Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization Working Group

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Advocacy, Communication and Social
MobilizationWorking Group

• Joint Meeting of the DOTS Expansion, TB-HIV and
  DOTS Plus Working Groups
• Tuesday, 18 October 2005
• Paris, France

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ACSM Working Group

• Launched in February 2005 as the 7th Stop TB
  Working Group
• Goal to provide strategic guidance and technical
  support in the areas of advocacy, communication
  and social mobilization at all levels (global,
  regional and country level)
• 2 sub groups
• Global advocacy
• ACSM at country level

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ACSM Strategic Priorities

• Mobilizing resources for RD, Tx, TA (GP2)
• Translating GP2 needs into specific advocacy
  targets, tools, and activities
• Ensuring TB is included in key policy agendas
• Strengthening ACSM capacity within NTPs and other
  country-level partners
• Expanding civil society advocacy capacity
• Supporting expanded role of affected communities
  in TB treatment access and advocacy
• Providing proven practices and tools
• Acting as a conduit for effective TA

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Selected ACSM Activities

• ACSM strategy developed for GP2
• 4 needs assessment training workshops
• 2 of 5 training syllabus for ACSM at country
  level developed
• ACSM/GFATM training workshop (Cairo, April
  '05)
• 10 regional GFATM consultants trained
• Documenting good practices Peru, Viet Nam,
  Mexico

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Selected ACSM Activities(continued)

• Country level subgroup meeting (Mexico,
  September 05)
• World TB Day media activities, materials
• Declaration of TB Emergency in Africa media
  
• Ongoing technical assistance to NTPs and other
  partners for ACSM strategic planning, programme
  design, and implementation
• Website/knowledge bank, list-serve initiated
• Media fellowships (Panos)

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World TB Day 2005 Highlights

• over 300 pieces of media generated
• worldwide high-level press events
• Marcos Espinal with CIDA, Canadian partners in
  Canada
• JW Lee and Mario Raviglione in London
• Dong Il Ahn and Winstone Zulu in Japan
• Leopold Blanc in Paris

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GFATM Round 5 ACSM Support

• GFATM ACSM proposal training workshop in Cairo,
  10 consultants trained
• 12 countries requested and received ACSM TA and
  submitted ACSM proposals
• 7 of 12 ACSM proposals approved
• 2 year value of approved proposals 25 million
  for ACSM
• Overall 41 of approved round 5 TB proposals
  contained robust ACSM elements

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Declaration of TB Emergency in Africa Media
Coverage

• Over 60 press hits generated
• Major newspapers in the U.S., U.K, Canada,
  Germany, Netherlands, France, South Africa, other
  African countries
• 14 major newswire stories
• Lead story in BBC nightly newscast
• 4 global television stations

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ACSM Country Level Subgroup Meeting Mexico City,
September 05Chair Dr. Roberto Tapia-Conyer

• Country level core group formed
• 10-year strategic plan reviewed
• Patient empowerment principles defined and
  integrated into strategic plan
• Country level ACSM guidelines and handbook
  planned
• Technical assistance referral structure defined

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Planned Country Level Activities

• Develop ACSM country level handbook
• Affected Communities Taskforce and activities
• Facilitate ACSM TA for GFATM grantees and others
• Support GFATM round 6 proposals ACSM
• Regional and country level ACSM needs assessment
  workshops
• Identify ACSM country and regional focal points

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Other Key Next Steps

• Finalize focal points from each WG to ACSM
• Inventory ACSM needs within the new Stop TB
  strategy and GP2
• Translate needs into specific products,
  activities and targets
• Develop a detailed global advocacy strategic plan
• Better utilize ACSM WG coordination and
  communication mechanisms

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2006 Strategic Opportunities

• GP2 Davos launch and additional regional and
  country activities
• World TB Day
• 2006 G-8
• Toronto IAS Conference 2006
• European advocacy and resource mobilization
• Roadmap for Africa/TB Emergency in Africa