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A disability inclusive National AIDS Strategic Plan: What to
take away
Muriel Mac-SeingHIV and AIDS Technical Advisor, Handicap
International
Skills Building Workshop, Mini Room 1, 14:30-18:3019th International AIDS Conference, Washington DC, July 25,
2012
Thanks to HEARD and its initial report on NSP review 2010. This presentation has been inspired
by the work of colleagues, especially of Dr Jill Hanass-
Hancock, HEARD
Thanks to all the Framework contributors:
For the first time inUNAIDS’ Strategy 2011-2015…
“When social support and other programmesfor persons with disabilities are delivered in
an HIV-sensitive manner, they contributeto overcoming the historic neglect of HIV prevention and support to persons with
disabilities.”
Outline of presentation
Background Purpose of the Framework on disability
inclusion in national AIDS strategic plan (NSP)
Guiding principles of an NSP Priority areas and strategies of an NSP Step by step guideline: a road map to
disability inclusion Resources websites
Background UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities
(2006) As of now, 153 counties signed the UNCRPD and 117
ratified it Article 9 on accessibility Article 25 in on health (including reproductive health and
HIV ) Two guiding principles: 1) Universal accommodation and
2) Reasonable accommodation
UNAIDS (2006) International Guidelines on HIV and AIDS and human rights recommends a rights-based approach
WHO/World Bank (2011) estimate that 15% of the world’s population have a disability; 2-3% with severe disabilities
Declaration of UN High Level Meeting on HIV (2011) includes disability
Background (cont’d) Growing evidence and recognition at
international level of the interrelationship between HIV and AIDS and disability: Persons with disabilities as likely, if not more
likely to be at risk of HIV infection Persons with disabilities are sexually active and
as likely as others to engage in unprotected sex There is insufficient access to HIV prevention,
information, treatment, care and support services
Persons with disabilities, especially women and girls are at risk of sexual violence
People living with HIV experience disability as a result of their illness, opportunistic infections, treatment or HIV-related stigma and discrimination
Purpose of the Framework
It is a tool to guide the development and review of NSPs in terms of disability inclusion and in the realisation of the UNCRPD’s commitments and international guidelines
To provide a step by step guideline in how to integrate disability into HIV-related plans and programmes at different levels
To provide guidance and contribute to States’ accountability
Guiding principles of Framework
Inclusion of persons with disabilities in NSP Protection of the rights of persons with
disabilities and the prohibition of discrimination based on HIV and disability
Provision of accessible HIV-related prevention, treatment, care and support services
Provision of information and training on the rights of PLHIV and persons with disabilities, as well as provision of accessible legal services
Inclusion of disability in mainstream research, monitoring and surveillance of the HIV epidemic
Priority areas and strategies of NSPs
Human rights approach (equality and non-discrimination): NSPs should protect the rights of people living with HIV and persons with disabilities
HIV-related prevention, treatment, care and support services: they should be provided in accessible and appropriate formats
Legal support services: in terms of promotion of human rights and access to justice in cases of violation of rights
Research, monitoring and surveillance Resource mobilization
A step by step guideline: A roadmap to disability inclusion
Initiation step: initiating the inclusion of disability
Developing legal and other norms on disability step: domesticating the UNCRPD into national laws and frameworks
Towards integration step: developing feasible approaches
Optimal inclusion step: monitoring and implementing of disability inclusive HIV and AIDS programmes
Resources websites
UN Enable: http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=1560
UNAIDS:http://data.unaids.org/Publications/IRC-pub07/jc1252-internguidelines_en.pdf
HEARD Resource Centre: http://www.heard.org.za/african-leadership/disability
Handicap International Source Resource site:
http://www.asksource.info
Thanks!
Merci !
Gracias!