A 29 Member Team from the National STD/AIDS Control Programme(NSACP) and FPA Sri Lanka  (Partners working under the Global Fund HIV Prevention Project in Sri Lanka) engaged in a “Learning Visit” to Bangkok from the 16th to the 20th of December.

The team attended sessions regarding PrEP trials in Thailand and Laos by Stephen Mills from FHI 360(an organisation that implements HIV and AIDS prevention, care and treatment interventions and provides technical assistance to the Government of Thailand) and “HIV case management - Its role in antiretroviral therapy (ART) commencement and adherence” by the Red Cross.

Field visits to HIV clinics proved a vital source of information on innovative approaches utilised in the sphere of HIV care and service delivery in Bangkok.  They were coordinated by the HIV Foundation Asia who work with key populations who are vulnerable to HIV. The Foundation prioritizes working with sex workers and their clients, people who use drugs and their partners, men who have sex with men and transgender people across Asia and the Pacific.