Webinar: New PrEP products for Asia Pacific – What do we Need to Know?

Published October 1, 2021
Location Asia Pacific

Join us for the regional Asia Pacific discussion on #PrEP! The webinar will discuss evidence supporting long-acting injectable drug cabotegravir (CAB-LA) from the successful HPTN 083 Study in Thailand and Vietnam, while also discussing implications for combination prevention and other future PrEP products. Representatives from key population communities will share their views on how they envisioned PrEP as HIV combination prevention strategy going forward. 

A prelude for an upcoming regional survey to assess values and preferences for PrEP products, the webinar is intended for civil society organizations, key population communities and other stakeholders who are interested in learning more about new PrEP products and actively participating in generating demand for PrEP in the Asia Pacific region.

Date: Thursday 7 October 2021

Webinar Local Times: 12:30 IST (Colombo, New Delhi) / 14:00 ICT (Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta, Phnom Penh, Vientiane) / 15:00 PST (Beijing, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Singapore, Taipei)

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World Health Organization (WHO) | UNAIDS | UNAIDS Asia Pacific | The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) | USAID – US Agency for International Development | FHI 360 | EpiC Project | PATH | IHRI – Institute of HIV Research and Innovation | Prep Việt | Asia Pacific Transgender Network


Speakers (in alphabetical order):


• Chu Thanh Ha (IT’S T TIME, Vietnam)

• Eamonn Murphy (UNAIDS Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific)

• Fletcher Chiu (Youth LEAD, Taiwan)

• Dr. Heather-Marie Schmidt (WHO and UNAIDS Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific)

• Hua Boonyapisomparn (Asia Pacific Transgender Network (APTN) & Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, Thailand)

• Janlee Dungca (LoveYourself, Inc. & Castro Communications, Philippines)

• Jemma Samitpol (Institute of HIV Research and Innovation (IHRI), Thailand)

• Dr. Le Thi Thanh (PrEP Viet – The University of North Carolina (UNC), Vietnam)

• Marie Ahmed (USAID Regional Development Mission for Asia (RDMA))

• Midnight Poonkasetwattana (APCOM, Thailand)

• Dr. Nittaya Phanuphak (Institute of HIV Research and Innovation (IHRI), Thailand)

• Dr. Rachel Baggaley (WHO)

• Thirawat Sawingkun (Cheeky) (Thailand)

• Dr. Tran Viet Ha (PrEP Viet – The University of North Carolina (UNC), Vietnam)

• Tran Vu Dang (PrEP Viet & The University of Languages and International Studies, Hanoi (ULIS), Vietnam)

• Yasir Ali Khan (HIV Buddies, Pakistan)

• Speaker TBA (All India Sex Worker Network/Ashodaya Samithi, India)