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Promoting Treatment Access through PLWH’s capacity development Kebbi Alliance of Positive People (KAPOP) Experiences. By Onyemelukwe Akaoma. What are the needs. Rights protecting Need for Voices Enabling Environment Technical Capacity to lead processes Funding Treatment Access.
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Promoting Treatment Access through PLWH’s capacity development Kebbi Alliance of Positive People (KAPOP) Experiences By Onyemelukwe Akaoma
What are the needs • Rights protecting • Need for Voices • Enabling Environment • Technical Capacity to lead processes • Funding • Treatment Access
Issues • Stigma and Discrimination • Provision of Treatment • Access to the treatment provided • Number of women and children accessing treatment
Issues Continues • Political Commitment and Leadership • Funding for treatment • Weak capacity to programme and the engage policy makers
Strategy Deployed • Capacity Development both institutional and programmatic for KAPOP, Stakeholders • Organizational development for KAPOP • Development of Advocacy processes (Engaging in Advocacy and Campaigning)
Outcomes KAPOP Support group structures developed Leadership for Treatment Literacy and Access Political Commitment from government (leadership) Reduction in Stigma and Discrimination
Outcomes Continues • Visibility and Voices of people living with HIV • Emergence of New Support Groups • Expansion of service delivery points in the State • Increases Number of women and Children accessing treatment
Note • Building capacity is very essential for the effective engagement on HIV&AIDS management issues i.e. comprehensive treatment
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