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Presentation to the Stop TB Partnership November 2007 Bobby Ramakant
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Transcript of Presentation to the Stop TB Partnership November 2007 Bobby Ramakant
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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
How
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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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