MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN (MSM)

Strategic Information Resource: Men Who Have Sex With Men

The purpose of this Strategic Information Resource is to provide an overview of the key sources of strategic information on prevention and treatment interventions among men who have sex with men (MSM) in an easily accessible format. Documents and resources listed are considered by UNAIDS to constitute the most authoritative and comprehensive sources of information on this subject.

I. Global policy and programming guidance

1. HIV and Sex Between Men – Policy Brief, UNAIDS, 2006

2. UNAIDS Action Framework: Universal Access for Men who have Sex with Men and Transgender People, UNDP, UNAIDS, 2009

3. Reaching Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) In the Global HIV & AIDS Epidemic: A Policy Brief, MSM Global Forum, 2010

4. Prevention and treatment of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men and transgender populations, WHO, 2008

5. Asia Regional Consultation on MSM HIV Care and Support: Meeting Report, USAID, PEPFAR, UNDP, 2009

6. Ensuring Universal Access to Comprehensive HIV Services for MSM in Asia and the Pacific, amfAR, 2009

7. Priority HIV and sexual health interventions in the health sector for men who have sex with men and transgender people in the Asia-Pacific Region, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2010

8. MSM and HIV/AIDS Risk in Asia. What is fueling the epidemic among MSM and how can it be stopped? amfAR, 2006

9. Laws affecting HIV responses among MSM and transgender people in Asia and the Pacific, UNDP, APCOM, 2010

II. Best Practice and Experience Documentation – (International and China)

1. HIV and Men who have Sex with Men in Asia and the Pacific: Best Practice Collection, UNAIDS, 2006

2. Experiences - Chengdu Tongle: Integrated Behaviour Change Interventions with Men who have Sex wtih Men (MSM), UNAIDS 2011

III. UN Technical Support contacts

a)    In-country (China)

WHO: Dr. Connie Osborne, Senior Advisor

Address: 401 Dongwai Diplomatic Office Building, 23 Dongzhimen Waidajie
Telephone: (8610) 6532-7189 / 90 / 91 / 92
Fax: (8610) 6532-2359
Email: who@chn.wpro.who.int

UNAIDS: Mr. Mark Stirling, Country Coordinator

Address: 2-8-1 Tayuan Diplomatic Office Building, 14 Liangmahe Nanlu, Beijing 100600
Telephone: (8610) 8532 2226
Email: china@unaids.org

b) Global

UNDP: Jeffrey O'Malley, Director, HIV/AIDS Practice

Address: Bureau for Development Policy, United Nations Development Programme, 304 East 45th Street, FF-1186, 
New York, NY 10017 USA
Telephone: +1 (212) 906 3688
Email: jeffrey.omalley@undp.org

IV. Other technical resources

UNAIDS Publication Database

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Resources on MSM and HIV

amfAR MSM Initiative Resources on MSM and HIV

APCOM: Asia Pacific Coalition on Male Sexual Health