Progress Report 2018 National AIDS Program Ministry of Health and Sports Myanmar TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS 1 ABBREVIATIONS (Implementing partners and organizations) 3 FOREWORD 5 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 7 SUMMARY 9 PART I 13 INTRODUCTION 13 STRATEGIC DIRECTION I: REDUCING NEW HIV INFECTIONS 19 STRATEGIC DIRECTION II: IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR ALL PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV 80 STRATEGIC DIRECTION III: STRENGTHENING INTEGRATION OF COMMUNITY AND HEALTH SYSTEMS AND PROMOTING A HUMAN RIGHTS BASED APPROACH 99 STRATEGIC DIRECTION IV: STRENGTHENING STRATEGIC INFORMATION AND RESEARCH TO ENHANCE THE RESPONSE 108 STRATEGIC DIRECTION V: PROMOTING ACCOUNTABLE LEADERSHIP FOR THE DELIVERY OF RESULTS AND FINANCING OF A SUSTAINABLE RESPONSE 116 PART II 117 SERVICE PROVISION AT STATE AND REGION LEVEL 117 PART III 137 SERVICE PROVISION IN HIGHEST PRIORITY TOWNSHIPS 137 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Objectives and strategic milestones of NSP III 14 Figure 2: Strategic directions of NSP III 14 Figure 3: Myanmar 2020: HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment Continuum 15 Figure 4: Female sex workers reached with prevention, HTS and STI treatment (2011–2018) 21 Figure 5: Female sex workers reached with different prevention services by State/Region in 2018 25 Figure 6: Men who have sex with men reached with prevention, HTS and STI treatment (2011–2018) 30 Figure 7: Men who have sex with men reached with prevention services by State/Region (lower end figures) 2018 32 Figure 8: People who inject drugs reached with prevention, HTS and STI services (2011–2018) 37 Figure 9: People who inject drugs reached with prevention services by State/Region in 2018 39 Figure 10: Sterile needles and syringes distributed (2003–2018) 40 Figure 11: Number and proportion of sterile needles and syringes distributed by State/Region in 2018 40 Figure 12: People on MMT (2006–2018) 42 Figure 13: People who inject drugs covered by MMT services by State/Region (2017–2018) 43 Figure 14: MMT six-month retention rate by State/Region (2016–2018) 43 Figure 15: Number of regular partners of PWID reached by prevention program by year (2013–2018) 45 Figure 16: Number of incarcerated people reached by HIV prevention program (2013–2018) 50 Figure 17: Condom distribution – free distribution and social marketing (2004–2018) 58 Figure 18: HIV testing, and post-test counselling received by target populations (2011−2018) 62 Figure 19: Number of target population receiving HTS and tested positive in 2018 64 Figure 20: Number of individuals receiving HTS, tested positive and HIV positivity rate by state/region in 2018 65 Figure 21: People receiving STI treatment by key population (2011−2018) 68 Figure 22: Number of pregnant women receiving pre-test counselling and HIV post-test counselling (2011–2018) 72 Figure 23: Pregnant women receiving PMTCT services (2003–2018) 73 Figure 24: Pregnant women receiving PMTCT services, infants initiated ARV prophylaxis, infants received virological test and tested positive within two months of birth (2016–2018) 73 Figure 25: National AIDS Program PMTCT sites (2001–2018) 74 Figure 26: Number of pregnant women receiving pre-test counselling, HIV testing and HIV test results with post-test counselling by State/Region in 2018 75 Figure 27: People receiving ART (2005–2018) 82 Figure 28: ART treatment regimens (2013–2018) 83 Figure 29: Number of adults and children currently receiving ART by sector: public and not-for-profit private sector (2011–2018) 83 Figure 30: Total number of health facilities that offer ART by public and private sector (2011–2018) 84 Figure 31: Number of PLHIV on ART, tested for viral load and those with suppressed viral load by year (2016–2018) 84 Figure 32: 12-month retention on ART (2015–2017) 85 Figure 33: PLHIV treatment and care cascade, cross-sectional 2018 (standard denominator-estimated PLHIV) 86 Figure 34: Number of people receiving ART by State/Region in 2011 and 2018 88 Figure 35: People on ART, tested for viral load, and viral load suppression during 2018 by State/Region 90 Figure 36: TB/HIV co-management (2018) 92 Figure 37: TB status among newly enrolled patients (2018) 93 Figure 38: TB status among newly enrolled PLHIV by State/Region (2018) 93 Figure 39: Number of PLHIV received community home-based care (2005–2018) 96 Figure 40: Annual new HIV infections estimate in adults 15+ years (1990–2020) 109 Figure 41: Proportion of new HIV infections by mode of transmission 2018 110 Figure 42: Trends of HIV prevalence among key populations (HSS 2006–2018) 111 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Female sex workers reached with prevention services by organization (higher end figures) (2016–2018) 21 Table 2: Female sex workers reached with prevention