presentation: the hiv prevention in big cities project
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Presented by Patricia Moser at the 11th ICAAPTRANSCRIPT
The HIV Prevention in Big Cities Project
Fighting HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific
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Fighting HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (Regional TA)
Impact: Help developing member countries (DMCs)
achieve MDG 6, target 7: to have halted and
begun to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS in
Asia and the Pacific by 2015
Outcome: Develop and implement a more effective and
evidence-based response to the
HIV/AIDS epidemic at the country and
regional levels
HIV Prevention in Big Cities Project (Philippines)
Expected Impact
• Decreased HIV transmission in
MSM populations in Metro Manila
and Metro Cebu, and IDU
populations in Metro Cebu
Desired Outcome
• Reduced high risk sexual and
injecting behaviors among MSM
and IDU populations in targeted
areas
Project Implementation Sites
• MSM: Mandaluyong, Taguig,
Paranaque and Mandaue City
• IDU: Cebu City
HIV Prevention in Big Cities Project (Philippines)
Key Interventions
1. Developing friendly services for MSM and PWID (e.g.,
drop-in centers, outreach activities) in big cities;
2. Increasing the demand and use of services by MSM and
PWID, to help them reduce risky behaviors, through
improved peer education and support;
3. Strengthening governance for development and
implementation of evidence-based policies and
interventions, at both national and local levels, by
collecting strategic information through appropriate studies
developing evidence-based policies and programs, and
developing LGUs capacity to implement effective interventions
at the local level.
HIV Prevention in Big Cities Project (PHI)
• Implementation Period: April 15, 2013 to December
30, 2014, with a one-year extension until December 30,
2015.
• Project amount: USD1,428,890 (SIDA FUNDED),
plus USD 500,000 (WB FUNDED)
• Consulting firm: Population Services International
(PSI) United States in association with the
Philippine NGO Council on Population, Health and
Welfare (PNGOC)
HIV Prevention in Big Cities (PHI)
A cooperative undertaking of ADB and WB
ADB – assistance for technical support and
intervention from April 15, 2013 to December 30, 2014
WB - assistance for the conduct of MSM Profiling Study
in 2014 and continuation of field interventions from
January to December 2015
Thank you!