This presentation look at the APRM mechanisms as an important tool for advancing accountability and advocacy for AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in Africa.
This document summarizes discussions from the 6th Conference on HIV prevention, treatment, and policy recommendations. It covers three tracks: 1) progress and challenges in HIV prevention, treatment, and support, 2) evidence-informed behavioral interventions, and 3) social determinants, capacity building, partnerships, and advocacy. Key accomplishments include expanded access to antiretroviral treatment, decreased treatment costs, and increased male involvement in prevention of mother-to-child transmission. However, reduced funding for prevention, high stigma, and non-communicable diseases competing for resources pose challenges. Recommendations include increasing prevention budgets, strengthening health services for all populations, and enhancing community involvement in health planning.
This is the Plenary Presentation of CheyLeaphy Heng, Program Team Manager, Rainbow Community Kampuchea (RoCK) on the plenary topic: "UPR as an advocacy strategy for SOGIE-SC issues in Cambodia". This presentation was part of the 14th session of #APCRSHR10 Virtual, on the theme of "Sexual orientation and gender identity and SRHR in Asia Pacific".
Chair: Dr Chivorn Var, Convener of APCRSHR10 and Executive Director of Reproductive Health Association of Cambodia (RHAC)
Plenary Speaker: CheyLeaphy Heng, Program Team Manager, Rainbow Community Kampuchea (RoCK) | "UPR as an advocacy strategy for SOGIE-SC issues in Cambodia"
ABSTRACT PRESENTERS:
* Saroj Tamang | Male-to-Female Transgender Community barrier and challenges in access of Sexual Health Services
* Saritha P Viswan | A review of transgender issues in India
* Sobo Malik | Limited Access to Health Rights Resulting in Increase Self Medication
* Ciptasari Prabhawanti | Sexual Identity, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Risk and Condom Use Behaviors of Clients of Transgender Sex Workers in Jakarta, Indonesia
For further information, visit www.bit.ly/apcrshr10virtual14
Conference website: www.apcrshr10cambodia.org or check out www.bit.ly/apcrshr10virtual
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This document summarizes LVCT Health's experience building the capacities of organizations led by people with disabilities (DPOs) in Nyanza, Kenya to improve access to sexual and reproductive health and HIV services. LVCT Health used a participatory approach to provide training, mentorship, and coaching to three DPOs over three years. As a result, the DPOs gained stable income sources, policy documents, referral systems, and the ability to engage in advocacy. The process showed that peer-led DPOs are effective, and working with them requires patience and sustained support. There is a need to better include people with disabilities in national health planning and make services more accessible and sensitive to their needs.
From Advocacy to Accountability: Empowering communities throughout the UHC Pr...HFG Project
This presentation was presented by Ricardo Valladares Cardona at a side session at the Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC) in Bangkok, Thailand, on January 29, 2017.
The document discusses setting core indicators for measuring AIDS accountability and progress in African Union Member States from 2015 onwards. It proposes four key indicators: 1) HIV incidence, 2) access to treatment, 3) stigma and discrimination, and 4) HIV testing. Additional cross-cutting indicators on intimate partner violence, financial accountability for health, and governance and public accountability are also recommended. The document provides the rationale and proposed data sources for each indicator. It concludes with a brief overview of monitoring and evaluation frameworks for HIV/AIDS programs.
This document summarizes discussions from the 6th Conference on HIV prevention, treatment, and policy recommendations. It covers three tracks: 1) progress and challenges in HIV prevention, treatment, and support, 2) evidence-informed behavioral interventions, and 3) social determinants, capacity building, partnerships, and advocacy. Key accomplishments include expanded access to antiretroviral treatment, decreased treatment costs, and increased male involvement in prevention of mother-to-child transmission. However, reduced funding for prevention, high stigma, and non-communicable diseases competing for resources pose challenges. Recommendations include increasing prevention budgets, strengthening health services for all populations, and enhancing community involvement in health planning.
This is the Plenary Presentation of CheyLeaphy Heng, Program Team Manager, Rainbow Community Kampuchea (RoCK) on the plenary topic: "UPR as an advocacy strategy for SOGIE-SC issues in Cambodia". This presentation was part of the 14th session of #APCRSHR10 Virtual, on the theme of "Sexual orientation and gender identity and SRHR in Asia Pacific".
Chair: Dr Chivorn Var, Convener of APCRSHR10 and Executive Director of Reproductive Health Association of Cambodia (RHAC)
Plenary Speaker: CheyLeaphy Heng, Program Team Manager, Rainbow Community Kampuchea (RoCK) | "UPR as an advocacy strategy for SOGIE-SC issues in Cambodia"
ABSTRACT PRESENTERS:
* Saroj Tamang | Male-to-Female Transgender Community barrier and challenges in access of Sexual Health Services
* Saritha P Viswan | A review of transgender issues in India
* Sobo Malik | Limited Access to Health Rights Resulting in Increase Self Medication
* Ciptasari Prabhawanti | Sexual Identity, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Risk and Condom Use Behaviors of Clients of Transgender Sex Workers in Jakarta, Indonesia
For further information, visit www.bit.ly/apcrshr10virtual14
Conference website: www.apcrshr10cambodia.org or check out www.bit.ly/apcrshr10virtual
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This document summarizes LVCT Health's experience building the capacities of organizations led by people with disabilities (DPOs) in Nyanza, Kenya to improve access to sexual and reproductive health and HIV services. LVCT Health used a participatory approach to provide training, mentorship, and coaching to three DPOs over three years. As a result, the DPOs gained stable income sources, policy documents, referral systems, and the ability to engage in advocacy. The process showed that peer-led DPOs are effective, and working with them requires patience and sustained support. There is a need to better include people with disabilities in national health planning and make services more accessible and sensitive to their needs.
