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The PrEPWatch Resource Database offers a wide range of material on the status of PrEP as an option for biomedical HIV prevention around the world. Search this database to find step-by-step guidance for rolling out PrEP, summaries of the research to date on safety, efficacy and implementation, tools to assist planning and roll out, country updates on PrEP policy and access, and lessons learned from those efforts.

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11 November 2022

Recommendations of the Swiss Federal Commission for Sexual Health (FCSH) on PrEP for HIV Prevention

 In Switzerland, HIV drugs are not approved for prophylactic use. Physicians who prescribe oral chemoprophylaxis for HIV prevention do so on an off-label basis and are thus liable for any adverse effect that may occur. Nonetheless, the protective effects of oral PrEP are comparable to those of condom use, despite the higher price. The FCSH therefore…

Normative Guidance/Policies

Document
11 November 2022

The Global Men and HIV Technical Working Group (MENHT) Webinar Series -Episode #5 – Men and PrEP

Global data shows that men living with HIV, in all their diversity, are less likely than women to know their HIV status, less likely to initiate ART, less likely to remain engaged in care, and less likely to be virally suppressed. Oral PrEP is recommended under one of the five key HIV prevention pillars and…

Demand Creation/Marketing, Research

Event
10 November 2022

Guide québéquois de dépistage: infections transmissibles sexuellement et par le sang (2019)

The Quebec Screening Guide for Sexually Transmitted and Blood-borne Infections brings together the technical and scientific information needed to properly perform the screening procedure.

Normative Guidance/Policies

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10 November 2022

Relative Cost-effectiveness of Long-acting Injectable Cabotegravir versus Oral Pre-exposure Prophylaxis in South Africa based on the HPTN 083 and HPTN 084 Trials: A modelled economic evaluation and threshold analysis

This article from The Lancet HIV estimates the incremental cost-effectiveness of long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB for PrEP) compared with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and emtricitabine (TDF/FTC oral PrEP) in South Africa, using methods standard to government planning, and determines the threshold price at which CAB for PrEP is as cost-effective as TDF/FTC oral PrEP.

Financing & Costing, Research

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10 November 2022

Resources for Providing Oral PrEP in Family Planning Settings

The job aids in this publication were developed to facilitate integration of PrEP into Family Planning (FP) services by giving FP providers practical guidance on PrEP eligibility assessment, key informed choice counselling messages about PrEP, and initiation of PrEP for clients who are eligible and want to use it. These job aids can be branded…

Service Delivery

Document
10 November 2022

Examining Provincial PrEP Coverage and Characterizing PrEP Awareness and Use among Gay, Bisexual and Other Men who Have Sex with Men in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal, 2017–2020

This article from Journal of the International AIDS Society examines differences over time in PrEP uptake and assessed factors associated with PrEP awareness and use in gay and bisexual men who have sex with men in Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver, Canada.

Research

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10 November 2022

Using Nominal Group Technique to Identify Barriers and Facilitators to Preventing HIV Using Combination Same-day Pre-exposure Prophylaxis and Medications for Opioid Use Disorder

This article from Harm Reduction Journal identifies barriers and facilitators to integrating PrEP services with provision of medications for opioid use disorder for people who use drugs in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

Research

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10 November 2022

Willingness to Pay for HIV Prevention Commodities Among Key Population Groups in Nigeria

This article from Global Health: Science and Practice investigates the willingness of gay and bisexual men who have sex with men, female sex workers, and people who use drugs to use and pay for HIV prevention commodities to support improved sustainable HIV prevention programming.

Financing & Costing, Research

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10 November 2022

Bottlenecks and Solutions During Implementation of the DREAMS Program for Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Namibia

This article from Global Health: Science and Practice synthesizes implementation bottlenecks experienced while implementing the DREAMS (Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored, and Safe) program, an HIV prevention intervention for adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Namibia from 2017 to 2019, highlighting practical implementation issues and higher-level considerations for AGYW-centered HIV prevention programs.

Research

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10 November 2022

Qualitative Inquiry into Perceptions of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis among People who Inject Drugs Living with Hepatitis C in Seattle, WA, USA

This article from Harm Reduction Journal explores knowledge, attitudes, and perspectives of PrEP acceptability among people who use drugs in Seattle, Washington, USA.

Research

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