WORLD HEALTH ORG: WHO released Consolidated Guidelines on HIV Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment & Care for Key Populations

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In this new consolidated guidelines document on HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations, the World Health Organization 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.
Web annexes

The web annexes include the systematic reviews, literature review, values and preferences, supplementary case studies and technical briefs on HIV and young key populations that informed the development of guidance and recommendations for the Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations.

Annex 1. Pre-exposure prophylaxis for men who have sex with men: a systematic review
(file size: 606 KB)
Annex 2. Pre-exposure prophylaxis for people who inject drugs: a systematic review
(file size: 225 KB)
Annex 3. Values and preferences: consolidated report
(file size: 180 KB)
Annex 3.1 Values and Preferences of MSM: the use of antiretroviral therapy as prevention
(file size: 220 KB)
Annex 3.2 Values and preferences of people who inject drugs, and views of experts, activists and service providers: HIV prevention, harm reduction and related issues
(file size: 257 KB)
Annex 3.3 Values and preferences of transgender people: a qualitative study
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Annex 4. Health interventions in prisons: a literature review
(file size: 166 KB)
Related links

Policy brief: Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations
Men who have sex with men
Prisons and other closed settings
Injecting drug use
Sex work
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