Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention

Deloris Dockrey MPH20 July 2010, AIDS 2010

LIVING 2008 Update

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At LIVING 2008, Mexico City• ‘Positive prevention’ strongly

criticised• Agreement that HIV prevention

should always be a shared responsibility

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International Technical Consultation on ‘Positive Prevention’• April 2009, Tunisia, UNAIDS &

GNP+• 50 participants, more than half of

participants were people living with HIV

• New concept of Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention 3

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What is Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention?

• A shift in thinking designed and led by people living with HIV

• Holistic and comprehensive approach to HIV prevention with people living with HIV

• Emphasis on supportive legal and policy environments

• Leadership of people living with HIV

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Regional consultations• Asia-Pacific region, Indonesia,

August 2009– Embraced concept of Positive Health,

Dignity and Prevention; concern with issue of ‘dignity’ and how it translates in the region

• International francophone community, Morocco, March 2010– Recognition of the importance of

‘treatment as prevention’ within the concept

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Consultation with PEPFAR agencies• Strategic meeting October 2009• Consultation between GNP+, UNAIDS,

PEPFAR agencies (USAID, Department of Defence, CDC)

• Identified opportunities for collaboration, including the development of the framework on Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention

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Operations research

• Partnership between GNP+, networks of PLHIV in Bolivia, Tanzania, Viet Nam and the Population Council

• Research by and with PLHIV to gather experiences and perspectives on Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention

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Framework• Structured telephone interviews with

regional and international partners• Draft framework is ready!• Currently soliciting input into draft

framework

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Hot topics!• Universal access• Treatment as prevention• Supportive and enabling social and

legal environments

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At AIDS 2010• Plenary on Positive Health, Dignity

and Prevention – Monday 19 July 2010

• Workshop on operations research with PLHIV on Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention – Tuesday 20 July 2010

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Immediate next steps• Finalising the Framework on Positive

Health, Dignity and Prevention – September 2010

• Developing operational guidelines on Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention

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For more information about Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention, please

visit www.gnpplus.net

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