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The structure of AIDS WATCH Africa (AWA)

AU ROADMAP ON SHARED RESPONSIBILITY AND GLOBAL SOLIDARITY FOR AIDS, TB AND MALARIA ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA Parliamentary Roundtable 25-26 March 2014. The structure of AIDS WATCH Africa (AWA). Heads of State and Government (Africa-wide). AWA Champions. AWA Chairperson -Mauritania

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The structure of AIDS WATCH Africa (AWA)

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  1. AU ROADMAP ON SHARED RESPONSIBILITY AND GLOBAL SOLIDARITY FOR AIDS, TB AND MALARIAADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIAParliamentary Roundtable25-26 March 2014

  2. The structure of AIDS WATCH Africa (AWA) Heads of State and Government (Africa-wide) AWA Champions AWA Chairperson -Mauritania AWA Vice Chairperson - Mozambique Central Africa Gabon AWA Consultative Experts Committee (MS) East Africa Tanzania North Africa Tunisia AWA Secretariat Southern Africa Malawi West Africa Cote d’lvoire

  3. Brief Background: AU Roadmap on Shared Responsibility and Global Solidarity 2012 -2015 • The Roadmap presents a set of practical African-sourced solutions for enhancing Shared Responsibility and Global Solidarity for AIDS, TB, and Malaria responses in Africa. • The overarching goal of the AU Roadmap is to support African countries to exercise leadership to meet AIDS, TB, malaria targets by 2015 and source African solutions to ensure universal access to health-related services for all those in need on a sustainable basis. The AU Roadmap builds on a number of AU initiatives (e.g. Abuja Declaration) • This practical guide has been developed with indicators to assist the, the African Member States, RECs and other relevant stakeholders to implement the AU Roadmap. • The AU Roadmap suggested solutions are organised around three strategic pillars:

  4. AU Roadmap Three Pillars 1 More diversified, balanced and sustainable financing models 2 Access to medicines – local production and regulatory harmonisation 3 Leadership, governance and oversight for sustainability

  5. The Roadmap: three action pillars 1 More diversified, balanced and sustainable financing models 2 Access to medicines – local production and regulatory harmonisation 3 Leadership, governance and oversight for sustainability Priority actions • Invest in leading medicines manufacturers – focusing on AIDS, TB and malaria • Lay foundations for a single African regulatory agency • Acquire essential skills through technology transfers and south-south cooperation • Incorporate TRIPS flexibilities and avoid "TRIPS-plus" measures in trade agreements • Develop financial sustainability plans with clear targets • Ensure development partners meet commitments and align with Africa’s priorities • Maximise opportunities to diversify funding sources and increase domestic resource allocation • Use strategic investment approaches for scale-up of basic programmes • Support communities to claim their rights and participate in governance of the responses • Ensure investments contribute to health system strengthening • Mobilise leadership at all levels to implement the Roadmap

  6. AU Roadmap Practical guide: Pillar No. 1

  7. AU Roadmap Practical guide: Pillar No. 2

  8. AU Roadmap Practical guide: Pillar No. 3

  9. AU Roadmap on Shared Responsibility and Global Solidarity for HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria (2012-2015)

  10. AU Roadmap on Shared Responsibility and Global Solidarity for HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria (2012-2015) cont…

  11. AWA Champions - strategic platform to implement AU Roadmap • The AWA meeting in May 2013, appointed Mozambique President Armando Guebuza as the Vice-Chairperson of AWA. The AWA “champions” are as follows: • President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire - West Africa; • President Ali Bongo Ondimba of Gabon - Central Africa; • President Jakaya Kikwete of the United Republic of Tanzania - East Africa; • President Joyce Banda of Malawi - Southern Africa; • President Moncef Marzouki, of the Democratic Republic of Tunisia - North Africa.

  12. Example: Leadership of AWA Champion in Implementation of AU Roadmap • The President of Malawi, SADC Chairperson and SADC AWA Champion • Special Breakfast Summit of SADC Heads of States and Government, margins of 33rd SADC Summit • Aim to discuss progress and challenges that the region is facing in the areas of HIV and AIDS, TB and Malaria • SADC AWA Summit directed SADC Ministers of Health and Ministers responsible for HIV and AIDS to deliberate on the above issues and present their recommendations at the next Summit in 2014.

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