HIV TWG Annual report 2009 and Plan 2010

1. HIV TWG Annual report 2009 and Plan 2010 HCMC HIV sub group meeting April 15th 2010

2. HIV TWG Annual report 2009

3. Objectives 2009 TWG Hà Nội • Share practical experience and lessons learned • Strengthen the cooperation in common issues • Develop the cooperation among multi sectors, organizations • Build the partnership with new agencies • Advocate for enable environment for HIV & AIDS programs • Advocate for the better performance of national HIV & AIDS programs

4. Objectives 2009 TWG HCMC • Aim: to improve the quality of HIV & AIDS programs in HCMC • Specific objectives • Share information among multi sectors, organizations on HIV & AIDS • Avoid the overlap among implementing organizations • Promote the cooperation among organizations • Advocate to become a sub group of Hanoi HIV TWG

5. Update on Key Activities 2009 Hanoi HIV TWG 1. Main themes during 2009 • In 2009 the Chair and Co-Chair continue to support more interactive meetings to promote stimulating discussion 2. HIV TWG meetings in 2009 • TWG- 11th February 2009: HIV in Closed Settings • TWG- 15th April 2009: Children and HIV • TWG- 17th June 2009: HIV and Microfinance/Microcredit • TWG - 9th September: Sero-discordent couples 3. Other Activities • Lunchtime Seminars • Partnership with Hanoi School of Public Health • Summary of activities of the Subgroups of the HIV Technical Working Group

6. Update on Key Activities 2009 Hanoi HIV TWG Monthly lunch seminars • Qualitative research on the pleasure of PLHIV undergoing ART • Foster care models for children with HIV • Successful models of behavior change • Cohort study on injecting drug users undergoing ART

7. Update on Key Activities 2009 HCMC HIV sub group • 12 February 2009: joining TWG, annual plan • 16 April 2009: inhalant drug uses in HCMC • 25 June 2009: Methadone in HCMC • 23 September 2009: Children, Stigma and Discrimination, and HIV

8. HIV TWG Plan 2010

9. Plan 2010 Hanoi HIV TWG • Share information and networking among stakeholders on HIV & AIDS in Vietnam • Response information needs and coordination for civil society organizations and other stakeholders. • build on its strengths as a forum for civil society organizations to dialogue on HIV • to continue to deliver under its mandate in an effective and useful way.

10. Plan 2010 HCMC HIV sub group • to serve as a forum for information sharing, capacity building and coordination among organizations working in Southern Viet Nam. • To hold monthly supplemental meetings based on the interest and demand, to build critical skills, such as developing evidence based HIV programs and conducting effective literature reviews. • Enhance the cooperation among organizations working on HIV & AIDS

11. Challenges 2010 Hanoi HIV TWG Challenges • To be a good forum for CSOs to dialogue HIV How to work? • Bi monthly meetings • Monthly lunch seminars • Cooperate with Public health Univerity

12. Challenges 2010 HCMC HIV sub group • Challenges • Attract more organizations to involve in and support for the activities • Share more appropriate information (children, prevention, care and support, treatment, advocacy …) • Advocate for the benefits of targeted vulnerable groups • How to work? • Bi monthly meetings: on the third Thursday of Jan, April, Jun, Aug, Oct • Other ways of sharing information: supplemental meetings, E mail contacts and forum based communication (Wiki Space by Sara, AED) • Doing something together: Holding events on Mid autumn festival for children, World AIDS day, research and advocacy

13. Plan 2010 HCMC HIV Sub group Topics for bi-monthly meetings: • Skills: Literature review skills (Part 2) • Children: • Practical child counseling and support on ART adherence • Child disclosure • Care and protection of the rights of children affected by HIV & AIDS • Prevention: • Integrate HIV prevention to Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights • Advocacy among MSM in Vietnam and SE Asia region • Care and support: • Referral networks between clinic and community based care services • Model of positive living for PLHIV

14. Plan 2010 HCMC HIV Sub group Monthly supplemental meetings: • Skills: • Advocacy and networking skills (Sara) • Baseline survey /need assessment (sara) • Practical counseling for children • Children • Memory work • Alternative care for children with HIV and foster care in Vietnam • Prevention • Integration of SRHR and HIV prevention (Sara can help) • Care and support

15. Plan 2010 HCMC HIV Sub group Events: • Support for the events on mid autumn and World AIDS Day Advocacy activity • Survey on the training needs of CBOs, FBOs, SHGs in HCMC (if it is not done by PAC) • Evidence based research on OVC to schools • To advocate for the rights to schools for children with HIV

16. Plan 2010 HCMC HIV Sub group Topics for bi-monthly meetings: • Jan 2010: Literature reviews • April 2010: Planning and literature review continued • Jun 2010: Referral networks between clinics and community based care services • Aug 2010: Child disclosure – care and protection of the rights of children affected by HIV & AIDS • Oct 2010: Advocacy among MSM in Vietnam and SE Asia region • Dec 2010: Model of positive living for PLHIV in QN

17. Plan 2010 HCMC HIV Sub group Topics for Supplemental meetings: • May 2010: Alternative care and foster care for children in Vietnam (by HN children TWG) • June 2010: advocacy and networking (Sara, AED) • Jul 2010: integration of SRHR and HIV prevention (Sara) • Aug 2010: Child counseling and ART adherence support • Sept 2010: Memory work • Oct 2010: Baseline survey and need assessment skills