Public, Private & Faith-based Partnershipsin Papua New Guinea

 

How to provide innovative, needs-based programs to support HIVhealth care capacity building in collaboration with a range of partners

Artwork by: Steve Estvanik

Janet SangopaSouthern Highlands Provincial PLHIV Network

Introduction

I am Ms Janet Sangopa, 38yrs old from SHP in PNG.I am a single mother with 1 child & employed @ the Provincial Hospital as a Registry Clerk for STI/HIV &AIDS Nina clinic – Provincial ART Centre & also a Positive Advocator. I was diagnosed HIV Positive on the 31st January 2006 at the Epeanda HIV Clinic & now am currently living on ART for 8 yrs.

• No Doctor, I was seen by two nursing officers at the clinic.

• I first saw Dr Arun in 2008:– Happy that someone would come to help us from another

country– Continuum of care was good and when Dr Arun came, I

had more confidence that the staff at the clinic knew what to do about ART.

– It has been eye opening to see other doctors come and learn at the clinic – I am proud that they would come to learn from us - we learnt from each other

Now

• Helped establish the Southern Highlands Provincial PLHIV Network – 300 Plus fully registered members of the network

• Vice President of Igat Hope since 2013

• Work as a Registration Clerk at the Mendi Provincial Hospital – Nina Clinic

• Health and Happy 9month old boy - McFardren

challenges

• No Doctor at the clinic we rely on nurses and community health workers

• Shortage of ART Drugs occasionally• Peer Educators not trained in all fields of HIV

in clinical settings

Acknowledgements

• Sr Gaudentia Meier – Catholic Health , SHP• Arch Bishop Steven Riechert – Madang Diocese• Sr Rose John – Former HIV&AIDS Coordinator, CHS• Sr Tarsicia – National Capital HIV AIDS Director PNG• Dr Catherine O’Conner –• Dr Arun Menon – Clinical Mentor Pacific• Dr John Millan – Clinical Mentor – PNG & Chairman Sexual Health• Rebecca Lero Rami – Founder Child Orphanage Centre SHP• Provincial Aids Council Office • Mr Joseph Turian – CEO Provincial Hospital• Clinton Health Access Initiative Program • Igat Hope Inc • Global Fund• NHATU• NACS• NDoH• ASHMThank you all one way or the other, little or big your contributions, efforts, & time as brought me this far to be who I am now.