Title

Engagement of African men and transgender women who have sex with men in HIV research

Code

SA15

Session Type

Satellite

Channel

Satellite Channel 1

Date Time

Wednesday 03 February, 18:45 - 20:15 (UTC)

Co-Chairs:

Keletso MAKOFANE, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, United States
Richard LUSIMBO, Sexual Minorities in Uganda, Uganda
Leigh-Ann VAN DER MERWE, Social, Health and Empowerment Feminist Collective of Transgender Women of Africa, South Africa

Organizer:

IAVI, Men’s Health Research Consortium, and the US Military HIV Research Program (MHRP)

SA15.01	Welcome Keletso MAKOFANE, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, United States Richard LUSIMBO, Sexual Minorities in Uganda, Uganda

SA15.02	A Call to Action for Engaging Key Populations in the HIV Response across Sub-Saharan Africa Chris BEYRER, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, United States

SA15.03	Characterizing gaps in engagement: Pre-exposure prophylaxis Sylvia ADEBAJO, University of Maryland, Maryland Global Initiative Corporation (MGIC), Nigeria

SA15.04	Characterizing gaps in engagement: HIV care and treatment Susan GRAHAM, University of Washington, Departments of Global Health and Medicine, United States

SA15.05	Characterizing gaps in engagement: The HIV/STI syndemic Patrick SULLIVAN, Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, United States

SA15.06	Characterizing gaps in engagement: The spectrum of sexual and gender minorities affected by HIV in Africa Makobu KIMANI, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Program, Kenya

SA15.07	Characterizing gaps in engagement: Community perspective on need for engagement Brian KANYEMBA, Advocates for HIV Prevention and AIDS in Africa (APHA), South Africa

SA15.08	Characterizing gaps in engagement: Panel Discussion Sylvia ADEBAJO, University of Maryland, Maryland Global Initiative Corporation (MGIC), Nigeria Susan GRAHAM, University of Washington, Departments of Global Health and Medicine, United States Patrick SULLIVAN, Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, United States Makobu KIMANI, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Program, Kenya Brian KANYEMBA, Advocates for HIV Prevention and AIDS in Africa (APHA), South Africa

SA15.09	Innovative strategies for engaging and retaining African MSM: Online strategies for engagement of African MSM Joshua KIMANI, University of Manitoba, Canada

SA15.10	Innovative strategies for engaging and retaining African MSM: Mobilization to diagnose HIV earlier in African MSM Shaun PALMER, Kenya Medical Research Institute Wellcome Trust Programme, Kenya

SA15.11	Innovative strategies for engaging and retaining African MSM: Community perspective on new strategies for engagement Olumide MAKANJUOLA, Initiative Sankofa D'Afrique de L'ouest (ISDAO), Nigeria

SA15.12	Innovative strategies for engaging and retaining African MSM: Panel Discussion Joshua KIMANI, University of Manitoba, Canada Shaun PALMER, Kenya Medical Research Institute Wellcome Trust Programme, Kenya Olumide MAKANJUOLA, Initiative Sankofa D'Afrique de L'ouest (ISDAO), Nigeria

SA15.13	Wrap-Up Keletso MAKOFANE, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, United States Richard LUSIMBO, Sexual Minorities in Uganda, Uganda