Key population category: PUD/IDU

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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Missing the Target 11: Barriers to Accessing HIV Treatment from a Community Perspective: Experiences of Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Uganda And Sex Workers in Kenya

Missing the Target 11: Barriers to Accessing HIV Treatment from a Community Perspective: Experiences of Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Uganda And Sex Workers in Kenya
With Missing the Target 11, the International Treatment Preparedness Coalition aims to catalyze research and advocacy from a community perspective to expose and address the stigma, discrimination, and human rights abuses that key affected populations face in accessing HIV treatment. ITPC defined key populations for this report, as those who self identify as any of the following:

lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) 
orphans affected by HIV
people who use drugs
sex workers; and/or
women living with HIV

Year of publication: 
2014
Media: 
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Webcast on Key Population Data for Decision Making

A webcast of the LINKAGES Rights in Action Meeting on Data for Decision Making for Key Populations, which occurred on December 4, 2015. Rights in Action speeches revolved around ensuring access to HIV services for men who have sex with other men, sex workers, people who inject drugs, and transgender people.

Year of publication: 
2015

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
Media: 
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Tool to Set and Monitor Targets for HIV Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Care for Key Populations (2015 supplement)

Tool to Set and Monitor Targets for HIV Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Care for Key Populations (2015 supplement)
This tool supplements the World Health Organization Consolidated Guidelines on HIV Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment and Care for Key Populations; it provides technical guidance to assist countries in planning and monitoring efforts to address HIV among key populations: men who have sex with men, people in prisons and other closed settings, people who inject drugs, sex workers and transgender people. More specifically, this document provides guidance on monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the comprehensive package of interventions to address HIV among key populations.
Year of publication: 
2015
Media: 
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