From Advocacy to Accountability: Empowering communities throughout the UHC Pr...HFG Project
This presentation was presented by Ricardo Valladares Cardona at a side session at the Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC) in Bangkok, Thailand, on January 29, 2017.
The document discusses setting core indicators for measuring AIDS accountability and progress in African Union Member States from 2015 onwards. It proposes four key indicators: 1) HIV incidence, 2) access to treatment, 3) stigma and discrimination, and 4) HIV testing. Additional cross-cutting indicators on intimate partner violence, financial accountability for health, and governance and public accountability are also recommended. The document provides the rationale and proposed data sources for each indicator. It concludes with a brief overview of monitoring and evaluation frameworks for HIV/AIDS programs.
Group work, presented in the class of Global Health and Population at Harvard School of Public Health on 12/06/10 by Juveeza Chadda and Surendra Sharma, with background support of Brittany Seymour and Slawa Rokicki..
The Devil is in the Details: Designing and Implementing UHC Policies that Rea...HFG Project
This presentation was given by Suneeta Sharma at a side session at the Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC) in Bangkok, Thailand, on January 29, 2017.
APCRSHR10 Virtual Abstract Presentation of Prof Angela Dawson (Launch of the ...CNS www.citizen-news.org
This is the Abstract Presentation of Professor Angela Dawson, which took place as part of Sixth session of 10th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights (APCRSHR10) Virtual, on 31st August 2020, on the theme of "Innovative financing for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in Asia and the Pacific".
SESSION CHAIR
Dr Ashish Bajracharya
Population Council's Deputy Director for global country strategy and regional representative for South and East Asia
PLENARY SPEAKER
Quazi AKM Mohiul Islam
former Director General, Directorate General of Family Planning, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh
"COVID-19 and SRHR issues in Bangladesh"
A B S T R A C T P R E S E N T A T I O N S
* Loida Almendares
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the Context of Socioeconomic Development and Equity Sustainable and innovative financing to ensure SRHR access to all, with "Public-Private Partnership Bridge Funding"
* Dr Moazzam Ali
Are family planning vouchers effective in increasing use, improving equity and reaching the underserved? An evaluation of a voucher program in Pakistan
* Prof Angela Dawson
Launch of the Asia Pacific Consortium for Emergency Contraception (APCEC)
* Zahra Fathi Geshnigani
Investing for health, advocating on prioritizing resource mobilization and allocation for treatment of Sexual transmitted infections; sensitizing stakeholders and policy maker for supporting the HCV treatment for vulnerable groups in Iran
For more information on this session go to www.bit.ly/apcrshr10virtual6
#SRHR #sexualhealth #reproductiverights #familyplanning #womenshealth #LGBT #genderequality #SDGs
AWA Experts 2015 Meeting_eMTCT Best Bractices Presentation_IntroductionAIDS Watch Africa
The document discusses the African Union's efforts to document and share best practices for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV (eMTCT) across African countries. It outlines the policy frameworks and initiatives that provide context for the project. The objectives are to document exemplary eMTCT programs, identify key success factors, and disseminate the findings to member states. Five countries - Chad, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, and Tunisia - participated by having their eMTCT programs documented for compilation into a booklet of best practices.
Côte d’Ivoire Stronger Health Governance to Fight Emerging Health EmergenciesHFG Project
Cote d'Ivoire's Institute National d'Hygiene Publique (INHP) coordinates the country's Ebola response and oversees the prevention, detection, and response to other emerging disease threats. Recently, INHP and the Ministry of Health identified financial control and audit tools as critical components in health emergency preparedness.
Building a Resilient Health System in Liberia: Health Information System (HIS...MEASURE Evaluation
The document summarizes Liberia's process of developing a strategic plan for its health information system (HIS) from 2015-2016. It involved four main stages: 1) consensus building among HIS stakeholders on the process; 2) conducting assessments of the existing HIS; 3) developing strategic and operational plans based on the assessments; 4) validating and finalizing the plans. The outcome was strategic and operational plans for 2016-2021 to create a more integrated and coordinated HIS to support a resilient health system. Challenges included the complexity of the process, but leadership and coordination mechanisms helped ensure stakeholder involvement and progress. Lessons learned will be used to improve strategic planning guidelines.
Universal access to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support means ensuring widespread awareness and access to services. Key barriers to scaling up treatment in India include stigma, lack of women and child-friendly services, discrimination by healthcare providers, inadequate infrastructure and supplies. Actions needed are expanding care services, increasing public-private partnerships, improving infrastructure, and developing partnerships between different organizations. Key targets by 2010 should be 80% access to relevant services within a month, 0% increase in high prevalence areas, 100% ICDS center counselling coverage, and 95% access to treatment education and drugs costs reduced to 10% of production cost.
Day 1 session 1 overview of Overview of Essential Services For Women and Girl...Chintanaphone Keovichith
This document discusses violence against women and the need for essential services. It notes that over 1 in 3 women worldwide experience violence and outlines barriers to seeking help. The UN Joint Programme on Essential Services provides guidance to countries on establishing coordinated health, justice, policing, and social services to respond to violence in a survivor-centered manner. Optimal coordination between these sectors through formal structures, protocols, and governance is needed to maximize impact and meet women's multiple needs.
Marinho fatima indicators targets post mdg_seattle_mar 2011Ramon Martinez
1) Strengthening health information systems has been difficult due to issues like replacing routine data collection with surveys, a lack of accountability, and parallel data collection between agencies.
