| Name
| APCOM - Asia Pacfiic Coalition on Male Sexual Health
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| Founded |
2007
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| Contact |
Aditya Bondyopadhyay
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| Telephone |
+91 (981) 117-0181
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| Fax |
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| Email |
adityab@msmasia.org
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| Website |
http://www.msmasia.org
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| Mission |
The Asia Pacific Coalition on Male Sexual Health is a regional coalition of MSM and transgender community-based organisations, government sector representatives, funding support agencies, and technical experts, advocating for political support and for increasing investment and coverage of HIV services for these communities. As an autonomous body, APCOM in adherence to its guiding principles will also inform, collaborate with, coordinate, and strengthen, sub-regional and national networks and advocacy initiatives supported under the umbrella of the Global Forum on MSM & HIV.
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| Focus Countries |
Asia Pacific region
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| Activities |
Network building and strengthening; advocacy; policy analysis, briefings and guidance; communications facilitation and information dissemination for and among key players in Asia Pacific communities working with MSM, transgenders and HIV.
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| Paid Staff |
2 plus consultants
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| Volunteers |
Governing board is all-volunteer
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| Budget |
$300K/year
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| Funders |
Hivos, UNAIDS, UNDP/UNESCO (UBW), NFI (in-kind)
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| Works In |
Asia Pacific region
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| Issues |
MSM; HIV; programme scale up; MSM community development and empowerment
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