Frika Chia Iskandar

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Frika Chia Iskandar
Commission AIDS in Asia
Bangkok, 3 May 2008
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Process of Communitys voices to be heard

• On-line consultation survey
• Moderated e-forum discussion
• Key-informants interviews
• Making sure minimum standard of participation of
  the Community

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Pakistan
Afghanistan
Uzbekistan
Lao DR
Vietnam
Cambodia
India
Bangladesh
Singapore
Malaysia
Indonesia
China
Nepal
Australia
New Zealand
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Thailand
Mongolia
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Iran
Myanmar
Papua New Guinea
Japan
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Local
National
NGOs
Regional
International
Community-based
organizations
PLHIV
networks
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(N476)
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Social openness
Non-stigmatizing media coverage
HIV training for journalists
PLHIV speaking
about their lives
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Reducing stigma in health care settings
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• Development of legal mechanisms to support
  marginalised communities
• Unified regional approaches to international
  legal frameworks
• (e.g., WTO, TRIPS etc)

Legal reforms thatimpact HIV and AIDS
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Main legal HIV-relatedpriority
Legal means of preventing stigma and
discrimination of PLHIV in health care,
faith-based, workplace and family settings
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Lack of political commitment
WHY?

• Insufficient partnerships between government and
  civil society
• Lack of clear and coherent framework for civil
  society to hold governments accountable on HIV
  and AIDS
• Inadequate financing available for
  government-led HIV and AIDS initiatives

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Better capacities of existing networks for
monitoring of national HIV responses
More consultationwith civil society
Recommended
Set up regionalAIDS Watch body
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AIDS Watch should be run
jointly by

• Media/journalists
• Academic/educational institutions
• Intergovernmental organisations(e.g., ASEAN,
  SARC etc)
• International NGOs

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Civil society Key roles (not only effective but
essential)
? Making sure people get information that helps
them keep their governments and officials
accountable for their HIV and AIDS commitments ?
Providing direct targeted services to the most
vulnerable individuals and populations ?
Promoting accountability by monitoring HIV and
AIDS programmes and service coverage?
Participating in AIDS programme and
policy-making, and evaluating those decisions.
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Universal access coverage
indicators
Harm reduction approaches
Access to ARV therapy

• Combination ARV therapy for PLHIV
• HIV pregnant women (to prevent/reduce MTCT)
• Paediatric ARV formulations

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Highlights of the report

• Definition of the Community (a form of identity
  and belonging people affected by the response)
• To see NGO and Community as two independent
  component
• Community meaningful engagement
• Accountability of Community Organizations
• In Asia Prevention is still possible
• National internal funding

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