2) Assessments of health information systems have increased understanding of problems, but not provided solutions. More work is needed to establish how to strengthen systems.
3) The Brazilian experience shows that empowering civil society and decentralizing systems can improve accountability and make local governments responsible for health information and indicators.
Presented by Gunta Lazdane, Programme Manager, Sexual and Reproductive Health, WHO/Europ , at the 64th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe.
MEASURE Evaluation PIMA poster on maternal morbidity and mortality. Access a larger version at https://www.measureevaluation.org/pima/maternal-and-reproductive-health/maternal-mortality-poster.
Abstract presentation of Dr Safieh Shahriari Afshar (Humanitarian assistance ...CNS www.citizen-news.org
This is the abstract presentation of Dr Ashish Bajracharya, which took place as part of the fifth session of #APCRSHR10 #Virtual on the theme of "Climate change and sexual and #reproductivehealth and rights in Asia and the Pacific" | more details are online at www.bit.ly/apcrshr10virtual5
SESSION CHAIR
Noelene Nabulivou
co-founder
Diverse Voices and Action for Equality (DIVA), Fiji
PLENARY SPEAKER
Adrian Hayes
School of Demography, Australian National University
Improving SRHR in an age of climate change and sustainable development
A B S T R A C T P R E S E N T A T I O N S
Leiloa Asaasa
SRH and building stronger Samoan communities through the Community Disaster and Climate Risk Management (CDCRM) program
Safieh Shahriari Afshar
Humanitarian assistance through the provision of SRH services in flood affected areas of Golestan Province, Islamic Republic of Iran by Family Health Association of Iran
Biplabi Shrestha
Raising the bar on SRHR in the Age of Climate Change through Women and Earth (WORTH) Initiative
Ashish Bajracharya
How Do Environmental Changes Affect the Health and Wellbeing of Vulnerable Populations in South and Southeast Asia: Evidence from Country Studies in Cambodia, India and Pakistan
For more information on APCRSHR10 Virtual, go to www.bit.ly/apcrshr10virtual
#SRHR #sexualhealth #reproductiverights #familyplanning #womenshealth #LGBT #genderequality #SDGs
The Georgia Telehealth Initiative aims to address physician shortages and improve access to care through telehealth expansion. Key points:
- Georgia ranks 40th for physician distribution, with 52% located in 5 areas serving 38% of the population.
- The initiative will capitalize on existing public health infrastructure to deliver innovative telehealth services statewide.
- Services include telemedicine, nutrition education, emergency preparedness, and infectious disease care through a secure video conferencing network hubbed in Waycross.
- The goals are to increase access to care for priority health issues and service capacity through telehealth in all 18 public health districts and 159 counties.
Thailand achieved most MDG targets early in the 2000s through sustainable health system development and investments in infrastructure, health workforce, and financial risk protection. This success was due to political and financial commitments to health, continuity of pro-poor policies across governments, rapid economic growth, and effective generation and use of evidence to guide policies and implementation. Thailand then introduced a national "MDG Plus" agenda to move beyond global targets and ensure more equitable progress, focusing on poorer areas. Maintaining these achievements and embracing emerging issues like non-communicable diseases will be important beyond 2015.
Implementing integrated community case management: stakeholder experiences an...Malaria Consortium
Malaria Consortium’s involvement in iCCM has spanned inputs to facilitate policy development, project design, implementation from start-up phase; ongoing support to the public health system in continued implementation; the trial of specific supportive interventions to boost effectiveness; monitoring and evaluation; costing analysis work; and advocacy.
This paper discusses a participatory evaluation on iCCM implementation in South Sudan, Uganda and Zambia. The findings, challenges and lessons learned are presented in 11 key components of iCCM implementation.
Group work, presented in the class of Global Health and Population at Harvard School of Public Health on 12/06/10 by Juveeza Chadda and Surendra Sharma, with background support of Brittany Seymour and Slawa Rokicki..
The Devil is in the Details: Designing and Implementing UHC Policies that Rea...HFG Project
This presentation was given by Suneeta Sharma at a side session at the Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC) in Bangkok, Thailand, on January 29, 2017.
APCRSHR10 Virtual Abstract Presentation of Prof Angela Dawson (Launch of the ...CNS www.citizen-news.org
This is the Abstract Presentation of Professor Angela Dawson, which took place as part of Sixth session of 10th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights (APCRSHR10) Virtual, on 31st August 2020, on the theme of "Innovative financing for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in Asia and the Pacific".
SESSION CHAIR
Dr Ashish Bajracharya
Population Council's Deputy Director for global country strategy and regional representative for South and East Asia
PLENARY SPEAKER
Quazi AKM Mohiul Islam
former Director General, Directorate General of Family Planning, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh
"COVID-19 and SRHR issues in Bangladesh"
A B S T R A C T P R E S E N T A T I O N S
* Loida Almendares
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the Context of Socioeconomic Development and Equity Sustainable and innovative financing to ensure SRHR access to all, with "Public-Private Partnership Bridge Funding"
* Dr Moazzam Ali
Are family planning vouchers effective in increasing use, improving equity and reaching the underserved? An evaluation of a voucher program in Pakistan
* Prof Angela Dawson
Launch of the Asia Pacific Consortium for Emergency Contraception (APCEC)
* Zahra Fathi Geshnigani
Investing for health, advocating on prioritizing resource mobilization and allocation for treatment of Sexual transmitted infections; sensitizing stakeholders and policy maker for supporting the HCV treatment for vulnerable groups in Iran
For more information on this session go to www.bit.ly/apcrshr10virtual6
#SRHR #sexualhealth #reproductiverights #familyplanning #womenshealth #LGBT #genderequality #SDGs
AWA Experts 2015 Meeting_eMTCT Best Bractices Presentation_IntroductionAIDS Watch Africa
The document discusses the African Union's efforts to document and share best practices for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV (eMTCT) across African countries. It outlines the policy frameworks and initiatives that provide context for the project. The objectives are to document exemplary eMTCT programs, identify key success factors, and disseminate the findings to member states. Five countries - Chad, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, and Tunisia - participated by having their eMTCT programs documented for compilation into a booklet of best practices.
