There is a high prevalence of HIV (5.2% in 2018) among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Ukraine. HIV testing, condom provision and facilitated linkage to HIV treatment have been funded by various bodies through non‐governmental organizations (NGOs). We investigated whether contact with these NGOs was associated with improved prevention and treatment outcomes among MSM in Ukraine.
China: Facilitators and Barriers of HIV Self-Testing
New Zealand: You can get anything out of a vending machine – even an HIV test
Canada: Health Canada approves first HIV self-testing kits
Nigeria: HIV self-testing has stakeholders at a policy impasse
For around $5 on Konga.com, one of Nigeria’s major e-commerce platforms, Nigerians can buy an oral HIV self-test kit. After ordering the product, Devex found that the kit was easy to use, but the package contained no information about where to get treatment, counseling, confirmation, or any other post-testing services following a positive result.
US: New study supports more frequent HIV screening among high-risk young men who have sex with men
US: HIV Testing and PrEP Use in Sexually Active Transgender People
Zimbabwe: A better understanding of African MSM’s behaviour patterns will lead to optimised HIV service provision
South Africa: HIV Testing, Care and Viral Suppression Among Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Individuals in Johannesburg, South Africa
Men who have sex with men and transgender individuals (MSM/TG) carry a disproportionately high burden of HIV, including in South Africa. However, there are few empirical population-representative estimates of viral suppression and the HIV care cascade including HIV testing among this population, nor of factors associated with these outcomes.