Will begin live tweeting from HIV and People Who Inject Drugs in Central Asia: #confrontingtheperfectstorm shortly

Production of opium in Afghanistan up in 2013 leads to increased drug abuse in Central Asia #confrontingtheperfectstorm

Identifying scholars around the gone conducting research on #HIV in Central Asia #confrontingtheperfectstorm

Key populations affected by HIV include: sex workers, migrant workers and msm #confrontingtheperfectstorm

Non injection drug use: increasing methamphetamines, new synthetic compounds etc #confrontingtheperfectstorm

HIV infection increases risk of overdose in Central Asia #confrontingtheperfectstorm

26 percent of drug users in a recent study knew someone who died of a drug overdose in the last 6 months ##confrontingtheperfectstorm

Reasons for #overdose in Central Asia... See photo #confrontingtheperfectstorm

msm in Central Asia overlaps with drug abuse #confrontingtheperfectstorm

Globally high burdens of HIV for msm #confrontingtheperfectstorm

21% increase in AIDs in Central Asia #confrontingtheperfectstorm

Review of research + surveillance of HIV among msm - limited data due to criminalization laws on homosexuality #confrontingtheperfectstorm

State of research among msm - variation in methodology, variation in coverage, government implemented vs community

In Tajikistan: concerns with being seen buying condoms near home #stigma #confrontingtheperfectstorm

Alcohol intake may increase sexual risk behavior in CA #confrontingtheperfectstorm

Other research of male prisoners in Afghanistan reported 7 to 14% male same sex activity #confrontingtheperfectstorm

Mongolia: HIV testing negatively associated with experience human rights violation. Positively associated with knowledge of risks

HIV Risks → Non-/Injecting ♀ Partners of Men Who Inject Drugs in Almaty, #Kazakhstan [a] ht.ly/u7hvG HT GHRC of Central Asia

SIG Co-Director Louisa Gilbert and phD candidate Angela Aifah discuss the reaction to the #Ebola crisis in the US. bit.ly/1zeGtip

AVINGS-LED MICROFINANCE REDUCES HIV RISK FOR VULNERABLE WOMEN IN MONGOLIA Read more ghrcca.columbia.edu/en/2015/03/31/…