Piloting HIV self-testing strategies for partners of the key populations

Piloting HIV self-testing strategies for partners of the key populations

Project title: Piloting HIV self-testing strategies for partners of the key populations.

Financial support: WEEPI (Western-Eastern European Partnership Initiative on HIV, Viral Hepatitis and TB).

Duration: 24.08.2020 – 24.08.2021

Project goal: The project aims at increasing coverage of sexual partners of MSM, female and transgender sex workers through piloting HIV self-testing delivery strategies.

Short description:

The project is implemented by Tanadgoma, in collaboration with National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Georgian Association of Dermato-Venerologists and two community organizations. The research project aims to answer the question “What strategies of HIV self-testing delivery will increase HIV testing uptake among sexual partners of MSM, female and transgender sex workers”. The expected output is finding acceptable strategy of HIV self-tests provision to sexual partners of MSM, female and transgender sex workers, and contributing to the first “90” of the HIV treatment cascade.