Regional Workshop on HIV Prevention in Douala, Cameroon

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The overall objective :

to accelerate HIV prevention actions in order to reduce the levels of new HIV infections in target countries.

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Specific objectives :

1.Strengthen the capacities of country teams in precision prevention and its acceleration tools and analyse epidemiological data and programmatic results of HIV prevention in countries.

2.Identify country-specific opportunities and develop a draft roadmap of strategic and relevant acceleration actions targeting priority population groups and areas.

3.Identify support mechanisms from technical and financial partners for the effective implementation of HIV prevention acceleration roadmaps.

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Day 1: Opening, Epidemiology, concepts, experience sharing

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Day 2: Identify country-specific opportunities and draw up a draft roadmap of strategic and relevant acceleration actions targeting priority population groups and areas.

Presentation of PSAT

o SSLN overview, PSAT objectives, usefulness…

o The different components

Experience from Congo  

Example: Key population /adolescent girls and young women)

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Day 3: Country support mechanisms for the effective implementation of roadmaps to accelerate HIV prevention

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Key Implications for SSLN

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§All countries showed a keen interest in the SSLN and were looking for information on how to participate. Some countries, like Gabon, were unaware of the roadmap, while others were unfamiliar with the PSAT, with the exception of the Republic of Congo.

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§Each country expressed a desire to usethe PSAT to identify their shortcomings, establish a realistic roadmap anddevelop a coherent discourse to solicit funding. (Gabonwant to do it before June)

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§UNAIDS asks for our support

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§The main challenges faced by countries  were leadership and program coordination, donor coordination, stigma and discrimination, data gaps and lack of funding. Also, the countries did not know and do the PSAT to help them.

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