Priorities for the concentrated HIV epidemics of Pakistan
| Factor | Priorities |
|---|---|
| Priorities needed for surveillance, monitoring and evaluation | Emphasis on biological and behavioural surveillance of key populations (male, female and hijra sex workers and injection drug users) |
| Analysis | HIV prevalence, mapping, population-size estimation, behavioural interactions within key populations and between groups, and their sexual or injecting partners |
| Investments | Invest in surveillance, targeted interventions for key populations, and stigma-reduction campaigns for the general population |
| Interventions | Goal is saturation coverage of key populations |
| Key research questions | How to reach key populations with high coverage of high-quality targeted interventions |
Adapted from David Wilson and Daniel T Halperin.9