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The Thai sex worker organization SWING partnered with the National Police Cadet Academy of Thailand in an effort to overcome a pattern of persistent violence and abuse male sex workers felt they were subjected to by police officers. Four years of an annual training programme created a core of police cadets on which sex workers and SWING have continued to be able to draw, with positive changes in the attitudes of police officers noted and new avenues of redress available in cases of harassment (12).
Moving forward towards 2015: taking AIDS out of isolation Maximizing synergy and integrating HIV responses into wider health and development efforts are critical to the effectiveness and sustainability of the response. The many programmatic opportunities for integration now require a more systematic evidence base that refines the current understanding of where, when and how programmes should optimally be placed and the circumstances in which positive synergy between programmes can be realized. Indicators for integrated approaches – and the integration of existing monitoring systems in different sectoral platforms – need to be developed, allowing regular reporting to track progress in integration.
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