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Rena Janamnuaysook

MBA

Institute of HIV Research and Innovation (IHRI)

Thailand

Biography

Rena Janamnuaysook is Program Manager for Implementation Science at the Institute of HIV Research and Innovation (IHRI) in Bangkok, Thailand, and a leading expert in transgender health and HIV implementation science in Asia. She co-established Tangerine Clinic, the first transgender-led, integrated gender-affirming and sexual health clinic in Asia, which serves as a platform for service delivery, innovation, and research. Her current work focuses on community-led HIV prevention, including differentiated PrEP delivery, long-acting HIV prevention technologies, transgender-competent primary and sexual healthcare, and stigma and discrimination reduction in health systems. She is a co-founder of the Thai Transgender Alliance and serves on multiple WHO Guidelines Development Groups, including those on long-acting injectable cabotegravir for HIV prevention and the health of trans and gender-diverse people.