services by State/Region (lower end figures) (2016–2018) 23 Table 3: Number of FSW reached by HIV prevention and HTS programs 24 Table 4: Geographical distribution of FSW prevention service coverage based on township priority and population size estimates 25 Table 5: Clients and regular partners of female sex workers reached with prevention services by State/Region (2016–2018) 27 Table 6: Clients and regular partners of FSW reached with prevention services by organization (2016–2018) 28 Table 7: MSM reached with prevention services by organization (higher end figures) (2016–2018) 29 Table 8: MSM reached with prevention services by State/Region (lower end figures) (2016–2018) 29 Table 9: Number of MSM reached by HIV prevention and HTS programs 32 Table 10: Geographical distribution of MSM prevention service coverage based on population size estimation 33 Table 11: People who inject drugs reached with prevention services by organization (higher end figures) (2016–2018) 36 Table 12: People who inject drugs reached with prevention services through outreach and DIC by State/Region (lower end figures) (2016–2018) 38 Table 13: Number of MSM reached by HIV prevention and HTS programs 38 Table 14: Sterile needles and syringes distributed by organization and State/Region/Township in 2018 41 Table 15: Sexual partners of people who inject drugs reached by organization (2017–2018) 44 Table 16: Sexual partners of people who inject drugs reached by State/Region (2017–2018) 45 Table 17: People who use drugs (PWUD) reached by HIV prevention services through outreach and DIC by organization (2016–2018) 48 Table 18: People who use drugs (PWUD) reached by HIV prevention services through outreach and DIC by State/Region (2016–2018) 49 Table 19: Incarcerated population reached by organization (2017–2018) 50 Table 20: Incarcerated population reached by State/Region (2016–2018) 51 Table 21: Mobile and migrant population reached with HIV prevention by organization (2017–2018) 52 Table 22: Mobile and migrant population reached with HIV prevention by State/Region (2016–2018) 53 Table 23: Out-of-school youth reached with HIV prevention by organization (2017–2018) 54 Table 24: Out-of-school youth reached with HIV prevention by State/Region (2016–2018) 54 Table 25: Uniformed services personnel reached with HIV prevention by organization (2017–2018) 55 Table 26: Uniformed services personnel reached with HIV prevention by State/Region (2016–2018) 55 Table 27: People reached through workplace programs by organization (2017–2018) 56 Table 28: People reached through workplace programs by State/Region (2016–2018) 56 Table 29: Free condom distribution by organization in 2018 58 Table 30: Free and social marketing condom distribution by State/Region (2016–2018) 59 Table 31: HIV testing, and post-test counselling received by target populations and by organization in 2018 62 Table 32: Number of target population received HIV testing and post-test counselling and tested HIV-positive (2015–2018) 64 Table 33: Number of individuals received HIV testing and post-test counselling by State/Region (2015–2018) 65 Table 34: People receiving STI treatment by organization in 2018 68 Table 35: People receiving STI treatment by State/Region (2016–2018) 69 Table 36: Number of pregnant women receiving HIV testing, post-test counselling and those who know their HIV-positive status by State/Region (2016–2018) 76 Table 37: Number of HIV-positive pregnant women received pARV/ART, HIV-exposed infants received ARV prophylaxis at birth, infants received virological test within two months of birth and tested positive by State/Region (2016–2018) 77 Table 38: People receiving ART by organization in 2018 82 Table 39: People receiving ART by State/Region in 2018 87 Table 40: Total people receiving ART by State/Region (2011–2018) 88 Table 41: Percentage of people living with HIV and on ART 12 months after initiation by State/Region (2016–2018) 89 Table 42: Number of people living with HIV and on ART tested for viral load and viral load suppression among those tested for viral load (2017–2018) 90 Table 43: PLHIV who received community home-based care by organization in 2018 96 Table 44: PLHIV who received community home-based care by State/Region (2016–2018) 97 Table 45: Number of PLHIV involved with self-help groups by State/Region (2016−2018) 98 Table 46: HIV prevalence in sentinel populations (2018) 111 LIST OF MAPS Map 1: Distribution of prevention services for FSW by township in 2018 26 Map 2: Distribution of services for MSM by townships in 2018 34 Map 3: Distribution of prevention services for PWID by townships in 2018 46 Map 4: Distribution of PWID on MMT, MMT coverage and retention by states and regions (2018) 47 Map 5: Condom distribution in 2018 60 Map 6: Distribution of HIV testing service-delivery points by townships in 2018 66 Map 7: Distribution of STI service delivery