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Across the Asia Pacific region, adolescents aged 10 - 19 years who are living with HIV face unique
challenges as they transition from childhood to adolescence and into adulthood.
This report aims to document and capture some of the experiences of adolescents living with HIV as they disclose their HIV status, deal with life-long antiretroviral treatment (ART), move from pediatric to adult health care services, navigate sexuality and relationships and build their independent lives. It also seeks to offer insights into some of the unique issues adolescents living with HIV face, such as pervasive stigma and discrimination.
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Presentation from Expert Meeting on the Implementation of the Outcome of the Asia-Pacific High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on the Assessment of Progress against Commitments in the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS and the Millennium Development Goals
11 December 2013, Bangkok, Pullman Bangkok King Power
Regional Assessment of HIV, STI and Other Health Needs of Transgender People in Asia and the Pacific
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Findings from studies conducted in the United States of America and Europe have shown that transgender people are at a significantly higher risk for HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), as compared to gay and heterosexual men.
At the 10th international Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific held in Busan, Republica of Korea, from the 26th to the 30th of August 2011, Republic of Korea, transgender delegates requested the World Health Organization (WHO) to assess the state of transgender health in Asia and the Pacific.
The objectives of this assessment report are (1) to examine the current state of evidence on transgender health in Asia and the Pacific, (2) to understand the current needs and concerns of transgender communities in Asia and the Pacific and, informed by objectives 1 and 2, (3) to make technical recommendations to WHO and Member States regarding transgender health.
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Country posters of 18 countries prepared by UNAIDS Asia-Pacific Regional Support Team and HIV and AIDS Data Hub for Asia-Pacific for the 10th UNAIDS Asia-Pacific Regional Management Meeting, Bangkok, 16-17 November 2013.
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United Nations entities, civil society networks and development partners in Asia and the Pacific are joining to urge for a rapid increase of voluntary confidential community-based HIV testing and counseling for key populations at higher risk—including men who have sex with men, transgender people, sex workers and people who use drugs— in the region, to help ensure more people in need are able to access life-saving antiretroviral treatment.
Low levels of access to HIV testing and counselling for key populations at higher risk remains a serious cause for concern in Asia and the Pacific. Across the region, less than half of the key populations know their HIV status, which can lead to late diagnosis, late initiation to care and treatment services, and can result in unnecessarily high morbidity and mortality for people living with HIV. This also means the benefits of the prevention impact of antiretroviral treatment are not being fully maximized in the region.
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The UN Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS (2011) reaffirmed that the full realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all is an essential element in the global response to HIV. The enactment of laws to protect the human rights of PLHIV and key populations at higher risk of HIV is essential to creating an enabling environment for effective HIV responses. The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific (ESCAP) Resolution 66-10 (2010) calls on member states to ground universal access to HIV services in human rights and to address legal barriers to HIV responses, and ESCAP Resolution 67-9 (2011) commits states to initiate reviews of national laws, policies and practices to enable the full achievement of universal access targets with a view to eliminating all forms of discrimination against PLHIV and key affected populations.
This study is intended to inform the efforts of governments and civil society to strengthen the enabling legal environment for HIV responses. The focus is both on the content of protective laws and issues that arise in effective implementation of protective laws. Ensuring protective legislation is in place is insufficient – attention must also be paid to how the law is implemented and enforced.
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This Regional Legal Reference Resource - Protective Laws related to HIV, MSM and Transgender People in South Asia (Reference Resource) is an output of the South Asian Roundtable on Legal and Policy Barriers to HIV held in Kathmandu in November 2011 (South Asian Roundtable).
This Reference Resource documents key protective laws focused on HIV, men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people in five countries in South Asia. The two primary objectives of the Reference Resource are to:
1. build the capacity of legal professionals to analyze protective laws (focusing on people living with HIV, MSM and transgender people); and
2. develop a resource to support legislative drafting, law reform and advocacy initiatives.
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This Policy Brief is adapted from the UNDP and APCOM report, titled ‘Legal environments, human rights and HIV responses among men who have sex with men and transgender people in Asia and the Pacific: An agenda for action’, covering 48 countries and territories of the Asia and Pacific region.
The study considered legislation, cases, published research, policy reports and press reports, and drew from consultations with community representatives, legal experts and UN agencies. The following summarizes findings and recommendations relating to countries of the Pacific sub-region with inputs from APCOM coalition member, PSDN (Pacific Sexual Diversity Network).
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This Policy Brief is adapted from the UNDP and APCOM report, titled ‘Legal environments, human rights and HIV responses among men who have sex with men and transgender people in Asia and the Pacific: An agenda for action’, covering 48 countries and territories of the Asia and Pacific region.
The study considered legislation, cases, published research, policy reports and press reports, and drew from consultations with community representatives, legal experts and UN agencies. The following summarizes findings and recommendations relating to South Asia with inputs from two of APCOM coalition members: INFOSEM (India Network for Sexual Minorities) and SAMAN (South Asia MSM and AIDS Network).
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The U.S. Government (USG) and U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) have demonstrated a strong commitment to addressing the global HIV epidemic and to reaching most-at-risk populations (MARPs), also increasingly referred to as key populations. In order to successfully impact the epidemic of HIV among these populations, access to a comprehensive package of integrated services must be provided for men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgendered persons (TG). The act of Congress reauthorizing PEPFAR (July 2008) provides support for appropriate HIV education programs targeted to prevent HIV transmission among MSM as well as evaluation of the effectiveness of prevention efforts among MSM (Lantos and Hyde 2008).
To support these goals as part of PEPFAR’s comprehensive HIV prevention strategy, in May 2011, PEPFAR issued a Technical Guidance on Combination HIV Prevention document for MSM. This document responds directly to the urgent need to strengthen and expand HIV prevention for MSM and their partners and to improve the ability of MSM to access HIV care and treatment.