Mali
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Epidemiological context
Mali has an intermediate HIV prevalence rate (1.4%) in the general population. Bamako is reported to have the highest prevalence rate (1.7%), followed by Ségou (1.3%), Koulikoro (1.2%), Kayes (1.1%) and Sikasso (0.9%). The 2014-2015 IBBS data showed that HIV prevalence among MSM in Bamako was 13.7% and that 90.1% of HIV-infected men were unaware of their status. He also concluded that almost one-third had never been tested for HIV.
Country
Mali
HIV prevalence
1,2 %
First 90
43 %
Second 90
85 %
Third 90
NC
Source : AidSInfo, UNAIDS, 2019
Who is the project for ?
- Key hard-to-reach populations and their partners :
- men who have sex with men (MSM)
- sex workers (SW), including occasional sex workers, and their partners and clients
- Partners of people living with HIV (PLWHA)
- Patients with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and their partners
How will HIV self-tests be distributed ?
Based on the expertise of the community-based organizations and public health centres involved in the ATLAS project, the self-tests will be distributed to key populations through the following channels:
- Community-Based Distribution to MSM and SW
- Sites for the care of PLWHA
- STI consultation and treatment sites
Nearly 150,000 HIV self-tests will be distributed in the regions of :
- Bamako (1)
- Kayes (2)
- Koulikoro (3)
- Sikasso (4)
- Ségou(5)
Partners
The project is implemented with
And also in collaboration with :
- The Executive Secretariat of the High National Council for the Fight against AIDS, the Popular Pharmacy of Mali
- And AKS, AMPRODE SAHEL, ARCAD-SIDA, DANAYA SO, Population Services International and SOUTOURA.