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Design and implement innovative interventions to end AIDS and Hepatitis and control STIs

PERC Nepal is actively contributing to ending the AIDS epidemic by designing and implementing innovative programs and interventions. These efforts address the numerous challenges faced by populations affected by HIV. The PERC team has been deeply involved in assessing the public health burden, from psychosocial and mental health issues to drug resistance, among key populations and people living with HIV. In addition to assessment, the team evaluates existing programs and interventions targeting key and vulnerable populations. This evaluation aims to modify or introduce highly effective interventions that align with achieving global targets to end AIDS and viral hepatitis. The focus also extends to measuring the burden of common, curable sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as syphilis and gonorrhea among key populations. PERC supports the design and implementation of targeted programs to address these burdens effectively. Below are some notable projects and publications from the PERC team that highlight their contributions to addressing these critical health issues.

Unveiling the Hidden Challenges: Psychosocial Health, Service Access, and HIV Risk Among Sexual and Gender Minorities in Nepal

Dr. Keshab Deuba, the Senior Health Advisor at PERC, received funding in 2009/2010 through the Netherlands Development Organization (SNV) and the Social Inclusion Research Fund (SIRF), Nepal, supported by the Norwegian Embass...

Pioneering Digital Transformation: From Paper-Based to Tablet-Based HIV Surveillance in Nepal

Biological and Behavioral Surveillance (BBS) surveys are essential for tracking key indicators among populations at higher risk of HIV, including people who inject drugs, men who have sex with men, transgender individuals, se...

Risk of HIV infection among men having sex with men in Kathmandu Valley Nepal

Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health. April 2012

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22500041/%20

Deuba K, Karki DK, Shrestha R, Rai KK

Psychosocial health problems associated with increased HIV risk behaviour among men who have sex with men in Nepal: a cross-sectional survey.

PLoS ONE. March 2013

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23516434%20

Deuba K, Ekström AM, Shrestha R, Ionita G, Laxmi L, DK Karki

Survival on antiretroviral treatment among adult HIV-infected patients in Nepal: a retrospective cohort study in Far-western Region, 2006- 2011.

BMC Infectious Diseases. December 2013

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24369908%20

Bhatta L, Klouman E, Deuba K, Shrestha R, Karki DK, Ekstöm AM, Ahmed LA

Optimizing the implementation of integrated biological and behavioural surveillance survey of HIV in resource limited settings: lessons from Nepal.

Asian Pac J of Trop Dis. February 2014.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2222180814606885

Deuba K, Ojha B, Shrestha R, Marrone G

Prevalence of HIV, Hepatitis C and its related risk behaviours among women who inject drugs in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: a cross-sectional study.

Adv Infect Dis. 2021 Jan-Dec; 8: 20499361211062107 Abstract Background: People who inject drugs (PWID) are at great risk of HIV and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV). In order to properly design interventions and develop programmes for women who inject drugs, this study assessed the prevalence of HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and syphilis and its...

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8646840/

Damas J, Storm M, Pandey LR, Marrone G, Deuba K