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Rectal Microbicides Advocacy in Africa

Rectal Microbicides Advocacy in Africa . Kadiri Audu Community Vice Chair – IRMA Coordinator –IRMA Nigeria Email: kadiriaudu@yahoo.com Tel. +2348063199365. In this presentation: How it all started – RM Advocacy in Africa (emphasis on Nigeria efforts) Strategies and activities

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Rectal Microbicides Advocacy in Africa

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  1. Rectal Microbicides Advocacy in Africa KadiriAudu Community Vice Chair – IRMA Coordinator –IRMA Nigeria Email: kadiriaudu@yahoo.com Tel. +2348063199365

  2. In this presentation: • How it all started – RM Advocacy in Africa (emphasis on Nigeria efforts) • Strategies and activities • Achievements/Challenges • Future/Next steps

  3. IRMA LAGOS -2008

  4. IRMA Nigeria - 2009 • Lagos • Abuja – FCT • Ibadan – Oyo state • Calabar – Cross Rivers

  5. Strategies: Involving community stakeholders: • IRMA Nigeria advocacy efforts are geared towards mobilising communities of stakeholders to make demands on their government for investment in Microbicide and Rectal Microbicidesresearch and development.

  6. Community Stakeholder Engagement Communities mobilised: • CBOs • LGBT organizations • Community heads • Youth leaders • Market women • Artisans and craftmen • Health workers

  7. Community Stakeholder Engagement Cont. Population reached; • Sex workers • Youths • MSMs • Artisans • Health workers • Market women • General population • Religious leaders • Politicians

  8. Tools for community mobilization • Campaigns • Sensitisation programs • Trainings • Talks • Music events/Concerts • Drama

  9. Achievements • Inclusion of NPT issues in National documents of HIV policy, National strategic framework and national HIV research policy. • Discussion of NPTs(Microbicides and Rectal Microbicides) in public discourse – national conferences, Ethics committees, HIV prevention meetings, seminars, newspapers. • Increasing number of NGOs in Nigeria including information onMicrobicides and Rectal Microbicides in their HIV prevention messages. • Over 200 members mobilized to joined the IRMA list serve • More active actors are emerging in the field – NHVMAS, S4M, Safehaven, Good to Neighbours, NYNETHA, ICARH, MAN, TIER

  10. Challenges • Funding • Illiteracy • Religious and cultural beliefs • Policy environment

  11. Next Steps • Seek for funds • Engage more organizations in Rectal Microbicides advocacy • Mobilize more people to join the IRMA list serve • Produce Rectal Microbicides fact sheet in local languages • Establish IRMA in more states in Nigeria

  12. Thank you!

  13. Questions? • Comments?

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