Focus on key populations in national HIV strategic plans in the WHO African Region Report
WHO - "National strategic plans (NSPs) play a vital role in fostering the understanding of and guiding the collective response to HIV epidemics. WHO commissioned a review of the most recent national strategic plans of 47 countries in the WHO African Region for their coverage of key populations. This review sought to identify strengths, gaps and weaknesses in the way that that these plans consider key populations.
In particular, we assessed:
- how key populations and their HIV risk are represented in NSPs;
- whether the plans include epidemiologic information on the HIV epidemic among key populations;
- whether these plans include the WHO-recommended package of interventions for key populations; and
- the extent of involvement envisioned for key population communities in HIV interventions addressing these populations." (Photo: WHO)