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HIV Knowledge Hubs

The concept and its evolution. HIV Knowledge Hubs. World Health Organization in collaboration with GTZ BACKUP Initiative. The concept's origin at the start of the new Millennium:.

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HIV Knowledge Hubs

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  1. The concept and its evolution HIV Knowledge Hubs World Health Organization in collaboration with GTZBACKUPInitiative

  2. The concept's origin at the start of the new Millennium: Opportunities: Effective technologies for HIV prevention and treatment exist and are paired with unprecedented global commitment and funding to accelerate access to HIV services Challenges: Large technical, managerial and human resource capacity gaps paired with dependence on limited (mostly international) providers for training and technical support Backup Initiative, in partnership with WHO, emerges to increase institutional capacity through regional HIV Knowledge Hubs

  3. Elements of the HIV Knowledge Hub concept

  4. A regional solution to regional needs • Build on regional competence to serve countries with similar challenges and capacity building needs (“Hub” concept) • Support existing regional institutions and networks to develop into centers of excellence • Adapt global guidelines and tools to regional and local context • Develop a business concept to ensure the sustainability of regional capacity development

  5. 4 Key Functions of Knowledge Hub • Regional training for service providers and programme managers • Direct technical support to countries • Adaptation of guidelines and tools to national needs and legal & social environment • Facilitation of networking of regional institutions and experts (consultants)

  6. HIV Knowledge Hub models: thematic configuration (Europe) TA Pool Net- working Net- working TA Pool HIV/AIDS Care (Kiev) Surveillance (Zagreb) Training Training Tools adaptation Harm Reduction (Vilnius) Training Tools adaptation Tools Adaptation TA Pool

  7. Model: Network configuration Training Sites Program -ming Care Example: Uganda KH Joint Clinical Research Centre Academic Alliance Mildmay International Training Centre TASO AIDS Information Centre VCT Central Coordination, Support & Networking Tools Adaptation Technical Assistance Pool

  8. Model: Geographic and network configuration of MENAHRA harm reduction KHs Afg Iran KH Academic Institution Pak Iran Drug treatment center Community based NGO Coordination and joint management, Sub-regional KHs and network Mor Syr Alg Tun Leb Lebanon KH Lib Morocco KH Jor Egypt GCC

  9. Financial sustainability • Initial seed funding to develop technical functions, thereafter maintenance of core management; business plans! • Attraction of additional support from various partners with increasing recognition of Hub capacity and quality of work • Fees for services

  10. Highlights and lessons learnt

  11. Highlights The Knowledge Hub Concept • has been successfully put into practice in Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East. • is embraced by an increasing number of partners, e.g. AMREF, DROSOS, AIHA, UNICEF, USAID, Global Fund.

  12. Lessons learnt Essentials for successful Hubs: • Pre-existing institutional capacity • Sound evidence-based technical work • Investments to strengthen managerial, technical and human resource capacity • Sustained external support to core management functions • Development of business plans • Political suitability of host country in the Region

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