JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember  201020092008200720062005

2009-09-18

Regional. CAPACITY close-out conference.

On September 14, 2009, a regional close-out conference about the results of the 5-year CAPACITY Project aimed at providing technical support and assistance to the countries of Central Asia in their responses to the HIV epidemics among vulnerable populations, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), was conducted in Almaty. Representatives from USAID, JSI headquarters in Boston (USA), the Ministries of Health, the CAPACITY country offices, government and non-government organizations from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, as well as representatives from international partner organizations, participated in the conference. During the conference, participants discussed the main achievements gained during the lifetime of the Project – improvements of stewardship of the national HIV/AIDS programs, capacity building of local AIDS service organizations, improvements in quality of HIV and AIDS services, and integration of HIV services into the general healthcare system. In addition, the results of the TUMAR project, funded by the Central Asia AIDS Project (CAAP) and implemented by JSI during 2 years, were also discussed during the conference. The partners expressed their appreciation to the CAPACITY project for the fruitful and joint work and invaluable impact on the HIV epidemics in Central Asia.

The complete folder with all the presentations from the conference can be downloaded at http://www.capacityproject.info/download/conference_en.rar

Individual presentations can be downloaded using the links below:

Supporting National Coordination Mechanisms and working with Global Fund PIUs. (Nazarova).

Improving the regulatory framework of the National AIDS Coordination Mechanism to strengthen Stewardship of the National HIV Program in Tajikistan. (Beknazarov)

Results of joint efforts to develop an information exchange system to ensure effective coordination of activities implemented by various AIDS-service organizations in Central Asia. (Kadyrov).

Mobilization of civil society organizations and support to national AIDS-service organizations. (Ashymova)

NGO Sotsium — partnership with CAPACITY: outcomes and prospects. (Estebesova)

Involvement of local communities in HIV prevention in Uzbekistan. (Youlchieva)

Involvement of primary healthcare specialists in HIV prevention and reduction of stigma and discrimination towards PLHIV in Uzbekistan (Dadabaeva)

Support to PLHIV community development (Amanzholov)

CAPACITY Youth Power Centers in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan (Sauranbayeva)

Enhancing interactions between medical institutions on prevention and treatment of patients with dual infections (Tuberculosis & HIV) (Petrova)

Implementation and results of the model on interaction of AIDS and TB services in Dushanbe city (Dodarbekov)

Assessment of barriers to adherence of antiretroviral therapy in Kazakhstan (Kudusova)

Improving counseling and testing for HIV in Osh Oblast (Abdraimov)

Review of the ART and PHC integration model in Temirtau (Krukovskaya)

all news »