Iran

The Islamic Republic of Iran scaled up HIV services for vulnerable and key populations with significant support from the Joint Team. For instance, 327 339 people from key populations, including refugees and adolescents living with or affected by HIV benefited from various HIV prevention services while 266 580 people accessed HIV testing services and know their status (UNHCR, UNICEF, UNDP, UNAIDS Secretariat). A total of 5938 young people also accessed HIV prevention services, of whom 5185 were tested for HIV and know their status while over 5500 young people, including Afghan girls and girls living with disabilities received training on HIV prevention, life skills and safe health decision-making and stigma and discrimination (UNICEF, UNFPA, UNAIDS Secretariat). Additionally, 1119 healthcare providers were trained to better deliver innovative HIV prevention and services while addressing stigma, discrimination, and work-related burnout (UNHCR, UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, UNAIDS Secretariat).

A new prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) model, integrating peer outreach and social marketing approaches to promote HIV testing among highly vulnerable women through antenatal care, community-based drop-in centres or harm reduction facilities, improved access among pregnant women and girls from hard-to-reach populations; and procurement of 50 000 HIV rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) increased HIV testing in low-performing PMTCT sites (UNICEF, UNDP, WHO).