Role of Regional Economic Communities (RECS) in strengthening capacity in HIV and Health

1. ROLE OF THE RECs IN STRENGTHENING
CAPACITY IN HIV AND HEALTH.
HIV CAPACITY BUILDING PARTNERS SUMMIT.
JOHANNESBURG, RSA
19th March 2013
Dr Vitalis Chipfakacha
SADC Secretariat
HIV and AIDS Program.

2. AFRICAN RECs
North
Horn
Western
$
Central Eastern
Southern

3. RECS OF THE AFRICAN UNION (AU)
• Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD 1998)
• Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA
1993)
• Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS 1981)
• Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS 1975)
• Intergovernmental Authority on/for Development (IGAD 1986)
• Southern African Development Community (SADC 1992)
• Arab Maghreb Union (AMU 1984)
• Economic Community of the Great Lakes
• Tripartite
• NEPAD

4. MAIN OBJECTIVE OF AFRICAN
RECS
• Promote economic
development and
regional integration,
peace and security for
people
• Each REC establishes
own priorities based on
continent wide
priorities:
– Land and water
management
– Market access
– Food supply and
hunger
– Agricultural research

5. CHALLENGES TO REC’S
MAIN OBJECTIVE
• Disease epidemics
• HIV and AIDS
• Natural Disasters
– Drought
– Floods
– Cyclones/Tsunamis
• Man-made disasters
• Conflicts and political
instability.

6. HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT
CHALLENGES
• Communicable
Diseases
– Malaria
– TB
• Non-communicable
Diseases
– Cancers
– Diabetes
– Cardio-vascular
diseases
• HIV and AIDS

7. SUCCESS TO REGIONAL
INTEGRATION
Africa’s biggest
resource is
people
“A healthy
population is the
prerequisite to
the success of
African
development”

8. NEEDS FOR HEALTHY
POPULATION
• Adequate Human
resourses for
Health
• Skilled manpower
– Programing
– Resource
mobilisation
– M and E
– Care and support

9. ROLES OF RECs
• Advocacy and lobbying
– Leadership for the response
– Resource mobilisation
– Recognise health as risk
factor to development
– Investment in Health
– Encourage Cross border
initiatives
• Training and skills building
– Planning and management
• Assisting in creation of a
conducive policy environment
• Documentation and sharing of
best practices
• Assist in developing CB
strategies.
• Coordination of all CB activities
• Assist in the global result chain

10. To achieve our common goals it is preferable that
we are on the same track!