1. SUSA17 - Better Data, Better Programmes: How Implementation Science is Transforming the HIV Response for Key Populations
Dr. Cameron Wolf, USAID
Dr. Trista Bingham, CDC
July 23, 2017

3. Implementation Science studies
Focus of awards:
Identify barriers/facilitators at each stage of HIV cascade
Characterize current status of HIV services for KPs
Compare programmatic strategies to reach and improve HIV services and outcomes at different stages of the cascade
Determine costs of service delivery models
Total of $15M awarded for KPIS + other centrally funded studies; ~$3M for amfAR’s GMT Initiative studies
Multi-year awards at different stages of implementation

4. Features of Key Populations Implementation Science
Country
KP Type
Qual
Methods
HIV Cascade Outcomes*
Compare Service Delivery Strategies
Cost Analysis
Brazil
MSM X
R, T, L
Burma
MSM, TG
R, T, L, S
Ghana
FSW, MSM
R, T, L, T
Guatemala
Tx, S
Kenya
FSW
T, L, Tx
Kyrgyz Republic
PWID
T, L, Tx (via NSP)
Peru TG
Senegal
MSM, FSW
R, T, L, Tx, S
South Africa
Tanzania
Tx, S (via MAT)
Thailand**
Thailand
Ukraine
L, Tx, S
* R=Reach; T=Test; L=Link; Tx=Treat; S=Suppress;
** Joint USAID/CDC

5. amfAR CDC USAID All Ukraine Kyrgyzstan Burma Senegal Guatemala Ghana
South Africa
Kenya
Tanzania
Kyrgyzstan
Guatemala
Ukraine
Thailand
Brazil
Ghana
Peru
Senegal
Burma
amfAR
CDC
USAID
All

6. Putting KPs in the center of their response
Key Themes
Structural Barriers and the importance of addressing stigma and discrimination
Putting KPs in the center of their response
Options (who, what, where, when) for HIV services
Community/peer-led services, PrEP, integrating with gender-affirming care, self-testing, online services to maximize technology and privacy
Partnerships

7. Acknowledgements
Trista Bingham, CDC
Michael Cowing, amfAR
Hally Mahler, FHI360 / LINKAGES
Rose Wilcher, FHI360 / LINKAGES
Alison Cheng, USAID
Juan Flores, USAID
Aisha Yansaneh, USAID

8. 14:45
Opening Remarks
Cameron Wolf, USAID
14:53
HIV Prevention 2.0 (HP2): Achieving an AIDS-Free Generation in Senegal
Stefan Baral, Johns Hopkins University
15:03
Leveraging Adaptive Implementation Strategies to Achieve Universal Coverage of ART in Senegal (“TnS Senegal”)
Daouda Diouf, Enda Sante
15:13
Leveraging Community and Peer-Based Approaches to Impact the HIV Treatment Cascade among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in South Africa (Khanyisa)
Refilwe Phaswana-Mafuya, Human Sciences Research Council
15:25
A Hora É Agora ("The time is now"): Comprehensive Approach to HIV Testing and Linkage to Care for Men Who Have Sex with Men in Curitiba, Brazil
Raquel De Boni, Brazil National AIDS Department
15:37
Community-based and Online Strategies for Testing, Treatment and PrEP among MSM and Transgender Persons in Thailand
Nittaya Phanuphak, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center
15:57
Gender Affirmative Transgender Care to Improve the HIV Treatment Cascade in Peru
Javier Lama, Asociacion Civil Impacta Salud y Educacion
16:09
Moderated discussion
Hally Mahler, FHI 360/LINKAGES
16:37
Closing Remarks
Greg Millett, amfAR