Côte d’Ivoire Stronger Health Governance to Fight Emerging Health EmergenciesHFG Project
Cote d'Ivoire's Institute National d'Hygiene Publique (INHP) coordinates the country's Ebola response and oversees the prevention, detection, and response to other emerging disease threats. Recently, INHP and the Ministry of Health identified financial control and audit tools as critical components in health emergency preparedness.
Building a Resilient Health System in Liberia: Health Information System (HIS...MEASURE Evaluation
The document summarizes Liberia's process of developing a strategic plan for its health information system (HIS) from 2015-2016. It involved four main stages: 1) consensus building among HIS stakeholders on the process; 2) conducting assessments of the existing HIS; 3) developing strategic and operational plans based on the assessments; 4) validating and finalizing the plans. The outcome was strategic and operational plans for 2016-2021 to create a more integrated and coordinated HIS to support a resilient health system. Challenges included the complexity of the process, but leadership and coordination mechanisms helped ensure stakeholder involvement and progress. Lessons learned will be used to improve strategic planning guidelines.
Universal access to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support means ensuring widespread awareness and access to services. Key barriers to scaling up treatment in India include stigma, lack of women and child-friendly services, discrimination by healthcare providers, inadequate infrastructure and supplies. Actions needed are expanding care services, increasing public-private partnerships, improving infrastructure, and developing partnerships between different organizations. Key targets by 2010 should be 80% access to relevant services within a month, 0% increase in high prevalence areas, 100% ICDS center counselling coverage, and 95% access to treatment education and drugs costs reduced to 10% of production cost.
Day 1 session 1 overview of Overview of Essential Services For Women and Girl...Chintanaphone Keovichith
This document discusses violence against women and the need for essential services. It notes that over 1 in 3 women worldwide experience violence and outlines barriers to seeking help. The UN Joint Programme on Essential Services provides guidance to countries on establishing coordinated health, justice, policing, and social services to respond to violence in a survivor-centered manner. Optimal coordination between these sectors through formal structures, protocols, and governance is needed to maximize impact and meet women's multiple needs.
Marinho fatima indicators targets post mdg_seattle_mar 2011Ramon Martinez
1) Strengthening health information systems has been difficult due to issues like replacing routine data collection with surveys, a lack of accountability, and parallel data collection between agencies.
2) Assessments of health information systems have increased understanding of problems, but not provided solutions. More work is needed to establish how to strengthen systems.
3) The Brazilian experience shows that empowering civil society and decentralizing systems can improve accountability and make local governments responsible for health information and indicators.
Presented by Gunta Lazdane, Programme Manager, Sexual and Reproductive Health, WHO/Europ , at the 64th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe.
MEASURE Evaluation PIMA poster on maternal morbidity and mortality. Access a larger version at https://www.measureevaluation.org/pima/maternal-and-reproductive-health/maternal-mortality-poster.
Abstract presentation of Dr Safieh Shahriari Afshar (Humanitarian assistance ...CNS www.citizen-news.org
This is the abstract presentation of Dr Ashish Bajracharya, which took place as part of the fifth session of #APCRSHR10 #Virtual on the theme of "Climate change and sexual and #reproductivehealth and rights in Asia and the Pacific" | more details are online at www.bit.ly/apcrshr10virtual5
SESSION CHAIR
Noelene Nabulivou
co-founder
Diverse Voices and Action for Equality (DIVA), Fiji
PLENARY SPEAKER
Adrian Hayes
School of Demography, Australian National University
Improving SRHR in an age of climate change and sustainable development
A B S T R A C T P R E S E N T A T I O N S
Leiloa Asaasa
SRH and building stronger Samoan communities through the Community Disaster and Climate Risk Management (CDCRM) program
Safieh Shahriari Afshar
Humanitarian assistance through the provision of SRH services in flood affected areas of Golestan Province, Islamic Republic of Iran by Family Health Association of Iran
Biplabi Shrestha
Raising the bar on SRHR in the Age of Climate Change through Women and Earth (WORTH) Initiative
Ashish Bajracharya
How Do Environmental Changes Affect the Health and Wellbeing of Vulnerable Populations in South and Southeast Asia: Evidence from Country Studies in Cambodia, India and Pakistan
For more information on APCRSHR10 Virtual, go to www.bit.ly/apcrshr10virtual
#SRHR #sexualhealth #reproductiverights #familyplanning #womenshealth #LGBT #genderequality #SDGs
The Georgia Telehealth Initiative aims to address physician shortages and improve access to care through telehealth expansion. Key points:
- Georgia ranks 40th for physician distribution, with 52% located in 5 areas serving 38% of the population.
- The initiative will capitalize on existing public health infrastructure to deliver innovative telehealth services statewide.
- Services include telemedicine, nutrition education, emergency preparedness, and infectious disease care through a secure video conferencing network hubbed in Waycross.
- The goals are to increase access to care for priority health issues and service capacity through telehealth in all 18 public health districts and 159 counties.
