Differentiated Service Delivery to Provide High-Quality HIV Services to Key Populations


Dates: August 25 – 26, and 30 – 31, 2021

Day 1

Session 1: Opening Plenary 

7 am New York | 11 am Freetown | 1 pm Geneva & Pretoria | 2 pm Nairobi

Moderators: Peter Preko (ICAP/CQUIN) & Rose Nyirenda (MOH Malawi)

  • Wafaa El-Sadr, ICAP at Columbia University: Welcome and Framing Remarks
  • Shannon Hader, UNAIDS: HIV Services and Impact for Key Populations: Gaps, Challenges, and Opportunities
  • Panel Discussion:
    • Bernard Madzima, NAC Zimbabwe 
    • Magreth Kagashe, MOH Tanzania
    • Grace Kamau, African Sex Workers Alliance

Break

30 minutes, starting at 8 am New York | 12 pm Freetown | 2 pm Geneva & Pretoria | 3 pm Nairobi

Session 2: Plenary Session: Differentiated Prevention for Key Populations

8: 30 am New York | 12:30 pm Freetown |  2:30 pm Geneva & Pretoria | 3:30 pm Nairobi

Moderators: Mary Mugambi (MOH Kenya) & Parinita Bhattacharjee (U. Manitoba/SSLN)

  • Robin Schaefer, WHO: The Future of Prevention 
  • Christopher Akolo, FHI360: Community-Based HIV Prevention  
  • Peter Mudiope, MOH Uganda: Uganda’s Experience Integrating KP Prevention Services into Government-Managed Health Facilities 
  • Macklean Kyomya, Alliance of Women Advocating for Change (AWAC): Community-led Differentiated Prevention Services for Female Sex Workers in Uganda

Break

30 minutes, starting at 9:30 am New York | 1:30 pm Freetown | 3:30 pm  Geneva & Pretoria | 4:30 pm Nairobi

Session 3: Parallel Sessions 

 10 am New York | 2 pm Freetown | 4 pm Geneva & Pretoria | 5 pm Nairobi

Session 3A: Integrated Differentiated Service Delivery for KP: Case Studies

Moderators: Jeffrey Walimbwa (ISHTAR MSM) & Martin Msukwa (ICAP South Africa)

      • Rutendo Bothma, Wits RHI & Leigh-Ann van der Merwe, SHE: Integrated Service Delivery for the TG Community in South Africa
      • Primrose Matambanadzo, CESSHAR: Integrated HIV Services for Sex Workers in Zimbabwe: the Sisters with a Voice Program

Session 3B: Differentiated HIV Prevention Models for KP: Case Studies

Moderators: Erin Eckstein (OGAC) & Sage Semafara (Rwanda Network of People Living with HIV)

  • Aniedi Akpan, DAPHO Nigeria: Implementing a Community-based PWID-led Needle and Syringe Program in Nigeria
  • Gneki Ble Cyprien Rabe, PNLS Cote d’Ivoire: Implementation of PrEP Among Key Populations
  • Narcisse Nteziryayo, AIDS Healthcare Foundation: Condom Kiosks at Key Population Hotspots in Rwanda
  • Thais Ferreira, ICAP Mozambique: VMMC Services for Prisoners in Mozambique

Day 2 

Session 4: Plenary: Data for Decision-Making: M&E of KP Programs  

7 am New York | 11 am Freetown | 1 pm Geneva & Pretoria | 2 pm Nairobi

Moderators: Bill Reidy (ICAP NY) & Tisha Wheeler (USAID)

  • Keith Sabin, UNAIDS: Global Response: Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Navindra Persaud, FHI360: Monitoring and Evaluation of KP Programs; Experiences from LINKAGES/EpiC
  • Shem Koasa, MOH Kenya: Monitoring and Evaluation for Key Populations in Kenya
  • Idrissa Songo, NETHIPS Sierra Leone: Experiences with Community-Led Monitoring of KP Programs in Sierra Leone

Break

30 minutes, starting at 8 am New York | 12 pm Freetown | 2 pm Geneva & Pretoria | 3 pm Nairobi

Session 5: Plenary Session: Differentiated Testing & Linkage for Key Populations

8: 30 am New York | 12:30 pm Freetown | 2:30 pm Geneva & Pretoria | 3:30 pm Nairobi

    Moderators: Aleny Couto (MOH Mozambique) & Elsie Ayeh (Ghana Network of Positives)

