This is the abstract presentation of Samreen, Human Rights and Advocacy Officer of Asia Pacific Transgender Network (APTN), which was made as part of the 12th session of 10th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights (#APCRSHR10) Virtual. This session was held in lead up to #WorldAIDSDay and #16DaysofActivism against sexual and other forms of gender-based violence, on the theme of "HIV/AIDS and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in Asia and the Pacific". Chair: Jennifer Butler, Director, UNFPA Pacific Sub Regional office based in Fiji Plenary Speaker: Eamonn Murphy, Regional Director, UNAIDS, Asia and the Pacific | “Solidarity and Accountability: HIV, SRHR and the COVID response” Abstract Presenters: ------------------------- * Jude Tayaben | Successes, Pitfalls, and Moving Forward: Adivayan Youth Health Center- A school-based program addressing Adolescent Sexuality, and Reproductive Health Issues in Benguet, Philippines * Samreen, Manisha Dhakal | Integrating transgender health into HIV and SRHR programming in Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam * Harjyot Khosa | Stigma, sex work and non-disclosure to health care providers: Exploring dynamics of anal sex through community led monitoring to bridge gaps in HIV care continuum services * Angela Kelly Hanku, Agnes K. Mek | I can, I want, I will and Young & Positive: Two visual method projects with young women living with HIV in Papua New Guinea For more information on the session, please visit www.bit.ly/apcrshr10virtual12 Official conference website: www.apcrshr10cambodia.org Thanks

1. The Cost of Stigma
Understanding and
Addressing Health Implications of
Transphobia and Discrimination on
Transgender and Gender Diverse
People
Evidence from a Trans-led Research in
Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam
Samreen

2. APTN is a sub-recipient of the
multi-country Global Fund HIV
grant (KPRA) under Save the
Children Nepal (PR) (2018-2020).

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