Towards Universal Access: Examples of Municipal HIV Programming for Men who have Sex with Men and Transgender Persons in Six Asian Cities

This report describes specific examples of programme activities that seek to address HIV and promote health and rights among MSM and transgender people in six Asian cities: Bangkok, Thailand; Chengdu, China; Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Jakarta, Indonesia; Manila, the Philippines; and Yangon, Myanmar. 

These examples, identified through consultation with local HIV leaders and practitioners in those six cities, are presented here to inform planning, design, and delivery of health and community services at the municipal level.

Ultimately, these types of activities, if widely adopted and scaled up in combination, would lead to a reduction in rates of HIV infection, improve access to health services, and reduce human rights violations in urban areas and cities in the Asia-Pacific region.