A new position paper by Global Action for Trans Equality, Global Network of Sex Work Projects, International Network of People who Use Drugs, and MPact Global Action for Gay Men’s Health and Rights calls for key population communities to be placed at the centre of the global HIV response.
This position paper outlines the critical role that key population communities and organisations led by them can play when their needs are centred in global health strategies. It involves a comprehensive literature review of important documents that support centring community needs, services and voices in the HIV response, as well as interviews with key stakeholders from every region in the world. Rooted in the lived experiences of key population communities, this position paper identifies common issues impacting all four key population communities’ health outcomes and their ability to organise. It concludes with recommendations for the Global Fund, other multilateral and bilateral donors, philanthropic funders, and national and local governments regarding policy, funding, and programmatic elements necessary to end the HIV pandemic.
Find out more by reading the position paper, which is available in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian.