NASTAD Statement: Cluster and Outbreak Detection and Response & Molecular HIV Surveillance

NASTAD is pleased to announce the release of a new membership consensus statement focused on HIV Cluster and Outbreak Detection and Response (CDR) & Molecular HIV Surveillance (MHS). This document is intended to serve as a resource for both NASTAD and its members for communications, community engagement, and advocacy purposes to reflect common concerns, issues, and priorities held by health departments around the implementation of CDR and MHS strategies. Specific areas of focus in the statement include community engagement, the protection of public health data, assessing and addressing HIV criminalization, supporting flexible implementation of CDR programs, and program utility and evaluation.