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Strengthening linkages between Latin America and the Caribbean The Ministerial declaration “Prevention through Education” The LAC GFATM Constituency Experience. 10th AGM PANCAP/CARICOM “Reflection and Renewal” St. Maarten, 31st October - 2nd November, 2010. Dr. José Antonio Izazola Licea
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Strengthening linkages between Latin America and the CaribbeanThe Ministerial declaration “Prevention through Education”The LAC GFATM Constituency Experience 10th AGM PANCAP/CARICOM “Reflection and Renewal” St. Maarten, 31st October - 2nd November, 2010 Dr. José Antonio Izazola Licea Director General, National Center for AIDS prevention and control, Mexico LAC Representative - GFATM Board
MINISTERIAL DECLARATION “PREVENTING THROUGH EDUCATION” • By 2015, reduce by 75 per cent the number of schools under the jurisdiction of the Ministries of Education that have failed to institutionalize comprehensive sex education; • More involvement of education sector is required • By 2015, reduce by 50 per cent the number of adolescents and young people who are not covered by health services that address their sexual and reproductive health needs appropriately. • E.g. Mexico’s MoE announced on october 2010: • Comprehensive sex education strategy: 6,000 schools • Including condom distribution at schools
LACCONSTITUENCY LAC CONSTITUENCY ORGANIZATIONRepresentative: Dr. José Antonio Izazola Licea (México)Alternate representative: Min. Leslie Ramsammy (Guyana)Focal Point: Dr. Jorge Saavedra López Committees with LAC MembersAmFm: Min. Leslie Ramsammy (Guyana)MD&C: Dr. Carl Borwn (PANCAP)PIC: Dr. Paulo Teixeira (Brazil)PSC: Dr. José Antonio Izazola Licea (México)
AGREEMENTS BETWEEN LA & CARIBBEANInvolved instances: GCTH (LA) & PANCAP (Caribbean)One Constituency for the LAC regionAnnual rotation of Member/alternate:2010: LA board member; the Caribbean alternate 2011: Caribbean board member; LA alternateInclusion in GFATM committees of member(s) from both regions. LACCONSTITUENCY
LACCONSTITUENCY • LAC REPRESENTATION: DECISION POINTS • (Examples) • Approval of Wave 8 Rolling Continuation Channel Proposals • 1 Guyana Malaria - USD $1.6 millions • 1 Guatemala HIV - USD $42.48 millions • 1 Guatemala Malaria - USD $7.06 millions • Extension: Phase 2 term & to commit additional funds for Suriname’s Round 5 Malaria • Extension: Grant Signing Deadline for Haiti Round 8 Malaria Proposal
LACCONSTITUENCY • PRIORITIZATION DISCUSSION FOR R-10 • 21st GFATM BOARD MEETING, APRIL 2010 • Low income countries • Poor and vulnerable populations • Inter-Agency Working Group proposal (UNAIDS and WHO) • Priority: Generalized epidemic countries (Prevalences ≥ 2%) • Lower priority to countries with Concentrated epidemics among MARPs (Prevalences ≥ 10%) • LAC Negotiatons = MARP’s Channel • USD $200 million: USD$12.5 million per applicant (maximum) & only USD $5 millions for Ph-1
LACCONSTITUENCY • CURRENTLY: ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA • 22st GFATM BOARD MEETING, DECEMBER 2010 • PSC & PIC Meetings: october 26th-29th • No consensus on changing current eligibility criteria • Prioritization to be revised, but similar to R10 • Currently PIC proposal might affect LAC Countries • Middle income and concentrated epidemics • LAC constituency position: No changes in elegibility • All regions, countries & kinds of epidemics must be eligible • GFATM should still being “GLOBAL”
LACCONSTITUENCY PROPOSED ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA HOW IT AFFECTS LAC COUNTRIES?
LACCONSTITUENCY PROPOSED ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA HOW AFFECTS LAC COUNTRIES?-II
LACCONSTITUENCY PROPOSED ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA HOW AFFECTS LAC COUNTRIES?-II
LACCONSTITUENCY PROPOSED ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA HOW AFFECTS LAC COUNTRIES?-II HYPOTHETICAL CUT-OFF VALUES
LACCONSTITUENCY PROPOSED ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA HOW AFFECTS LAC COUNTRIES?-II HYPOTHETICAL CUT-OFF VALUES
LACCONSTITUENCY • NEXT STEPS • Improving comunication & consultation with LAC Countries about GFATM Board issues • All involved instances: CCM’s, MoH, National programmes (HIV/AIDS, Tb & malaria • LAC Constituency web site • LA CCM’s meeting: December, 2010 • Caribbean CCM’s meeting: probably end november, 2010 • Availability (and translation) of relevant GF documents • Full involvement of CCMs and RCMs in governance decissions in Board and Committees • Institutional history of LAC decissions and participation
UNAIDS PROGRAM COORDINATING BOARD • LAC members in 2010: El Salvador, Guatemala and Brazil • Guatemala not continued for 2011-2013 • LAC countries at PCB for 2011: El Salvador, Brazil & Mexico • El Salvador to be renewed as member for two more years • Mexico will be member of UNAIDS PCB (2011-2013)