Project ABC : Project ABC a part of the ITPC Global Plan of Action 2006-2007 Presenter presenter@e-mail.net


Key points about ITPC: Key points about ITPC Defining “treatment preparedness” ITPC: a global coalition Structure and governance Regional support & autonomy Accomplishments so far ITPC work in 2007: On-line resources and communications technology World CAB meetings Local, national, and regional grants (Collab Fund) Treatment monitoring & advocacy (T-MAP) Topic-specific projects


HIV treatment preparedness: HIV treatment preparedness Successful HIV treatment requires: health literacy – understand options for treatment and care empowerment – express demand, overcome barriers, make autonomous decisions, access treatment and care advocacy – change health systems and health governance Development of a coalition for action 2003 Cape Town – 125 activists from 67 countries; now 600 participants from more than 100 countries


ITPC: a global coalition: ITPC: a global coalition


ITPC structure and governance: ITPC structure and governance Strategic decision-making ISG, RACs, and CRPs Infrastructure for support Global/regional coordinators Projects On-line resources & communications technology World CAB Local, national, and regional grants (Collaborative Fund) Treatment monitoring & advocacy (T-MAP)


ITPC global governance: ITPC global governance Cameroon: Laure Sylvanie Djueche Kenya: Mercy Otim Ethiopia: Kassahun Argaw Morocco: Othman Mallouk Zimbabwe: Tapiwanashe Kujinga Zimbabwe: Tendayi Westerhoff South Africa: Gregg Gonsalves China: Thomas Cai India: Vijay Nair Bangladesh: Habiba Akter Philippines: Nenet Ortega El Salvador: Jaime Ernesto Argueta Colombia: Oswaldo Rada Russia: Gregory Vergus Russia: Shona Schonning Ukraine: Konstantin Lezhentsev Romania: Elena Traicu Hungary: Mauro Guarinieri Australia: John Daye U.K.: Polly Clayden U.S.: Beri Hull International Steering Group (ISG)


Emphasis on regionally-based decision-making and autonomy: Emphasis on regionally-based decision-making and autonomy Regional Advisory Committee (RAC): David Ananishvili (Georgia) Maria Bogdanova (Russia) Irina Borushek (Ukraine) Vitaly Jumagaliev (Russia) Igor Kilchevskiy (Moldova) Konstantin Lezhentsev (Ukraine) Alexander Molokovski (Latvia) Elena Raicu (Romania) Tatiana Semionova (Belarus) Shona Shoning (Russia) Suren Stepanyan (Armenia) Raminta Stukuite (Lithuania) Sherboto Tokombaev (Kyrgyzstan) Sergei Uchaev (Uzbekistan) Vyacheslav Vasiliev (Estonia) Andrey Zlobin (Russia) Community Review Panel (2006): Aleksandrs Molokovskis (Latvia) Mikhail Rukavishnikov (Russia) Uchaev Sergey (Uzbekistan) Tatasiana Semionava (Belarus) Sherboto Tokombaev (Kyrgyzstan) Gregory Vergus (Russia) Example: CIS/Baltics region


Support of local partners: Support of local partners Examples Ethiopia: NGO Tilla Five-day training for 70 PLWHA about ARV treatment Training for 15 HBC providers and counselors to support PLWHA in treatment decision-making India: SPARSHA in West Bengal mobilized two pressure groups to look at district-level HIV treatment availability and affordability gained facilitated access for 49 HIV+ women to HIV and OI treatment at government clinics China: AIDS Care China PLWHA and medical professional study tour to look at treatment options design, production and distribution of 10,000 treatment literacy booklets created data management software to monitor adherence for 500 PLWHA


Global successes of ITPC: Global successes of ITPC Organized and convened three World Community Advisory Board (WorldCAB) meetings with pharmaceutical companies (both originator and generic drug producers), to facilitate dialogue about policy and advocacy issues related to HIV treatment research, production, distribution and access. Mobilized global Days of Solidarity with local treatment activist groups at critical times when these groups have needed expressions of international support. ITPC has mobilised people in dozens of countries in support of the Treatment Action Campaign (South Africa), Thai Drug Users Network (Thailand), Front AIDS (Russia) and others. Researched, wrote, and publicised in-depth and objective monitoring reports on AIDS treatment scale up. “Missing the Target,” released in November 2005, identified progress and specific barriers to treatment scale up in six countries (Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Russia, India, and the Dominican Republic) and critiqued the work of multilateral institutions. A follow up report, “Off Target for 2010” was released in May 2006. Succeeded with other partners in bringing about international policy changes such as the inclusion of methadone into the WHO’s List of Essential Drugs and Medicines. Succeeded in influencing national-level policy changes, such as revision of drug procurement policy in Moldova or a change in Ukrainian ARV purchase tenders.


Project ABC: Project ABC Activities Process objectives Intended outcome 1 Intended outcome 2 Estimated timing and budget  action for audience now