NACO: Invitation to join the partnertship forum on HIV/AIDS in India

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Invitation to join the partnership forum on HIV/AIDS in India.

The National AIDS Control Organisation, India directs and coordinates

the implementation of the National AIDS Control Programme, which is

globally the largest National AIDS Control Programme. We are

witnessing an increasing number of multilateral and bilateral

organizations, national and international NGOs, registered societies,

public and private Trusts and Foundations demonstrating interest

and involvement in the response to HIV/AIDS. This is certainly

welcome.

However, there appears to be no mechanism to coordinate the efforts

of these agencies. We need to ensure that there is zero duplication

of interventions, projects, and financial resources. We need

information sharing and synergy among and between the diverse

agencies.

The National AIDS Control Organisation proposes a " Partnership Forum

on HIV/AIDS " as a voluntary association of agencies/institutions

involved in the prevention, care, support, mitigation, treatment, and

research in the field of HIV/AIDS.

Membership

Members of the Partnership Forum could be:

Any UN agency, which manages programmes, related to HIV/AIDS.

Any bilateral donor agency that manages or supports an HIV/AIDS

programme

The national network of positive people

An NGO/ Foundation/ Trust that manages HIV/AIDS programmes in three

or more states

The State Partnership Forums of NGOs implementing AIDS Control

Programmes

Any academic institution that conducts research into the bio-medical

and social aspects of HIV/AIDS

Any agency/ institution that has an HIV/AIDS budget of over Rs 1

crore per annum.

Objective of the Forum

The Partnership Forum will co-ordinate efforts of the different

agencies/ institutions/ entities involved in the response to HIV/AIDS

in India. Specifically it will aim at sharing information about the

work-in-hand with different agencies; facilitate collaboration, and

develop a joint programme for planning, implementation, monitoring

and evaluation of the response to HIV/AIDS in India.

Obligations of the members

By becoming a member of the Partnership Forum every agency agrees to:

Share information regarding the scope of work carried out by them,

the geographic location of their projects, the partners working with

them, period of activity and their respective budgets. This

information will be updated at the Secretariat of the Partnership

Forum to incorporate emerging profile of interventions. The

Secretariat shall make this information available to the other

partners.

Collaborate with one or more partners on a specific project. The

respective partners could enter into an MOU. Details of the joint

programme shall be made available to other partners.

Participate in a joint planning process. Wherever a joint programme

for planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation can be

developed, the partners will participate in the development of such a

programme.

The National AIDS Control Organisation welcomes expressions of

interest from organisations interested in joining the Partnership

Forum. All communications may kindly forwarded giving details such

as name and address of the organisation, major activities being

carried out including location of the project area and annual

programme budget to the Office of the Director (Finance), National

AIDS Control Organisation, 36, Janpath, New Delhi, 110 001 before 1st

December, 2003.

Government of india. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

National AIDS Control Organisation

9th Floor, Chandralok Building,

36 Janpath, New Delhi - 110001

Tel : 23731778, 23731774, 23731954, 23325343, 23325335 Extn : 54

Fax : 23731746, GRAM : HEALTHIND

E-mail :- asec-mdg@...

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