Thailand achieved most MDG targets early in the 2000s through sustainable health system development and investments in infrastructure, health workforce, and financial risk protection. This success was due to political and financial commitments to health, continuity of pro-poor policies across governments, rapid economic growth, and effective generation and use of evidence to guide policies and implementation. Thailand then introduced a national "MDG Plus" agenda to move beyond global targets and ensure more equitable progress, focusing on poorer areas. Maintaining these achievements and embracing emerging issues like non-communicable diseases will be important beyond 2015.
Implementing integrated community case management: stakeholder experiences an...Malaria Consortium
Malaria Consortium’s involvement in iCCM has spanned inputs to facilitate policy development, project design, implementation from start-up phase; ongoing support to the public health system in continued implementation; the trial of specific supportive interventions to boost effectiveness; monitoring and evaluation; costing analysis work; and advocacy.
This paper discusses a participatory evaluation on iCCM implementation in South Sudan, Uganda and Zambia. The findings, challenges and lessons learned are presented in 11 key components of iCCM implementation.
Building capacity for creating demand in support of malaria prevention and co...Malaria Consortium
Demand creation is the strategic combination of advocacy, communication and mobilisation approaches that seek to achieve increased community awareness of, and demand for, effective malaria prevention and treatment services.
Malaria Consortium's Support to National Malaria Programme (SuNMaP) demand creation strategy for prevention currently focuses on promoting the correct use of long lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and the use of intermittent preventive therapy (IPT) in pregnant women. For malaria treatment, demand creation focuses on promoting improved testing, prompt and proper use of artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) treatment for individual cases of malaria, and effective home management of fever, together with referrals of severe cases to a higher-level health facility.
This learning paper discusses SuNMap's experiences of planning and implementing demand creation in Nigeria, including SuNMaP's development of a comprehensive malaria communications plan. It presents what worked well and the challenges that remain to scale up demand creation activities and to consolidate the work already done.
THE AFRICAN UNION CONVENTION ON CORRUPTION AND NEPAD’S AFRICAN PEER REVIEW ME...Dr Lendy Spires
The document discusses two African initiatives to address corruption: 1) The African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption which 35 countries have signed and 9 ratified, aiming to promote anti-corruption measures. 2) The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)’s African Peer Review Mechanism which 23 countries have acceded to for self-monitoring of governance. It establishes an oversight panel and multi-stage review process to evaluate countries' governance and support reforms. Both initiatives aim to strengthen transparency and accountability, though implementation faces challenges of technical capacity and engaged civil society.
Building capacity for universal coverage: malaria control in NigeriaMalaria Consortium
Support to the Nigeria Malaria Programme – is a £50 million five-year UK aid funded programme that works with the government and people of Nigeria to strengthen the national effort to control malaria. The programme began in April 2008, and runs to March 2013. This learning paper describes, in detail, the programmes approach to malaria control and explores the reasons for the programmes success from the perspective of health workers trained by the programme, community members and others.
This document summarizes UNDP's integrated 2012-2016 country programme for The Gambia. The programme focuses on three main areas: Democratic Governance, Inclusive Growth, and Energy and Environment. It aims to enhance the capacities of institutions for economic management and governance to promote inclusive growth, as well as enhance sustainable livelihoods for disadvantaged groups through income diversification and better environmental management. Specific projects under Inclusive Growth focus on pro-poor policy and planning, strengthening statistical capacity, supporting youth employment in agriculture, and establishing an entrepreneurship program. Projects under Democratic Governance include strengthening governance institutions and facilitating civil service reform. Activities under Sustainable Development include formulating a climate-resilient development strategy, promoting sustainable resource
Developing intervention strategies: innovations to improve community health w...Malaria Consortium
During the last decade child mortality has reduced significantly in a number of African countries, largely due to the scale up of appropriate management of diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria, three leading causes of death among young children. As a way of increasing access to treatment for sick children, several African countries are investing in community health workers (CHWs) to deliver integrated community case management (ICCM). This paper summarises the process adopted by one Malaria Consortium project, inSCALE, for identifying the barriers to CHW motivation and performance in Uganda and Mozambique. It documents innovative solutions to these challenges that are potentially acceptable and feasible, including the rationale for the design of the two interventions developed.
Case study-Risk-based Anti-corruption in the Health sector in TunisiaJamaity
This case study outlines the process, results, enabling factors, and lessons learned from the initial phase (2016-2018)1 of implementing a Corruption Risk Assessment in the health sector in Tunisia.
End-of-project report for Strengthening Nigeria’s Response to HIV and AIDS Pr...John Engels
The document summarizes the achievements and lessons learned from the Strengthening Nigeria's Response to HIV and AIDS Program (SNR Program) implemented from 2004-2009. The SNR Program worked in 6 states to build the capacity of State Agencies for the Control of AIDS (SACAs) to coordinate multi-sectoral HIV responses. Key achievements included transforming 5 SACAs into legally recognized state agencies, strengthening their organizational and technical capacities, and increasing access to HIV services. However, continued engagement of stakeholders and expansion of services will be needed to sustain progress.
Reflections on the Maputo Plan of Action and the Abuja DeclarationIDS
This presentation was given by Realising Rights partner Chi Chi Undie of APHRC to the Regional Meeting of Parliamentary Committees on Health in East & Southern Africa Health Equity & Primary Health Care: Responding to the Challenges & Opportunities
The document discusses sectoral mainstreaming of HIV/AIDS in Kenya. It provides background on Kenya's population and HIV prevalence rates. It then describes the Thematic Group, which supports developing strategies to address HIV/AIDS and achieve economic growth targets. The group evaluates sector policies and programs, provides capacity building, and facilitates referrals. It adopts approaches like developing medium-term plans and assessment forums. The group has three technical working groups and addresses challenges like prioritizing HIV/AIDS and utilizing allocated funds. Evidence shows reductions in incidence rates and improved quality of life. Lessons indicate an effective multi-sectoral response can reduce prevalence.
