Grant: Knowledge Translation Supplement

HIV prevention among vulnerable populations is complex due to the diverse ways in which the social context influences individual and collective behaviours, which in turn result in variable structures of transmission networks. We have established a "program science" platform in south India that implements a large program of HIV prevention for vulnerable populations, including female sex workers (FSW) and men who have sex with men (MSM), with embedded research to better understand social and environmental factors that influence risk and vulnerability. In this project we propose to conduct knowledge translation based on two studies, one among FSWs and one among MSM, to influence policy makers and program leaders to improve HIV prevention policy and programs for these populations. Our KT activities will involve: 1) a regional workshop with policy makers and program leaders in India and involving other countries in the region; 2) a workshop on field implementation, bringing together program implementers from Canada and Asia; 3) a meeting that brings together global policy leaders and funders and scientists to plan ways of closing the program-science gap in HIV prevention for vulnerable populations around the world.