Goal 1

Contribute to eliminating new HIV infections, strengthening health systems, and achieving universal health coverage

KHANA is committed to improving the detection of HIV, particularly among key at-risk populations such as female entertainment workers, men who have sex with men, and transgender women. More recently, KHANA has broadened its scope to also target tuberculosis and gender-based violence.

HIV PreventionKHANA is committed to providing HIV screening to those who need it most, by classifying risk levels based on the behaviour of certain populations.We also work with our implementing partners to distribute condoms and lubricants to key populations. In 2018, a total of 821,746 condoms were distributed, with the majority going to key populations such as female entertainment workers, MSM, and transgender women.
HIV DetectionKHANA supports the provision of outreach education to key populations. In 2018 we reached over 30,000 people in total, almost half of which underwent subsequent HIV screening.

Some of our services include:

Peer Driven Intervention Plus (PDI+), an exciting new incentive-based snowball approach to HIV referral. We train outreach workers and project coordinators in rural areas, who in turn refer at-risk individuals to the appropriate services.
Mobile Health (mHealth), a series of online solutions which provide anonymous HIV services and counseling for hard-to-reach populations. In 2018, our mHealth services reached 7,683 unique visitors and 9,555 likes on Facebook.

Tuberculosis detection

In 2017, an estimated 36% of TB cases went undiagnosed. KHANA is committed to reducing the burden of TB in Cambodia, especially given the connection between HIV and TB.

To achieve, this KHANA uses a ‘seed-and-recruit’ model of outreach, mobilising a team of local leaders and TB survivors in communities across Cambodia. These ‘recruiters’ are incentivised to identify locals at risk of, or showing signs of, tuberculosis, and refer them to the appropriate services. These ‘recruits’ can then become recruiters themselves and join our exponentially growing team.

This snowball approach is cost-effective, convenient, and allows us to reach more people than we ever could alone. In 2018 we screened 24,097 individuals and identified 1,905 cases of TB.

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