Continental Priorities in the AIDS Response

Presentation outline

- Africa Health Strategy - Abuja Declarations- African Plan on eMTCT- AU Roadmap on AIDS, TB and Malaria Response in

Africa- AWA revitalization- AU Strategic Plan 2014-2015

NEW HEALTH INITIATIVES SINCE 2000...

ECC

MOH(15 Staff)

Damian Foundation

Memisa

Cordaid

Oxfam GB

Cemubac

Int and Nat NGO's (Development and church related)

INGO's (Emergency)

Multilateral agencies

MSF Belgium

BASICS

Caritas

CRS

Louvain development

Bilateral Funding / Technical agencies

FometroWorldVision

BDOM

Salvation army

Asrames

World bank

More than 200 health partners

State and Parastatal organisations

Fonds Social de la République

BCECO

13 MoHDepartments

53 specialised programs

11 provincial management team

11 Provincial Ministries of Health

Ministry of Finance

Ministry of Education

Faculties of Medicine

Schools of Public Health

Novib

Merlin

Sanru

Gavi

ECHO

UNFPA

UNAIDS

UNICEFEU

UNHCR

WHO

IMF

Global Fund

WFP

13 Donor Government program coordination committees

Apefe

PSF-CI

GTZ

SIDA

ACDIBTC CTB

USAID

DFID

BAD

VVOB

[Source: Porignon, WHO, 2008]

IHP+

Africa Health Strategy: 2007-2015

• Highlights main challenges faced by African health systems and outlines a broad strategic framework for African nations to achieve the health-related MDGs;

• Focuses on health systems strengthening with the goal of reducing the disease burden through improved resources, systems, policies and management;

• Advocates for African countries to promote all aspects of Human Resources for Health.

Abuja Declarations on AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria

• Abuja Declarations (2000 and 2001)- set the frameworks to reverse the impact of the AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria epidemics in Africa;

• Abuja Call (2006)-renewed commitment for Universal Access to services and provides indicators for M&E on progress;

• Abuja Declaration (2013) notes significant progress and calls for elimination of the three diseases by 2030.

African Union eMTCT Plan

Domesticates the eMTCT Global Plan based on three major pillars with outcomes at continental, regional and national levels:

• Coverage, access and utilisation of services;

• Leadership, accountability and innovative domestic resource mobilisation;

• Advocacy and communication.

African Union Roadmap on AIDS, TB and Malaria (2012-2015)

• Structured around three strategic pillars—diversified financing, access to medicines and health governance;

• Provides a blueprint for practical African-owned solutions to enhance sustainable responses;

• Defines goals, expected results, roles and responsibilities to hold stakeholders accountable over a three-year time frame, through 2015.

AWA Revitalisation

• AWA revitalisation strategy developed;

• AWA Secretariat established;

• AWA consultative experts and AWA Heads of State and Government involved in strategic advocacy, resource mobilisation and promoting accountability;

• Appointment of Heads of State and Government as AWA regional champions.

AU Strategic Plan 2014-2017

• Promotes Africa‘s human capacity development through the prioritisation of Primary Health Care and Prevention;

• Addresses key heath sector challenges primarily AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria;

• Promotes result delivery & accountability on universal Access to services.

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