Costing human rights and gender equality commitments in the context of HIVGobernabilidad
The document discusses costing human rights and gender equality commitments in the context of HIV. It introduces the UNAIDS Human Rights Costing Tool (HRCT) which aims to estimate the resources needed to operationalize human rights commitments by conducting detailed activity-based costing of key human rights programs. The HRCT is a flexible Excel-based tool that can be used by program officers and financial officers to define programs, estimate costs, and inform strategic planning and budgeting. It has been piloted in 14 countries with lessons learned about identifying real costs of human rights programs and strengthening capacity for resource mobilization.
This document provides an introduction and overview for establishing monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems for National AIDS Councils (NACs) in sub-Saharan Africa. It outlines key lessons learned around M&E, including the importance of simple and standardized systems, internal self-assessment combined with external verification, and contracting a single entity to manage both financial and programmatic M&E. The document presents a framework for NAC M&E and emphasizes building participatory M&E systems before grants are awarded and ensuring long-term, comprehensive funding for all major M&E components. The manual aims to provide practical tools and guidance to help NACs and their partners design and implement effective M&E.
The document discusses good governance, anti-corruption, and financial management. It outlines the pillars of good governance as transparency, accountability, participation, and defines good governance as being anti-corruption. Corruption hurts the poor disproportionately and undermines development. Various organizations like Transparency International and the World Bank publish indices ranking countries on perceptions of corruption and ease of doing business. IFAD has a zero-tolerance policy on corruption and works to strengthen financial management, procurement, and accountability in funded projects.
Nigeria national iccm implementation frameworktomowo George
The Nigeria's National ICCM implementation Framework is a 'one national iCCM Implementation Model' describing the activities expected to be carried out at the different levels of government, with clear programme boundaries, roles and responsibilities of individuals, organizations and other players. This framework also shows the pattern of information flow for iCCM in the country.
The chain approach in the Netherlands aims to prevent female genital mutilation through collaboration between key actors. It involves professionals, communities from practising countries, and key persons to act as liaisons. Protocols guide each actor's role in prevention, protection, prosecution, and care. Evaluations found the approach effective in training professionals and reaching at-risk groups. However, measuring full impact is difficult without baseline data, and financing remains a challenge now that responsibility lies with municipalities.
This document outlines a workplan to provide technical assistance from AIDSTAR-One to USAID/Tanzania and its natural resource management and economic growth partners to support the integration of HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and support activities into their non-health programs. Over the next year, AIDSTAR-One will identify models for mainstreaming HIV/AIDS, strengthen monitoring and evaluation, support workplan development, facilitate linkages between partners, and exchange knowledge on integration. The primary partners that will be worked with are the Jane Goodall Institute, African Wildlife Foundation, Tanzania Coastal Management Program, and Fintrac's Tanzania Agriculture Productivity Program.
This document summarizes the experiences of the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Office (LACRO) of the AIDS Control and Prevention (AIDSCAP) Project in implementing a capacity building evaluation framework. AIDSCAP, implemented by Family Health International and funded by USAID, has conducted HIV/AIDS prevention programs in over 40 countries since 1991. This document outlines a proposed 6-step framework for capacity building evaluation: 1) build consensus, 2) conduct assessment, 3) define objectives and benchmarks, 4) monitor progress, 5) measure outcomes, and 6) analyze and interpret results. It concludes that approaches which compartmentalize strategies can no longer be justified, and that gender sensitive initiatives, civil-military collaboration, religious-
Community dialogues for healthy children: encouraging communities to talkMalaria Consortium
Integrated community case management (ICCM) – an approach where community-based health workers are trained to identify, treat and refer children under-five with pneumonia, diarrhoea and malaria – is increasingly being used across sub-Saharan Africa to supplement the gaps in basic healthcare provision. ICCM programmes have been endorsed by major international organisations and donors, and many African Ministries of Health as a key strategy for reducing child mortality. This learning paper describes Malaria Consortium’s approach to and experience of engaging local communities in integrated community case management (ICCM) in three African countries.
The document summarizes the proceedings of a conference on renewing health districts in Africa 25 years after the Harare Declaration. It discusses how:
1) While health districts have defined African health systems, challenges remain in quality and access. The conference aimed to revisit implementation given changes in contexts.
2) Over 25 years, Africa has transformed through globalization, urbanization, and new health issues. A renewed vision is needed to cope with challenges through flexible, inclusive, and learning-focused district strategies.
3) The health district remains a valid strategy, but must better empower communities, acknowledge pluralism in the health sector, and shift to more flexible and open approaches at the district level.
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The document provides an overview of efforts to implement the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plan for Africa (PMPA) through the African Medicines Regulatory Harmonization initiative (AMRH). It discusses:
1) The background and principles of PMPA which aim to strengthen Africa's pharmaceutical industry and regulatory systems.
2) Challenges in Africa's pharmaceutical value chain like ineffective regulation and technical barriers.
3) NEPAD Agency's role in supporting PMPA implementation through policy/regulatory reforms and capacity development under AMRH.
4) Progress made in establishing AMRH projects across African regions to harmonize medical product registration and regulatory functions.
