STI/HIV/AIDS

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Group 8

• STI/HIV/AIDS

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Group members

• Fartun Abdi Ahmed, GTZ, refugee representative
• Otom Celestine, Futures Group
• Herman Tirwosha, UNHCR
• Namubiru Lydia Mugalu, Mbogo HC
• Dan Koros, IRC
• Mary Otieno, UNFPA
• Wilma Doedens, UNFPA (facilitator)

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STI/HIV/AIDS Review 2006 TOR

• Compile standardized package of training
  materials
• Status
• No standardized package yet
• Many materials exist (WHO STI modules, MSI
  curriculum, national training materials on VCT,
  PMTCT, mgmt of OI, ARV, GIPA-guidance note from
  UNAIDS, ..)
• Challenges
• (How) is training conducted, who can train, who
  provides funding for transport and materials?
• Recommendations
• Compile a comprehensive list of training
  materials and supporting documents
• IAWG agencies must put training on STI/HIV/AIDS
  in their work plan and budget
• Develop a set of 2-day refresher trainings for
  in-service training

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STI/HIV/AIDS Review 2006 TOR

• Inter-agency Standing Committee (IASC) Guidelines
  on HIV/AIDS in emergencies
• Status
• Ongoing with involvement of ARC, IRC, UNFPA, and
  Womens Commission
• Recommendation
• Continue advocacy for inclusion of RH in
  guidelines
• InterAction HIV/AIDS working group?
• Status Unknown
• Recommendation
• Remove from TOR

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STI/HIV/AIDS collaboration 2007/8

• Better involve community to improve quality and
  access and address stigma
• Challenges
• Community programmes and IEC messages should be
  developed based on research on local culture and
  beliefs
• Activity
• Develop guide on designing community programs to
  address stigma outline research methodologies,
  good practices, examples of messages, lessons
  learned, etc. (IRC/UNFPA/UNHCR/)
• Increase use of Positive Lives exhibition
  community discussion guide (UNFPA/UNHCR/ IAWG
  members)

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STI/HIV/AIDS collaboration 2007/8

• Improve access to information and services for
  young people
• Challenges
• Parents are the main barrier to opening youth
  centres or including SRH in school curricula,
• Need parent-focused interventions (i.e. peer
  parents)
• Activity
• develop culturally appropriate film/video/DVD
  (like love in a time of AIDS of UNHCR) showing
  parents explaining their concerns and why they
  approved of access to RH information and services
  for their children.
• (GTZ/refugee representative/MBogo HC /UNHCR
  /UNFPA/)

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STI/HIV/AIDS collaboration 2007/8

• Develop programmatic guidance for humanitarian
  settings on
• Use of RDTs for syphilis screening in ANC, blood
  transfusion and STI services (WHO/UNFPA/IRC)
• Cervical cancer screening/prevention FP, STI and
  postnatal care services (UNFPA/SCF/JHPIEGO/Dr
  Mike/WHO)

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STI/HIV/AIDS collaboration 2007/8

• Program implementation
• IAWG programme managers must take climate
  conditions into account when providing ARVs and
  other RH medicines and commodities to their
  programs
• Add ARV, STI and OI management drugs to MISP
• Future discussions/modes of communication
• E-mail contact and 3-monthly audio conferences