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Using information, dialogue & advocacy

platforms to facilitate civil society responses to AIDS & TB

Presentation to the Stop TB Partnership

November 2007

Bobby RamakantHealth and Development Networks (HDN)

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An advocacy platform works

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• documenting the knowledge of those directly affected,

• analysing and interpreting other key information,

• strengthening local writing and analysis skills,

• facilitating genuine dialogue and participation,

• user-friendly innovative IT tools

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Components of a platform

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Partners Zimbabwe platform

Partners• Zimbabwe AIDS Network (ZAN) • Health Development Networks (HDN)• Southern Africa HIV/AIDS Information

Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS) • The Centre • Women and AIDS Support Network

(WASN)• Zimbabwe National Network of People

Living with HIV (ZNNP+)

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Partners Zimbabwe “PZim” - in action!Advocating for TB eForum (over 800 members) Focused discussion on HBC, TB KC

Team (18 members) – articles KC Team (18 members) Resource Centres Joint publications – situation analysis,

fact sheet, press release PZim website KAP survey on TB/HIV co-infection Targeted action at 38th IUATLD

Conference

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HDN Action at the 38th IUATLD Conference

Overall:• Onsite KC Team: India, Kenya, the Philippines,

Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe • Articles on 6 key TB topics• Information dissemination via eForums & websites• Global TB march organized by TAC• TB Photovoice project poster & site visit• Recruiting KCs & eForum members – especially

Stop-TB

Partners Zimbabwe platform specific:• 7 staff of partner organisations participating as

KCs• Joint press release spotlighting Zimbabwe• Joint TB/HIV Fact Sheet as platform product• KC articles on TB/HIV co-infection in Zimbabwe• Recruiting KCs and eForum members

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Stop TB Partnership & HDN national collaboration

Stop TB Partnership involvement as…

• …national partnership platform partner: Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, etc

• …platform advisory role for all TB-related issues & actions

• …main source of relevant content for eForums & websites

• …recruiter for “TB-KCs”• …link to regional & global levels

How

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