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This document summarizes a meeting to develop a roadmap for ending AIDS in Africa by 2030. It outlines key calls to end AIDS, and proposes a vision of zero new infections, discrimination, and AIDS-related deaths. The goal is to reduce these by 2030 to 10% of 2010 levels. Existing strategies like eliminating new child infections could be a first step. Fast-track targets are outlined to reduce new infections and deaths. Resources required for treatment and care are estimated, with worries about fully utilizing treatment benefits. Discrimination targets aim for zero by 2020-2030. Additional insights on financing, cities, social protection and global processes were also discussed.
This presentation discusses a regional initiative to integrate health, gender equality, and environmental assessments in infrastructure projects. It provides an overview of country progress in strengthening environmental assessments to expand access to health interventions. It also proposes options for innovative financing of health through environmental assessments, including improving efficiency, monitoring funds, allocating a percentage of project funding, advocating for corporate social responsibility investments, and promoting impact investments. The purpose is to discuss lessons learned and make recommendations for partnering to sustainably finance health initiatives through environmental assessments.
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This document discusses an organization in South Africa that provides HIV/TB treatment and management services. Some key points:
- The organization is a large non-profit founded in 2001 that supports government HIV/TB facilities and aims to improve treatment delivery. It receives international funding.
- The document discusses challenges with pharmacy services and long wait times. It implemented an automation system at one hospital that led to reduced wait times, increased capacity, and improved stock management.
- The organization aims to expand pharmacy automation and implement remote dispensing units to further improve access and efficiency of medication collection for chronic diseases like HIV/AIDS. It discusses regulatory considerations and plans to partner with government departments and international funders to scale up these services
AWA Experts 2015 Meeting_eMTCT Best Bractices Presentation TunisiaAIDS Watch Africa
This document outlines a presentation on Tunisia's strategy for HIV testing of pregnant women. It discusses implementing prenatal HIV counseling and testing as a best practice. Over 7,000 women have been tested so far with no positive results. Health professionals have been trained and partnerships formed with various government agencies. Successes include capacity building and regional ownership, though more women need to be reached. Lessons learned include the importance of monitoring, involving the private sector, and high-level political support.
AWA Experts 2015 Meeting_eMTCT Best Bractices Presentation_ South AfricaAIDS Watch Africa
This document outlines South Africa's national strategy to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV by 2015. It discusses the high HIV prevalence rates in South Africa, particularly among pregnant women. The national framework has five pillars, including improving coverage and quality of prevention of mother-to-child transmission programs, integrating services, strengthening monitoring and evaluation, and increasing community involvement. Key initiatives included the 20,000+ initiative in KwaZulu-Natal to improve quality and track costs, and retesting HIV in eight clinics in North West Province. Successes included reducing mother-to-child transmission rates and increasing ART initiation, but challenges included high initial costs and scaling up programs.
AWA Experts 2015 Meeting_eMTCT Best Bractices Presentation RwandaAIDS Watch Africa
The document summarizes best practices in Rwanda's PMTCT (prevention of mother-to-child transmission) program. It discusses bottlenecks identified in the program's review, including lack of integration and coordination. Strategies to address these included creating a single coordinating body, decentralizing planning, and integrating PMTCT services into maternal and child health platforms. These changes led to successes like improved coverage, but challenges remain around multi-sector engagement and decentralization. Lessons include the importance of community involvement, public-private partnerships, and performance-based financing to motivate health workers.
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The document describes the Strengthening of Process for Effective Early Infant Diagnosis in Nigeria (SPEEiD) model, which partners with Nigeria's postal service (NIPOST) to reduce turnaround times for early infant HIV diagnosis. The model pools samples from rural health facilities into urban hubs, with NIPOST transporting samples to labs within 7-10 days. Labs return results to NIPOST, who delivers them to hubs and rural sites within 2 days. An evaluation found this model reduced turnaround times by 75-85% compared to 90-120 days previously, while lowering costs. The success of reducing times has increased confidence in prevention of mother-to-child transmission programs in Nigeria.
AWA Experts 2015 Meeting_eMTCT Best Bractices Presentation NigeriaAIDS Watch Africa
The document summarizes Nigeria's efforts to integrate HIV counseling and testing (HCT) services into its Maternal Newborn & Child Health (MNCH) Week program. Key points include:
- Over 200,000 pregnant women received integrated HCT and MNCH services in six states, exceeding targets. The program identified over 1,400 HIV-positive women.
- The initiative leveraged existing MNCH structures at health facilities and engaged communities to increase access to HCT, especially for hard-to-reach groups.
- Successes included improved testing coverage, linkages to care, and health-seeking behaviors. Challenges included late test kit arrivals and staffing issues.
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AWA Experts 2015 Meeting_eMTCT Best Bractices Presentation methodologyAIDS Watch Africa
The document outlines best practices for eliminating mother-to-child transmission (eMTCT) of HIV in selected member states, including defining best practices as effective approaches that achieve results without excessive resources and can be adapted elsewhere, and describing the methodology used to identify best practices through establishing country teams to collect and analyze data on potential best practices using criteria like effectiveness, efficiency, and community participation.
The document summarizes progress made in implementing the African Union Roadmap on Shared Responsibility and Global Solidarity for AIDS, TB and Malaria Response. It discusses achievements under the three pillars of the roadmap: increasing domestic financing; improving access to medicines through local production and regulatory harmonization; and strengthening leadership, governance and oversight. However, it also notes ongoing challenges including aid dependency, weak health systems, and difficulties translating political commitments into action. The conclusion calls for intensified implementation of national programs to attain health goals by building on progress while addressing remaining challenges.
