Sectoral Mainstreaming of HIV and AIDS

1. Sectoral Mainstreaming of HIV and AIDS Presented by: Regina Ombam Head - Strategy Development (NACC)

2. Background information • Population: 38,610,097 million people. (Kenya Population and Housing Census 2009). • Number of new infections: 91,000 annually • HIV Prevalence: (KDHS)

3. Description of context Thematic Group supports the development of a Medium Term development Strategy that Effectively addresses the challenge of HIV and AIDS Epidemic in order to move the economy toward a growth trajectory and achieve the 10 percent economic growth rate by the end of the plan period. This thematic group critically evaluates sectoral HIV policies, programmes and projects that aim at reducing mortality, ill-health, increase in number of orphans and vulnerable children, poverty and inequality while meeting the Millennium Development Goals.

4. Key interventions • Capacity building of the members from the sectors based on the emerging issues in the national HIV and AIDS response. • Technical support in drawing strategies and HIV work place policies to address HIV and AIDS in the sectors and assessing progress. • Facilitation of referrals and strengthening of linkages between the sectors and service providers.

5. Approaches adopted Facilitation of development of Medium Term County plans. Forums to assess the progress in the sectors.

6. Methodologies, and strategies The HIV Thematic Group has three technical working groups aligned to the Pillars of Vision 2030 with representations from specific sectors under each pillar. The pillars include; Economic, Social and Political The TWGs assess the effect of HIV and AIDS on the sectors and the key issues to be addressed relation to HIV and AIDS.

7. Resources required Human • Permanent secretaries or their representatives in the ministries and Sector Working Groups. Financial • Resource allocation under the Medium Term Expenditure Framework.

8. Challenges and counter-strategies employed Challenge Having HIV and AIDS activities prioritized in The Sector working group plans. Funding and utilization of the allocated funds. Counter – Strategy • Participation in the drafting of the medium Plans for the vision 2030 to ensure HIV and AIDS activities are planned for. • Reviewing of the county plans and reports.

9. Evidence of success and achievements • Reduction in incidence rates and improvement of quality of life for both infected and affected (Study sector and Cost benefit analysis of employee wellness programme reports). • HIV and AIDS mainstreamed in all the sectors with the strategies employed based on the emerging issue (Sector documented best practices).

10. Lessons learnt By employing this strategy, progress has been registered in the policy and legal environment and evidence based innovative multi-sectoral national response interventions identified in order to reduce the HIV prevalence and improve service delivery in form of treatment and care across all the sectors.

11. Conclusions and Recommendations Conclusion. A Thematic group is key to ensure that HIV and AIDS is meaningfully mainstreamed in all the sectors, it Helps review progress in the national HIV and AIDS response and puts in place mechanisms that will ensure that the gains made are not reversed. Recommendations. Leadership and governance is a force to drive the process while embracing the participatory approach for The Multi-sectoral national HIV and AIDS response.

12. Details of what others can gain from the model. Model helps in; • Identification of the emerging issues and prioritizing HIV and AIDS response in all the sectors and the, • Consolidation of the critical enablers of the HIV response to inform policy. • The model is workable and can be replicated by all the sectors both public and private. Other countries can also employ the same model to address HIV and AIDS.