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55,130 people in most-at-risk populations (MARPs) were reached with HIV prevention and TB control interventions;
8,646 MARPs were tested for HIV using project referral vouchers;
3646 MARPs were tested for TB using project referral vouchers;
1054 individuals were trained to provide prevention interventions; and
519 service providers were trained in stigma reduction, communication skills with MARPs, TB infection control, and the use of the project referral voucher system.

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The USAID Dialogue on HIV and TB Project conducted numerous events to observe World AIDS Day in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan at the end of November and beginning of December 2011. The events aimed to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS among the general population as well as the Project’s target populations and unite together in their response to HIV.

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Quantitative studies were conducted among injecting drug users, sex workers, and men who have sex with men in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan in order to examine their baseline behaviors related to HIV and TB transmission and treatment and the determinants of these behaviors.

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USAID DIALOGUE ON HIV AND TB PROJECT | 2009 – 2014

USAID Dialogue on HIV and TB Project is one of the many assistance projects supported by the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Since 1992, the American people through USAID have provided more than $1.5 billion in programs that support democratic institutions, health care system, education system and economic growth in the Central Asian countries.

This website is made possible by the support of the American people through USAID. The contents are the sole responsibility of PSI and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.