amfAR’S Global Initiatives
amfAR works with healthcare workers and AIDS organizations in developing countries to create and implement effective HIV research, treatment, prevention, and education strategies. Current international initiatives are: TREAT Asia, a network of clinics, hospitals, and research institutions working with civil society to ensure the safe and effective delivery of HIV/AIDS treatments throughout Asia and the Pacific; and The MSM Initiative, which supports grassroots organizations in developing countries in their efforts to provide essential HIV/AIDS services for men who have sex with men (MSM).
Around The World
Two amfAR-funded organizations providing HIV services to men who have sex with men (MSM) received the U.N.’s prestigious Red Ribbon Award on July 21 for their outstanding work in reducing the spread of HIV/AIDS. The Penitentiary Initiative, based in Nikolaev, Ukraine, was honored for its groundbreaking HIV prevention, treatment, and outreach work in Ukraine’s prisons, including its amfAR-funded program for MSM. Mexico’s Colectivo SerGay de Aguascalientes conducts outreach among MSM and transgender people, and offers counseling, HIV testing, and other services.
Treat Asia
TREAT Asia (Therapeutics Research, Education, and AIDS Training in Asia) is a network of clinics, hospitals, and research institutions working with civil society to ensure the safe and effective delivery of HIV/AIDS treatments throughout Asia and the Pacific.
The MSM Initiative is a global effort to reduce rates of HIV infection and transmission among men who have sex with men (MSM) in resource-limited countries. Through small, targeted grants to grassroots groups in support of innovative HIV/AIDS services for MSM, amfAR helps expand access to HIV education and prevention services; supports advocacy aimed at increasing funding for prevention and treatment services; and works to end the stigma, discrimination, and violence that threaten the lives of MSM and fuel the spread of HIV/AIDS.