Contribution to the International AIDS Society Educational Fund Programme

Direct target group/s: Healthcare professionals, researchers, advocates, policy makers, civil society and development partners.

Ultimate target group/s: Children and men and women vulnerable to and living with HIV

Expected results:   Skills, knowledge and professional networks of the programme alumni (clinicians, HIV service providers, policy makers, HIV advocates, programme managers, implementers, scientists, journalists and other stakeholders in the HIV response) are enhanced.

Results from previous phases:   The IAS’ Educational Fund Programme disseminates and contextualizes up to date evidence and tools so as to inform policies and programmes. The Programme has so far been implemented in Nigeria, Senegal, Morocco, Brazil, Kenya, Argentina, Thailand, Côte d’Ivoire, Mexico, India and Ukraine and directly reached 2,250 stakeholders in the field of HIV/AIDS through the convening (healthcare professionals, researchers, advocates, policy makers and development partners). Several meetings resulted in formal policy recommendations and calls to action to national governments (Morocco, Kenya, Mexico, Argentina). Results depend much on a given context. Examples of results include but are not limited to increased involvement of target groups (e.g. adolescents) in designing programmes and service delivery; revised curriculum content for training of nurses; mentorship of clinical workers introduced about recent advances in HIV treatment and rolling out test and treat approaches; guidelines and programmes for new approaches (e.g. Post-Exposure Prophylaxis) developed.