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Govt, civil society team up to control HIV/AIDS
The National AIDS Information and Advocacy Center (PIAN) has said the Indonesian government and civil society have continuously coordinated to evaluate HIV/AIDS prevention and control measures in the country
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he National AIDS Information and Advocacy Center (PIAN) has said the Indonesian government and civil society have continuously coordinated to evaluate HIV/AIDS prevention and control measures in the country.
PIAN coordinator Indira Susatio said that with support from the Global Fund (GF), four institutions concerned with people living with HIV ' the National AIDS Prevention Commission (KPAN), the Health Ministry, Indonesia's largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and the Indonesian Planned Parenthood Association (PKBI) ' were holding an evaluation meeting on HIV/AIDS control programs in Indonesia, slated to take place in Jakarta from Monday to Thursday.
'This evaluation meeting has been conducted regularly once every six months. This is part of GF-supported HIV/AIDS control program management in a bid to increase achievements on HIV/AIDS control in Indonesia,' Indira said on Monday.
Health Minister Nila Farid Moeloek opened the meeting on Monday. GF board chairwoman Nafsiah Mboi, Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) Indonesia chairman Sudiyanto Kamso, Technical Working Group on HIV/AIDS (TWG AIDS) chairman Eddie Rachmat, TWG Oversight Committee chairman Broto Wasisti, KPAN secretary Kemal N. Siregar, NU Health Commission (LK NU) chairman Syahrizal and PKBI director Inang Winarso were also present.
During the meeting, participants are slated to discuss plans to implement HIV/AIDS control programs, especially those funded by the GF, in 2015.
Indonesia is one of a number of countries receiving financial support from the GF for AIDS control. The GF has channeled US$111.1 million for HIV/AIDS control in Indonesia for the second-phase period from July 2012 to June 2015. The AIDS control funding was channeled via four main recipient institutions, comprising the Health Ministry ($52 million), KPAN ($29.85 million), the PKBI ($15.85) and NU ($13.39 million).
In 2016, the GF will launch a new funding model (NFM) as one of its financial supporting strategies, which will be adjusted to the budgeting periods of respective countries, as the second phase of its AIDS program will end in July 2015.
'The NFM is aimed at giving the countries' HIV/AIDS programs wider impact and much more credible results. This will help them achieve higher targets based on more focused work programs and more efficient approaches,' said Indira. (ebf)(+++)
