UNAIDS Terminology Guidelines

Language shapes beliefs and may influence behaviors. These guidelines to UNAIDS’ preferred terminology have been developed for use by staff members, colleagues in the program’s 10 cosponsoring organizations, and other partners working in the global response to HIV.

Year of publication:

2011

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WHO Consolidated Guidelines on HIV Testing Services

This document provides a new recommendation to support HTS by trained lay providers, considers the potential of HIV self-testing to increase access to and coverage of HIV testing, and outlines focused and strategic approaches to HTS that are needed to support the new UN 90 –90 –90 global HIV targets.

The majority of information on gay men and other men who have sex with men and transgender people can be found beginning on page 69.

Year of publication:

2015

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UNAIDS Supplement Tool to Set and Monitor Targets for HIV Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Care for Key Populations

This document is the supplement to the consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, diagnoses, treatment and care for key populations, in which WHO brings together all existing guidance relevant to key populations- gay men and men who have sex with men, people who inject drugs, people in prisons and other closed settings, sex workers, and transgender people.

Year of publication:

2014, 2015

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UNAIDS Consolidated Guidelines on HIV Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Care for Key Populations

In this new consolidated guidelines document on HIV prevention, diagnoses, treatment and care for key populations, WHO brings together all existing guidance relevant to key populations – gay men and men who have sex with men, people who inject drugs, people in prisons and other closed settings, sex workers, and transgender people.

Year of publication:

2014, 2015

Media:

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UNAIDS Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: Intensifying Our Efforts to Eliminate HIV and AIDS

The resolution was adopted by the UN General Assembly in June, 2011 and centered on intensifying efforts to eliminate HIV and AIDS.

Year of publication:

2011

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How AIDS Changed Everything: MDG 6 Report

A comprehensive report on the AIDS response over the last 15 years. It includes lessons learned, challenges and gaps that remain, and actions for the future. The majority of information on gay men and other men who have sex with men and transgender people can be found in the “Key Populations” chapter, beginning on page 342.

Year of publication:

2015

Media:

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Respect, Protect, Fulfill: Best Practices Guidance in Conducting HIV Research with Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Rights-constrained Environments

This guidance* has been developed for both researchers and community-based organizations in rights-constrained environments. The guidance is intended to help both researchers and community organizations to:

Better design and conduct meaningful research on HIV among MSM in challenging social, political, and human rights contexts;
Provide a check list of factors for researchers and community organizations to consider in the design, conduct, and implementation of research studies;
Offer lessons learned through case studies of research and community partnerships, recent successes, and challenges.

The guidance is also available in French, Russian, and Spanish.

*A 2015 update of this publication is available.

Year of publication:

2011

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Lessons From the Front Lines: Effective Community-Led Responses to HIV and AIDS Among MSM and Transgender Populations

This document outlines amfAR supported grantees conducting successful GMT community-led programing to improve HIV testing, treatment, and quality of live among GMT in five regions—Africa, Asia-Pacific, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and Latin America. It is also available in French, Russian, and Spanish.

Year of publication:

2010

Media:

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