Good Participatory Practice: Guidelines for biomedical HIV prevention trials second edition (Portuguese)

The Good Participatory Practice (GPP) guidelines offer trial funders, sponsors and implementers systematic guidance on how to engage stakeholders throughout the research lifecycle of HIV Prevention Trials.

This second edition of the guidelines, published in 2011, contains three sections: The Importance of Good Participatory Practice, Guiding Principles of GPP in Biomedical HIV Prevention Trials and Good Participatory Practices in Biomedical HIV Prevention Trials. The sections provide context, foundational principles and key practices.

Letter to Ambassador Goosby from Kenyan Civil Society

This letter on behalf of civil society organizations working in HIV and AIDS in Kenya offers recommendations for PEPFAR’s Kenya Country Operational Plan (COP) in 2013. The letter includes calls for increased investment in HIV treatment options and enhanced participation of CSO-selected civil society groups in every stage of the COP drafting process.

Community Stakeholder Checklist

The Community Stakeholder Checklist is a set of questions that can be used by community stakeholders to evaluate a research team’s compliance with the Good Participatory Practice guidelines. The checklist can be used as a starting point for dialogue with a research team, a way to share experiences with other stakeholders or as an assessment tool.

Too Little Too Slow: Results from from civil society monitoring of male circumcision for HIV prevention in Uganda

A jointly-authored report by Ugandan civil society groups taking stock of progress and challenges in Uganda’s voluntary medical male circumcision program as of 2012. Makes recommendations for future action, and highlights examples of best practices in the country.

A New Way to Protect Against HIV? Understanding the Results of Male Circumcision Studies

A 2007 document discussing the results of three large efficacy trials of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) as an HIV prevention strategy. It proposes key priorities for additional research and preparing for implementation.

Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) Device Evaluations Map and Table

One-page resource on non-surgical device evaluation in Africa as of late 2013. 

Frequently Asked Questions on Non-Surgical Devices for Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention

Basic information on non-surgical devices with a focus on the implications of WHO prequalification and next steps for product introduction. 

A Call to Action on Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision: Implementing a key component of combination HIV prevention

A comprehensive 2012 report from civil society about the state of voluntary medical male circumcision in Africa. Includes priority recommendations and in-depth discussion of factors influencing national scale-up efforts.  

A Call to Action on Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision: Executive Summary

This is the executive summary of a 2012 joint civil society report on voluntary medical male circumcision. The document focuses on priority recommendations for action. 

Separating Fact from Fiction: Voluntary medical male circumcision

A comprehensive fact sheet that goes through some of the most common myths and fictions being told about male circumcision and dispells them with the truth.