    • Cheryl Johnson, WHO: HIV Testing Updates
    • Trista Bingham, CDC Atlanta: Using Social Networks to Improve HIV Testing and Linkage 
    • Macdonald Mahiti, ICAP Tanzania: Differentiated HIV Testing Services to Reach Key Populations; Tanzania FIKIA Project Experience
    • Maurice Musheke, CIDRZ Zambia: The KPIF Program in Zambia: Using Community-Based Safe Spaces to Reach Key Populations with HIV Testing and Treatment Services

    Break

    30 minutes, starting at 9:30 am New York | 1:30 pm Freetown | 3:30 pm Geneva & Pretoria | 4:30 pm Nairobi

    Session 6: Parallel Sessions 

     10 am New York | 2 pm Freetown | 4 pm Geneva & Pretoria | 5 pm Nairobi

    Session 6A: Monitoring & Evaluation of Differentiated KP Models: Case Studies

    Moderators:Solange Baptiste (ITPC) & Jean-Jacques M’bea (ICAP Côte d’Ivoire)

    • Helen Savva, CDC South Africa: Monitoring and Evaluating Key Populations Programs in South Africa 
    • Gladys Agwanda, NASCOP Kenya: Use of Data at Site Level Through Program Microplanning
    • Elizabeth Mpunga, FHI 360 Malawi: Making Community-Led Monitoring Systems Work for Key and Priority Populations 

    Session 6B: Differentiated Models for KP Testing & Linkage: Case Studies

    Moderators: Alain Somian (RIP+ Cote d’Ivoire) & Lubinda Chingumbe (ICAP Sierra Leone)

    • Joyce Kakesa, FHI360: KP-led HIV Self-Testing Distribution in DRC
    • Shabani Kingazi, ICAP Tanzania: Scaling-Up Linkage Case Management to KPs; Tanzania FIKIA Project Experience 
    • Linah Kampilimba Mwango, CIHEB Zambia: HIV Testing and Linkage to PrEP and Treatment for Prison Inmates in Zambia

    Day 3

    Session 7: Plenary: Enabling Environments

    7 am New York | 11 am Freetown | 1 pm Geneva & Pretoria | 2 pm Nairobi

    Moderators: Ed Ngoksin (Global Fund) & Lilian Mworeko (ICWEA)

    • Chris Beyrer, Johns Hopkins  

    Moderated Discussion:

    • Richard Nininahazwe, AfricaNPUD
    • Fred Nana Poku, Ghana AIDS Commission  
    • Sally Shackleton, Frontline AIDS   
    • Leora Casey, NACOSA

    Session 8: Plenary Session: Differentiated Treatment Models for Key Populations

    8 am New York | 12 pm Freetown | 2 pm Geneva & Pretoria | 3 pm Nairobi

      Moderators: Samretta Caldwell (MOH Liberia) & Soukeye N’Diaye (Senegal National Network of Positives)

      • Anna Grimsrud, IAS: DSD for HIV Treatment for Key Populations – IAS 2021 Recap  
      • Tisha Wheeler, USAID: Delivering Differentiated Care for Key Populations
      • Moses Bateganya FHI360: Experiences and Lessons in Optimizing Decentralized Drug Distribution for Key Populations
      • Pascal Macharia, HOYMAS Kenya: Differentiated Treatment Models for Male Sex Workers in Kenya

      Break

      30 minutes, starting at 9 am New York | 1 pm Freetown  | 3 pm Geneva & Pretoria | 4 pm Nairobi

      Session 9: Parallel Sessions | Focus Areas

      9:30 am New York | 1:30 pm Freetown | 3:30 pm Geneva & Pretoria | 4:30 pm Nairobi

      Session 9A: Enabling Environments for Differentiated KP Services: Case Studies

      Moderators: Nelson Otwoma (NEPHAK Kenya) & Rachel Mudekereza (ICAP/CQUIN)

      • Jacques Ombilitek, Affirmative Action Cameroon: ‘My Provider, My Health’ Project 
      • Bhekizitha Sithole, FHI360:  Reducing Stigma Towards Key Populations in Eswatini
      • Kholi Buthelezi, Sisonke: SW Advocacy in South Africa  
      • Humphrey Ndondo, NAC Zimbabwe: Creating an Enabling Environment for Optimizing HIV Service Delivery for MSM in Zimbabwe

      Session 9B: Differentiated Treatment Models for KP: Case Studies

      Moderators: Anna Grimsrud (IAS) & Saidi Karemangingo (MOH Burundi)

