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Measurement and Surveillance 
of HIV Epidemics

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Discover the latest news and updates from the MeSH Consortium.

MeSH 2023 Scientific Symposium III – Report

An expert group of public health practitioners and community representatives identify and discuss innovative and efficient methods for the collection...
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MeSH Scientific Symposium III - Key Points

In March, we hosted colleagues from around the world at the 3rd international MeSH Symposium which took place at the...
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Estimating Population Sizes - Demystifying Key Words Campaign

The Demystifying Key Words campaign’s first post discussed key populations – those populations who are at increased risk of HIV...
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About

Welcome to the MeSH Consortium. To find out more about our teams and background click one of the links below.

What We Do

We develop, test and implement innovative and efficient methods for routine HIV measurement and surveillance.

Who We Are

Our consortium is hosted by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and is made up of partners from across academia in our three focus countries Zimbabwe, Malawi and South Africa.

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Projects

Routine HIV data are key to understanding the HIV epidemic. We have three main research themes to maximise their potential.

Prevention

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Characterising locations, populations and individuals at greatest HIV risk

Ensuring prevention services are offered, monitored and supported where they are most needed

Testing

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Measuring and estimating HIV incidence using routine HIV testing data

HIV incidence is the key measure for understanding the current state of the epidemic

Treatment

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Maximizing routine data through the analysis of individual level, de-duplicated data

Guiding patient care, and measuring prevalence and onward transmission

Resources

To find out more about MeSH research activities, read our latest publications and watch our exciting videos and webinars.

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