Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention
Deloris Dockrey MPH20 July 2010, AIDS 2010
LIVING 2008 Update
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At LIVING 2008, Mexico City• ‘Positive prevention’ strongly
criticised• Agreement that HIV prevention
should always be a shared responsibility
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International Technical Consultation on ‘Positive Prevention’• April 2009, Tunisia, UNAIDS &
GNP+• 50 participants, more than half of
participants were people living with HIV
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What is Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention?
• A shift in thinking designed and led by people living with HIV
• Holistic and comprehensive approach to HIV prevention with people living with HIV
• Emphasis on supportive legal and policy environments
• Leadership of people living with HIV
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Regional consultations• Asia-Pacific region, Indonesia,
August 2009– Embraced concept of Positive Health,
Dignity and Prevention; concern with issue of ‘dignity’ and how it translates in the region
• International francophone community, Morocco, March 2010– Recognition of the importance of
‘treatment as prevention’ within the concept
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Consultation with PEPFAR agencies• Strategic meeting October 2009• Consultation between GNP+, UNAIDS,
PEPFAR agencies (USAID, Department of Defence, CDC)
• Identified opportunities for collaboration, including the development of the framework on Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention
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Operations research
• Partnership between GNP+, networks of PLHIV in Bolivia, Tanzania, Viet Nam and the Population Council
• Research by and with PLHIV to gather experiences and perspectives on Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention
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Framework• Structured telephone interviews with
regional and international partners• Draft framework is ready!• Currently soliciting input into draft
framework
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Hot topics!• Universal access• Treatment as prevention• Supportive and enabling social and
legal environments
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At AIDS 2010• Plenary on Positive Health, Dignity
and Prevention – Monday 19 July 2010
• Workshop on operations research with PLHIV on Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention – Tuesday 20 July 2010
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Immediate next steps• Finalising the Framework on Positive
Health, Dignity and Prevention – September 2010
• Developing operational guidelines on Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention
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For more information about Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention, please
visit www.gnpplus.net
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