      • Godfrey Muzaaya, TASO Uganda: Sex Worker-Led Treatment Models; TASO Soroti Region Case Study
      • Betty Onyango, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching & Referral Hospital (JOOTRH): Integrated Service Delivery for People Who Inject Drugs in Western Kenya; JOOTRH Wellness Centre
      • David Chilongozi, FHI360 Malawi: Integration of ART into Drop-in Centers for MSM and FSW

      Day 4

      Session 10: Day 4 Plenary: Virtual Interventions

      7 am New York | 11 am Freetown | 1 pm Geneva & Pretoria | 2 pm Nairobi

      Moderators: Harriet Blest (FHI360) & Greet Vandebriel (ICAP Burundi)

      • Harriet Blest, FHI360: Going Online to Accelerate the Impact of HIV Programs

      Panel discussion: 

      • Goma Nkhula, Livingston Wellness Center, Zambia
      • Dorian Gakiza, FHI360 Burundi
      • Guile Roland Rodolphe, Arc en Ciel, Cote d’Ivoire

      Break

      30 minutes, starting at 8 am New York | 12 pm Freetown | 2 pm Geneva & Pretoria | 3 pm Nairobi

      Session 11: Parallel Sessions 

      8:30 am New York | 12:30 pm Freetown | 2:30 pm Geneva & Pretoria | 3:30 pm Nairobi

      Session 11A: DSD Models for Transgender People

      Moderator: Seanny Odero (TransAlliance Kenya)

      • Pretty Jena, Wits RHI: Optimizing HIV Services for Transgender Communities – Implementer Perspective
      • Ava Mrima, Jinsiangu Kenya: Optimizing HIV Services for Transgender Communities – Community Perspective
      • Moderated Discussion: Seanny Odero (TransAlliance Kenya), Pretty Jena (Wits RHI), Ava Mrima (Jinsiangu, Kenya), Yaya Mavundla (South Africa), Shaniqua Imbura (SWOP Kenya)

      Session 11B: DSD Models for Gay Men and other MSM

      Moderators: Davies Akuye (Nigeria) & Jeffrey Walimbwa (Kenya)

      • Samuel Matsikure, Zimbabwe: Importance of Understanding Diversity Within MSM for Effective Service Delivery 
      • Alex Kofi Donkor, Ghana: Service Delivery for Gay and Bisexual MSM
      • Davies Akuye, Nigeria: Service Delivery for Young GBMSM
      • Kennedy Olango, Kenya: Service Delivery for MSM in Virtual Spaces

      Session 11C: DSD Models for Sex Workers

      Moderators: Phelister Abdalla (Kenya) & Katlego Rasebitse (South Africa)

      • Phelister Abdalla: African History of Sex Work – The Journey Travelled
      • Zintle Tsholwana, Sisonke Sex Worker’s Movement, South Africa: Criminalization of Sex Work
      • Grace Kabayaga, Empowered at Dusk Women’s Association, Uganda: Covid-19 Impact
      • Modeste Mambo Amisi, Homme Pour Les Droits Et La Sante (HODSAS), DRC: Funding Gaps and Reliance on Donors
      • Fatma Idd, Feminists Initiative South Sudan(FEMISS), South Sudan: Fragile and Conflictaffected Situations

      Session 11D: DSD Models for PWID

      Moderators: Aniedi Akpan (Nigeria) & Richard Nininahazwe (Tanzania)

      • deolu Adebiyi, West Africa Commission on Drugs & YouthRISE Nigeria: Drug Policy Impact on Service Delivery
      • Bernice Apondi, VOCAL-Kenya: Lessons Learned, Gaps and Challenges in Implementing DSD Programs for PWUD in East Africa
      • Angela McBride, SANPUD: Services for People Who Use Drugs
      • Moderated Discussion: Oluseyi Kehinde, YouthRISE Nigeria, Mauro Guarinieri, INPUD, Happy Assan, TaNPUD

      Break

      30 minutes, starting at 10 am New York | 2 pm Freetown | 4 pm Geneva & Pretoria | 5 pm Nairobi

      Session 12: Closing Plenary Session: Reflections, Next Steps & Charge to Countries

      30 minutes, starting at 10:30 am New York | 2:30 pm Freetown | 4:30 pm Geneva & Pretoria | 5:30 pm Nairobi

        • Peter Preko, CQUIN Project Director
        • Cordelia Katureebe, MOH Uganda
        • Angela McBride, South Africa Network of People Who Use Drugs (SANPUD)
        • Gina Dalabetta, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation