“One SADC, One Vision, One Way"

XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington D.C, United States, 22-27 July 2012

“Joint Action on Pediatric HIV and AIDS, TB and Malaria: UNICEF’s Collaboration with SADC

Craig McClure, Chief, HIV and AIDS Programme Division

United Nations Children’s FundNew York, USA

OUTLINE

• BACKGROUND

• CONTRIBUTING TO SADC’S INTEGRATION

AGENDA

• CHALLENGES, LESSONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES

• FUTURE PLANS

BACKGROUND

UNICEF’s global HIV response directly supports: • Elimination of new infections among children

• Reducing new infections among adolescents and young people

• Universal access to treatment

• Universal access to HIV sensitive social protection programs for children, adolescents and families

UNICEF AND SADC COLLABORATION

• Rationale for Partnership • Coordination framework• Scaling up harmonized approaches and best

practices:– Pediatric HIV, TB, and Malaria– Social and Child protection

CHALLENGES, LESSONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES

Challenges• ‘One SADC, One Vision, One way’ • Supporting regional initiatives in decentralized

environmentLessons• Invest in Process • Ensure current evidence and technical guidance inform

strategies and guidelinesOpportunities• Member State initiatives informing regional standards• Best practice sharing

FUTURE PLANS

• Finalize and Disseminate assessment report on policies, standards and guidelines in Paediatric HIV, TB, and Malaria

• Complete development of SADC Standards and Best Practices in Pediatric HIV, TB and Malaria• Member States Consensus on technical documents• Ministers of Health meeting for adoption (Nov 2012)

• Member State Technical Assistance and capacity strengthening in 2013