Consultation on WHO global health sector strategy for HIV/AIDS 2011-2015 in the WHO African Region

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The 63rd Session of the World Health Assembly adopted resolution WHA63.19 which requests WHO to develop a WHO HIV/AIDS Strategy for 2011-2015, through a broad consultative process at all levels.

The strategy is expected to:

  • build on the achievements and experiences of the "3 by 5" initiative and the five strategic directions of the WHO HIV/AIDS Universal Access Plan 2006-2010;
  • take into consideration the broad global HIV, health and development architecture, including the UNAIDS Strategy and Outcome Framework, and existing commitments to achieving Universal Access and the Millennium Development Goals;
  • identify existing and agreed global targets to motivate countries to plan for bold HIV/AIDS responses through to 2015;
  • provide guidance to countries on how to prioritize their HIV and broader health investments;
  • provide a framework for concerted WHO action at the global, regional and country levels and across all relevant WHO departments.

The final draft strategy is expected be ready by the end of October 2010 in order to be submitted to the WHO Executive Board in January 2011 after receiving contributions from various stakeholders. This requires that the draft document be disseminated to all levels in the six WHO regions for consultations using the provided guide and reporting template. The consultative process includes face to face meetings and other mechanism with major constituencies, development partners, people living with HIV and civil society organizations.

A website is also created for direct and individual contributions. The link is: http://www.who.int/hiv/aboutdept/strategy_consultation/en/index.html

The inputs and comments from countries, Inter country Support Teams as well as Clusters at the Regional Office will be compiled at regional level and shared with HQ for finalization of the draft.

The review process is still ongoing and it is expected to have the maximum of contributions from the countries, IST and clusters before end of September 2010.

The consultation process in countries in the African Region:

Côte d’Ivoire - Train de vies n°266, Août 2010 - Consultation sur le projet de stratégie mondiale du secteur de la santé contre le VIH/SIDA 2011-2015

Eritrea - WCO Supports national consultation on the development of WHO global HIV/AIDS strategy for 2011-2015

Ethiopia - Ethiopia holds consultative meeting on the WHO global health sector strategy for HIV/AIDS: 2011–2015

Libreville - Consultation nationale sur la stratégie du secteur de la santé pour le VIH/SIDA 2011-2015

Mauritania - Bayane N°031 07 septembre 2010 - OMS: Stratégie mondiale du secteur de la santé contre le VIH/Sida 2011-2015

Namibia - Namibia consultation on WHO HIV/AIDS global health sector strategy

Niger - Rapport sur la tenue de la consultation nationale sur la Stratégie mondiale du secteur de la santé contre le VIH/SIDA 2011-2015

Nigeria - WHO consults Nigerian stakeholders on new global health sector strategy for HIV/AIDS

Sierra Leone - Proceeding of the national consultative meeting on the WHO global health sector strategy for HIV/AIDS 2011-2015

Togo - National consultation on the development of the WHO Global Health Sector Strategy for HIV/AIDS, 2011- 2015