Introduction:

The programmatic response designed for men who have sex with men in Cuba is the combined prevention strategy. This includes offering comprehensive packages with structural, biomedical and behavioral components within the framework of their specific local contexts.

Objective:

To show the main results of the coordinated HIV prevention actions for men who have sex with men, carried out in Cuba from 2015 to 2017 with the support of the Global Fund.

Methods:

A descriptive observational study was carried out from January 2015 to December 2017. The data were obtained through the review of programmatic and strategic documents of the National Program and the New Financing Model Project, which included the monitoring reports and assessment of the national sub-recipient.

Results:

Educational coverage with prevention packages increased by 54.8% from 2015 to 2017. The outreach with HIV tests increased by 66.2%; however, only 31.8% had been tested last year.

Conclusions:

In Cuba, access to health is free and universal, which includes the possibilities of taking an HIV test. However, in the period under review, coverage gaps persisted that merit further investigation to guide preventive actions in order to find an effective response.

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