Haz click aquí para Español Mexico City, Mexico – December 10, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION An alliance of key population-led networks, networks of people living with HIV, treatment activists, and supporters has formed to organize an international community-led conference titled HIV2020: Community Reclaiming the Global Response. The event is scheduled to take place in Mexico City, July 6-8 of 2020, …

A new report released by the WHO Regional Office for Africa calls on countries to increase coverage of key populations in National HIV Strategic Plans (NSPs). A country’s NSP plays a vital role in guiding the understanding of the national epidemic and the collective actions necessary to achieve an effective response. NSPs are referenced during the development of Global Fund …

This October, MPact convened leaders and advocates from eight community-based organizations from Africa, South East Asia and Central Asia to reflect back and continue to build on the last few years of Bridging The Gaps-funded sexual health and human rights programs in these regions. The three-day meeting held in Siem Reap, Cambodia was a timely opportunity for our partners to …

Civil society and community advocates are calling on the Interational AIDS Society to address a series of questions regarding their choice of the United States’ California Bay Area as the location for the 2020 International AIDS Conference. Full text of the letter is below: Sign onto the letter to IAS here To: Kevin Osborne, Executive Director, International AIDS Society (IAS) Anton …

On 29th October 2018, the Regional Commissioner for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Paul Makonda announced plans to form a 17-person task force to identify and arrest gay men in the country. [1] This task force will allegedly be comprised of the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority, psychologists, and the police. Makonda has also asked members of the public to report any …

by Mohan Sundararaj, Director of Public Health Programs World Mental Health Day is commemorated each year on October 10. The annual campaign, led by the World Health Organization (WHO), aims to raise awareness and break stigma around mental health, and this year’s theme focuses specifically on the impact of mental health on modern adolescents and young adults. However for us at …

Terms of Reference| Call for Consultant Researcher and Writer | Application Deadline October 10 2018 APPLY NOW Working Title: Scan and Analysis of Key Population Data Inclusion in 2018 Voluntary National Reviews of the Sustainable Development Goals I. Background: The 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) articulate an interconnected and human-rights based approach to development. The 17 SDGs and 169 …

by Mohan Sundararaj, MPact Director of Public Health Programs The world woke up this morning to incredibly good news for LGBT rights in India, as the world’s largest democracy overturned a law criminalizing same-sex sexual behavior. The ruling has huge global implications as the sub-continent, which has a total population of over 1 billion people, is estimated to be home …

By Stephen Leonelli, Senior Policy Advisor at MPact The most recent publication from UNAIDS finds that 47% of new HIV infections were attributed to key populations, including gay men and other men who have sex with men. The newly released expert consensus statement will help our movements to advocate for the reform and repeal of punitive laws that affect the …

Blogger and HIV advocate Mark S. King covered all the sights, sounds, and amazing events of AIDS2018 on behalf of MPact Global Action for Gay Men’s Health and Rights. From interviews with sex workers and “kinksters” to the chair of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, Mark explored all the ins and outs (wink-wink) of this important week of activism in Amsterdam. …

Download the technical brief MPact is proud to announce the release of “Out With It: HIV and Other Sexual Health Considerations for Young Men Who Have Sex with Men”. This new technical brief, developed in collaboration with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the World Health Organization (WHO), gives recommendations for making services, spaces, and funding for sexual …

Advocates and activists at AIDS2018 in Amsterdam took over the RAI Convention Center on  for an impromptu press conference to demand that IAS move the 2020 International AIDS Conference from the Bay Area due to the deteriorating state of human rights in the U.S. under the Trump administration. Sign onto the statement here MPact Global Action for Gay Men’s Health …