This document summarizes the work of AIDS Accountability International (AAI) to strengthen participation in Country Coordinating Mechanisms (CCMs) for the Global Fund. AAI conducts research on CCM composition and surveys CCM members. They find women, girls, and key populations are underrepresented. AAI holds workshops to increase civil society capacity and collaboration. The workshops produce Civil Society Priority Charters outlining populations priorities want addressed in Global Fund proposals. AAI aims to increase transparency, promote dialogue, and support actions to improve responses through needs-driven advocacy and research.
This document contains the recommendations from the 5th Inter-Agency Meeting on Coordination and Harmonization of HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria Strategies held in Brazzaville, Congo from March 5-7, 2014. It discusses implementing recommendations from the previous meeting, including ensuring health issues are addressed at the upcoming EU-AU summit and expediting review of funding mechanisms. It also discusses developing tools to better measure harmonization efforts, coordinating activities of different actors, and improving information sharing. Further recommendations include making health an integral part of conflict response programs, advocating for prevention of violence against women and girls, and strengthening capacity and health systems for violence and HIV prevention.
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The document summarizes recommendations from a WHO meeting on coordinating HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria programs. It discusses capacity building efforts, including developing training materials and holding various training courses to strengthen health systems. Over 125 participants received TB training and 209 participants from 31 countries received malaria training. National health policies were updated in 7 countries and strategic plans finalized in 15 countries. Costing of strategic plans and developing financing strategies was supported in 13 and 9 countries respectively to work towards universal health coverage.
The document discusses Rwanda's progress and goals for its health sector. It provides statistics showing that Rwanda has made significant improvements but still has progress to make to meet WHO recommended health standards. It outlines Rwanda's community-based health system and efforts to increase domestic funding sources and reduce out-of-pocket costs for citizens. Specific achievements highlighted include large declines in mortality rates from HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and other diseases. Rwanda aims to continue expanding insurance coverage and improving quality of care across all levels of its health system.
Malaria poses a major public health challenge in Africa, infecting 174 million people annually and killing 596,000. [1] It hinders socioeconomic development, but increased investment in malaria control between 2001-2011 yielded $73-91 billion in economic returns, far exceeding the $5.4 billion invested. [2] While international aid for malaria has increased, domestic funding needs to grow faster to sustain gains against the disease. [3] RBM promotes increased national budget allocations for health and innovative domestic financing mechanisms. It also supports improving evidence and tools for decision making. Cross-sectoral integration could further boost value and efficiency. [4]
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2.
Monitoring and evaluation are inherently incapable
of forcing action on commitments that have been
implemented or on the programmes or projects that
have not begun in the first place..
M& E can also neither encourage action nor compel
implementation of HIV/AIDS commitments.
Accountability is a better instrument for that.
APRM should be an effective instrument to support
monitoring of effectiveness of HIV/AIDS
programmes and projects and their impact.
3. Generally, for any mechanism to serve as an
accountability instrument with regards to
HIV/AIDS, it must meet three minimum conditions:
It must push the country to own the epidemic (take
responsibility for the epidemic, acknowledge its
impact and take steps to halt/reverse it.
It must induce the country to know the epidemic
(nature, behavior, trajectory)
It must motivate the country to govern the epidemic
4.
HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria have usually features at
high-level political forum, attracting various
commitments and declarations. Between 1987 and
2007, the international community made about 57
such HIV/AIDS commitments, 23 of them by African
leaders (table annexed), addressing almost every
conceivable aspects of the pandemic.
Therefore, it is important to see how African
countries can address the gaps and improve on
implementation towards desirable outcomes.
Theses gaps are not from a lack of M&E or reporting
but the implementation can be enhanced through a
5.
APRM deals with the problem of HIV/AIDS both
directly and indirectly in the key documents and
declarations in the conduct or implementation of
the mechanism, in the post-review process and
implementation of the Program of Action
APRM addresses HIV/AIDS in a fairly
comprehensive manner and in particular the
governance dimension in its structure and process
the process can strength accountability and
governance to fight HIV/AIDS.
6.
APRM can compel a country to own, know and
govern HIV/AIDS
APRM not only monitors and evaluates the extent to
which commitments are implemented, it also
provides the opportunity for policy makers and
ordinary citizens to hold each other accountable
Need for a Desk review of rule-based indicators (in
APRM documents) and outcome-based indicators
(determining whether APRM can accelerate
implementation of HIV/AIDS commitments).
7.
Case study of South Africa: Keys findings (ECA)
The APRM CRM shows deeper challenges:
South Africa admits that majority has no access to
quality health care inspite of legal provisions
APRM CRM identified critical areas needing government
attention, especially treatment and protection of women
and children:
APRM CRM found a high rate of rape and other forms of
violent abuse of women
APRM CRM also found a high level of violence against
children, especially girls.
IT worked! South Africa response to the APRM CRM
report
SA has since taken steps to mitigate these
situations, including implementation more vigorously its
existing laws and conventions
8.
Political commitment at the highest level is needed
for a rigorous and useful review exercise
African countries and their leaders stand
accountable for actions and policies that could lead
to the achievement of the targets
Holding every country accountable, setting up
ambitions targets which reflect the need to
massively scaling up HIV, prevent, treatment, care
and support to move as close as possible to
universal access
It is also important to improve stakeholder
participation in the review process.
( civil society, private sector)
9. There is effectively a need of accelerating the
implementation of HIV/AIDS commitments.
The review process is costly, there is a need for a
support of the partners to support APRM to really
hold governments and other stakeholders
accountable
The Abuja call and Maputo indicators, the AU
Roadmap indicators, should serve to monitor the
effectiveness of HIV/AIDS programmes in Africa
AWA should work together with APRM to
implement and enhance the existent accountability
framework, to advocate for adhesion of all African
countries to the principle of own, know and govern