senior Development Outreach & Communication Specialist, USAID Mission, Nepal This blog post was originally published here on USAID Medium. Early in life, Pareena Chaudhary — a 40-year-old transgender woman from Nepalgunj, Nepal — struggled with her identity and her family’s lack of acceptance. From a young age, she loved putting on girls’ dresses …
Collaboration is key: Kenya addresses issues of service access, discrimination, and violence among key populations
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 …
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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Police become allies in protecting key populations
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 the Government of Angola, approached MSH, the implementer of LINKAGES, with an offer to complement …
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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 …
