HIV PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND CARE FOR KEY POPULATIONS
World Health Organisation (WHO), 2014 - The risk behaviours and vulnerabilities of key populations result in their being disproportionately affected by HIV in all countries and settings. These disproportionate risks reflect both behaviour common among members of these populations and specific legal and social issues that increase their vulnerability. Yet HIV services for key populations remain largely inadequate. In many settings HIV incidence in key populations continues to increase, even as incidence stabilizes or declines in the general population.
In this new consolidated guidelines document on HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations, the World Health Organization (WHO) brings together all existing guidance relevant to five key populations – men who have sex with men, people who inject drugs, people in prisons and other closed settings, sex workers and transgender people – and updates selected guidance and recommendations.
These guidelines aim to: provide a comprehensive package of evidence-based HIV-related recommendations for all key populations; increase awareness of the needs of and issues important to key populations; improve access, coverage and uptake of effective and acceptable services; and catalyze greater national and global commitment to adequate funding and services.
Format of the guidelines
The guidelines are presented in seven chapters:
Chapter 1: Background, context, rationale, guiding principles, objectives and the targetaudience.
Chapter 2: Methods and process for developing the guidelines.
Chapter 3: Comprehensive package of interventions.
Chapter 4: Clinical interventions for key populations.
Chapter 5: Critical enablers required for successful implementation.
Chapter 6: Service delivery issues and case studies.
Chapter 7: Guidance on prioritizing and planning services, monitoring and evaluation, target setting, indicators and costing tools.