Baatsen P; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 2000 Jul 9-14; 13: abstract no. TuPeE3891.
P. Baatsen, UNICEF, POBox 2-154, Bangkok 10200, Thailand, Tel.: +66 2 280 59 31 ext 226, Fax: +66 2 280 35 63, E-mail: pbaatsen@unicef.org
The UNICEF Mekong Subregional HIV/AIDS Project was reviewed by a tripartite team of external consultants representing the Netherlands, UNAIDS and UNICEF in 1999. The review concluded that this Subregional Project has been successful implemented and that the Subregional approach has been instrumental in strengthening the response to HIV/AIDS/STD prevention and care needs both at country and inter-country level. Building on the successes achieved in the first phase of the Project, UNICEF developed a Mekong Partnership with active participation of a multitude of partners. This Partnership, which takes place under the umbrella of UNAIDS, brings together UN co-sponsors, Government Institutions, (I)NGOs, CBOs, Peer Support Groups of people living with HIV/AIDS, religious organizations (such as Buddhist Monks), donor organizations and mass organizations. The partnership is seen as a core way of achieving coordination, more effective and targeted programming, support for national partners to go to scale and inter-country collaboration. It aims to reduce both HIV transmission as well as the impact of the epidemic, on children, young people and families, through increasing the effectiveness of national and intercountry responses to HIV/AIDS. Priority areas covered by the Partnership are a) Behaviour Development and Change, b) Reproductive Health, c) Acceptance, Care and Support for People Affected by HIV/AIDS and d) advocacy/capacity building. This session focuses on A) effective Sub-regional approaches with identification and adaptation of successful models/approaches from country to country B) Involving partners in all stages of planning, strategies and implementation and C) Expanding programmes through increased partnership.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Child
- Financing, Government
- Government
- HIV Infections
- HIV Seropositivity
- Health Planning
- Humans
- Netherlands
- Organizations
- Public Policy
- United Nations
- United States
- economics
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UI: 102239997
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