MSM - Men who have sex with men
(UN Chronicle) ICAP’s Anna Deryabina authors article on the current state of the HIV epidemic in Central Asia
“To achieve HIV epidemic control, countries in Central Asia will need to address fundamental factors that drive HIV transmission and impede the engagement of people living with HIV and key populations, such as substance users, transgender and gay people, and...
Eswatini Launches Study of Long-Acting New Drug for HIV Prevention
Representatives from the Eswatini Ministry of Health on October 25, 2018, officially launched a groundbreaking study of a new, long-acting, injectable drug for the prevention of HIV infection. This is the first investigational drug trial testing a new form of...
(EurekAlert) HPTN 075 study demonstrates high rate of HIV infection among African MSM and TGW
“HPTN 075 provides compelling findings that indicate an urgent need for further HIV prevention studies for men who have sex with men and transgender women in sub-Saharan Africa,” said Wafaa El-Sadr MD, MPH, MPA, HPTN co-principal investigator and professor...