Sex workers

ABSTRACT Peru’s Phase 2 request for continued funding proposes specialised centres to provide services to men who have sex with men, transgendered persons and sex workers.

ABSTRACT Côte d’Ivoire is known throughout West Africa as the most tolerant country, where gay, lesbian and transgender people from all backgrounds do not have to fear the same kind of systematic violence or opprobrium that plagues them elsewhere in the region. Yet for all this openness, the country is hardly an oasis: sex workers and men who have sex with men continue to encounter often violent stigmatization, the manifestation of a culture of ignorance and suspicion, particularly within the security and defense forces.

ABSTRACT The Global Fund Board recently approved three TB and HIV grants for Tanzania, two of which have a government principal recipient (the Ministry of Finance and Planning). The third PR is AMREF Health Africa. The Technical Review Panel cited numerous strengths in the funding request, including the fact that the request identified key populations for TB: i.e. HIV-positive adults and children, mining communities, elderly persons, prisoners, people with diabetes, people who inject drugs, health workers and people living in urban slums.

ABSTRACT In its audit of Global Fund grants to Ukraine, the Office of the Inspector General handed the country a mixed report card. It said that implementation arrangements, as well as procurement and supply chain management, were “partially effective,” the second highest ranking in the OIG’s rating scheme. However, it added, the effectiveness of program processes and controls needs significant improvement. The OIG also observed that Ukraine is scheduled to start transferring responsibility for key programs from NGOs to the government in the absence of a detailed transition plan.

ABSTRACT On 23 May 2017, Tanzania requested $703.4 million from the Global Fund for its HIV, TB and malaria programs as well as for building resilient and sustainable systems for health. Two new civil society principal recipients will implement a host of new and innovative interventions, including finding TB cases through “boda bodas” and “sputum fixers” and combining condoms with sanitary wear in dignity packs provided to out-of-school girls.

ABSTRACT This article provides a summary of the comments made by the Grant Approvals Committee concerning grants to four regional programs. In August, the Board approved $25 million in funding for these programs.

ABSTRACT Participants in a national forum of sex workers in the Russian Federation believe that the event has empowered their community and put them on a path towards sustainability of services. Similar forums are planned for persons who inject drugs, and men who have sex with men.

ABSTRACT Participation by key populations in the applications process is weak, according to a survey conducted by African Men for Sexual Health and Rights, and it is diminishing as countries advance through the different stages.