Engaging the private sector and communities in HIV programmes with gay men and other men who have sex with men
UNAIDS - "HIV incidence among gay men and other men who have sex with men appears to be rising around the world; despite this, HIV programme coverage remains insufficient, declining from 59% in 2009 to 40% in 2013. Where HIV programmes do exist for gay men and other men who have sex with men, they are often underresourced and insufficiently tailored to the specific needs of that population.
Prevention programmes frequently exist in so-called silos, which results in significant gaps and loss to follow-up along the continuum of HIV prevention,
care and treatment. Information and communication technology (ICT) represents an important new resource for enhancing the reach and effectiveness of HIV programming. Gay men and other men who have sex with men already use ICT to facilitate many kinds of interactions, and a host of private for-profit platforms exist to help men negotiate offline social and sexual encounters."