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Town-Hall – Launch of Key Populations Long-Acting PrEP Demand Forecast

Tuesday12August
14:00 - 15:30 GMT
Virtual

Join Global Black Gay Men Connect for the official launch of the Key Populations (KP) Long-Acting PrEP Demand Forecast, developed by GBGMC and AVAC in collaboration with Avenir Health. This virtual town hall will spotlight the critical findings of the new forecast, which estimates the future need for long-acting PrEP among key populations including men who have sex with men (MSM), female sex workers (FSW) and people who inject drugs (PWID).

We will explore how these projections can shape advocacy, guide program planning, and support strategic investments in long-acting PrEP delivery. The session will also feature community voices, country perspectives, and space for live engagement.

Let’s come together to chart the future of HIV prevention for key populations.

Topic(s): Community/Advocacy, Research, Service Delivery

Product(s): Cabotegravir, Injectable Prep, Lenacapavir, MK-8527

Population(s): Gay and Bisexual Men Who Have Sex With Men, People Who Use Drugs, Sex Workers, Trans Women

Source(s): GBGMC

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Featured Resources

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The WHO and Jhpiego Provider Training Toolkit on Use of Oral and Long-Acting HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)

This toolkit is designed to help clinicians develop knowledge and skills to provide multiple HIV PrEP methods. The toolkit includes resources for oral PrEP, long-acting cabotegravir (CAB-LA), dapivirine vaginal ring (DVR), and long-acting lenacapavir (LEN).
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Long-Acting PrEP Market Assessment for Key Populations: Global access and readiness report (2025)

This market assessment supports countries, donors, implementing partners, and advocates in making informed decisions about the introduction, scale-up, and equitable delivery of long-acting PrEP among key populations and other priority groups.
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Global Forecast of Long-Acting PrEP Need for Key Populations (2025–2030)

This first-of-its-kind forecast estimates: 11.16 million person-years of PrEP needed annually by 2030 among MSM, TGW, FSW, and PWID Uptake scenarios for CAB-LA, LEN, and oral monthly PrEP Forecasts segmented by region, population group, and product Use it to guide: Procurement planning, donor alignment, and national scale-up targets.
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Guidelines on Lenacapavir for HIV Prevention and Testing Strategies for Long-Acting Injectable Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis

In this guideline, WHO recommends an offering long-acting injectable lenacapavir (LEN) as an additional HIV prevention choice, as part of combination HIV prevention approaches. LEN, administered twice a year as PrEP, has been shown to be highly effective at reducing the risk of HIV acquisition. In this guideline, WHO also recommends using HIV rapid diagnostic…
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Expanding Access to a Choice-Based HIV Prevention Market

This special JIAS supplement illustrates current evidence, implementation learnings and challenges associated with the introduction, uptake, and continued use of PrEP within the context of an expanded HIV prevention method-mix.
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2024 Q4 Global PrEP Tracker

AVAC’s Global PrEP Tracker offers two views on PrEP uptake around the world. Visit data.prepwatch.org for a dynamic map-based tool to explore trends in oral PrEP use globally as countries introduce and scale up PrEP programs. For insights on the full scope of PrEP use around the world, the PrEP Tracker as a spreadsheet offers…
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HIVR4P 2024 Knowledge Toolkit

The HIVR4P 2024 Knowledge Toolkit highlights important scientific advancements and innovative research across key thematic areas presented at the HIVR4P 2024 conference. Thematic areas include the PURPOSE 2 trial of long-acting lenacapavir for PrEP, data on the three-month dapivirine vaginal ring, and early evidence on offering a choice of PrEP methods.
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Interest in Injectable and Oral PrEP for HIV Prevention Among Women and Men Who Inject Drugs

This article from Journal of Addiction Medicine examines interests and concerns around use of oral and injectable PrEP amongst people who inject drugs in the United States.
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PrEP Booklet of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): A Peer Outreach Worker Tool

This tool was developed to be used by peer outreach workers, peer educators, and other community-based health providers to help provide comprehensive information about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to key population peers.
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Long-Acting PrEP for Key Populations: Considerations for Implementation

This document is intended for program implementers, advocates, policymakers, and other stakeholders who influence the rollout of long-acting options for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). It highlights some of the considerations for long-acting PrEP implementation for key population individuals.