This issue of The LINK focuses on capacity-building activities—carried out by, with, and for governments, community-based organizations, health care providers, and members of key populations (KPs) themselves—to improve the success and efficiency of programs and services for KPs. Read more
An informal discussion over a glass of wine led to the first program of its kind: the Afya Academy, a training initiative for clinicians and community workers who provide health care to key populations in Africa. Read more
LINKAGES, together with KP communities, conducted a gender analysis in Kenya to examine how gender norms and inequalities affect KPs’ HIV risk and service use across the HIV cascade. Read more
Scaling up successful programs requires planned, purposeful action with a focus on developing the capacity of local partners. Learn about LINKAGES’ efforts, led by the University of Manitoba, to hasten and strengthen delivery of a comprehensive package of health services to KPs at scale. Read more
The power and influence of a health care provider who listens without judgment and confidently performs procedures cannot be underestimated. LINKAGES core partner IntraHealth is training health care workers to provide quality, stigma-free services to KPs. Read more
Pact, a LINKAGES core partner, is building the organizational capacity of KP groups in program management, financial management, and resource mobilization. Read more
Meet Brian White, a LINKAGES senior technical advisor for community strengthening, and learn about his passion for ensuring that all people have equal access to quality HIV services no matter who they are or what circumstances they face. Read more
New resources featured in this issue include a special supplement of the Journal of the International AIDS Society that centers on the rollout of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV infection in regions not previously included and for specific populations: transgender women, young people in the United States and South Africa, and people who inject drugs. Read more
This quarterly newsletter highlights LINKAGES’ work and new evidence, publications, and tools related to HIV prevention, care, and treatment among key populations (men who have sex with men, transgender people, sex workers, and people who inject drugs) and their partners. Please forward The LINK to your colleagues and others who might be interested in learning more about LINKAGES and its progress in helping ensure that key populations receive the high-quality services they need and deserve. We encourage you to send us your feedback.
This quarterly newsletter highlights LINKAGES’ work and new evidence, publications, and tools related to HIV prevention, care, and treatment among key populations (men who have sex with men, transgender people, sex workers, and people who inject drugs) and their partners. Please forward The LINK to your colleagues and others who might be interested in learning more about LINKAGES and its progress in helping ensure that key populations receive the high-quality services they need and deserve. We encourage you to send us your feedback.
