document types: Program guidance

Standard Operating Procedures for HIV/STI Prevention Programs with Sex Workers in Zambia

Standard Operating Procedures for HIV/STI Prevention Programs with Sex Workers in Zambia
The Standard Operating Procedures in this document provide guidance on project management as well as behavioral, biomedical, and structural interventions necessary to provide quality services that would improve lives of female sex workers in Zambia, and provides the reader with the context for developing the strategy/activity as well as the structure, individual responsibilities, and monitoring plan.
Year of publication: 
2015
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National Standards for Peer Education and Outreach for HIV Prevention and Care among Key Populations: Mozambique

National Standards for Peer Education and Outreach for HIV Prevention and Care among Key Populations: Mozambique
Standard operating procedures (SOPs) and minimum standards will support the design and implementation of quality HIV interventions in Mozambique. The SOPs and minimum standards will standardize and quantify the intervention package and define the services and ensure uniformity of terms, definitions and systems.
Year of publication: 
2015
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National Guidelines for Implementation of HIV Prevention Programmes for Female Sex Workers in Nigeria

National guidelines for implementation of HIV prevention programmes for female sex workers in Nigeria
These guidelines outline the principles, procedures, and activities involved in developing and implementing evidence-based HIV prevention programmes that reach a large proportion of female sex workers in Nigeria. The guidelines also evaluate these programs and include specific tools adapted to the Nigerian context in the annexes.
Year of publication: 
2014
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Standard Operating Procedures for Implementing HIV Programmes among Key Populations: Ghana

Standard Operating Procedures for Implementing HIV Programmes among Key Populations: Ghana
There is need for sustained HIV prevention, care, and treatment, especially among key populations (KP) who comprise as much as 40 percent or more of new HIV infections. As activities are scaled up and more stakeholders and actors are involved in the provision of KP interventions, there is the need to ensure that a standardised set of services is provided to all KPs in a non-stigmatising and confidential manner. These Standard Operating Procedures have been developed as one of the essential and fundamental activities outlined in the National MARP Strategic Plan 2011-2015. They are designed to systematise the strategies employed under the NSP 2011–2015 and its M&E Plan.
Year of publication: 
2014
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(Even) Greater than the Sum of Its Parts: a Case Study on Working Together as the Consortium of MSM and Transgender Networks

(Even) Greater than the Sum of Its Parts: a Case Study on Working Together as the Consortium of MSM and Transgender Networks
“(Even) Greater than the Sum of Its Parts” documents the impact of the Consortium’s efforts and describes the added value of collaboration. The primary context of the case study is the Consortium’s implementation of two grants by the Robert Carr civil society Networks Fund (RCNF) over the past two years. The case study offers multiple examples of how working in a Consortium has benefited member networks and MSM and transgender communities in general. 
Year of publication: 
2016
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Transgender Women and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis: What We Know and What We Still Need to Know

Transgender Women and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis: What We Know and What We Still Need to Know
The National Center for Innovation in HIV Care published this issue brief on transgender women and PrEP, which examines the inclusion of transgender women in PrEP research and reviews the recent Lancet article about data from the iPrEx and OLE studies. It also addresses concerns related to feminizing hormones and PrEP efficacy.
Year of publication: 
2015
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What Communities Need to Know About the WHO ARV Guidelines (World AIDS Day 2015 Communiqué)

What Communities Need to Know About the WHO ARV Guidelines (World AIDS Day 2015 Communiqué)
The 2015 guidelines published by the World Health Organization and UNAIDS make a strong case for public health systems to form strategic linkages with community-based health services. This represents a critical opportunity for community-based role players and service providers to collaborate within their communities and beyond to establish community-based comprehensive and resilient systems for health.
Year of publication: 
2015
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