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WHO 'Preparing for Treatment Programme' (PTP)

The HIV/AIDS Department at WHO recognizes that engaging people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) is essential in order to achieve the "3 by 5". PLWHA must:

• know about HIV/AIDS disease, its treatment and the management of side effects (Treatment Literacy) for themselves and for the support of others in their community
• be able to advocate for treatment and participate in public policy decisions related to HIV/AIDS (advocacy)
• develop a social movement that engages with and complements the public health system (community mobilization)

What is WHO PTP?

In mobilizing expertise and infrastructure of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) within the global "3 by 5" initiative to boost HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention, WHO set up the ‘Preparing for Treatment Programme' (PTP) in July 2004. WHO called for global networks of PLWHA to submit proposals participating in an open tender for management of PTP. (web announcement) From over 140 enquiries, some 30 tenders were reviewed by a WHO panel and the Collaborative Fund for HIV/AIDS Treatment Preparedness was selected as the first community network to manage operation of the initial round of PTP activities.

In November 2004, WHO announced US$ 1 million grant to fund the programme. The Collaborative Fund is a partnership of the International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC), a global coalition of community-based treatment advocates and educators, and Tides Foundation, a U.S-based public charity with a long history of administrating small grants to community based organizations.

The contract is the first of what WHO hopes will be an ongoing process within the ‘Preparing for Treatment Programme’ with the aim of supporting additional community-based treatment preparedness activities and encouraging the sharing of best practices.

• Press release on WHO grant for community treatment preparedness
• Fact sheet on PTP

PTP also comprises a community-driven monitoring and evaluation system that is designed to help communities identify their achievements in a systematic way and to provide fast feedback to help improve current programmes. A contractor for these activities will be identified in the next few weeks.

Tides Foundation/Collaborative Fund

The Collaborative Fund for HIV/AIDS Treatment Preparedness is a community-driven funding mechanism to support HIV/AIDS treatment advocacy and education efforts in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America, and Eastern Europe/Central Asia. In each funding region, the Collaborative Fund provides:
- Grants for community-based organizations for HIV/AIDS treatment advocacy and education projects; and
- Support for regional networks to share information, implement collaborative strategies, and provide technical assistance to grantees.

People living with HIV/AIDS are directly involved in all aspects of the Collaborative Fund activities. A Global Advisory Board, made up of community representatives from each funding region provides guidance and input in Collaborative Fund program development and priority setting.

• Tides Foundation fact sheet
  pdf, 105kb

Ways to participate: PLWA organizations

The grants-making process is at different stages in eight different regions:

Grants-making will be conducted in each of the eight funding regions in 2005. Funding priorities are set through regional planning processes developed by community members through the ITPC. Community Review Panels, comprised of community members from their respective regions will review grant applications and make all decisions about which organizations receive funding. People living with HIV/AIDS are involved in all aspects of decision-making.

Information about upcoming meetings and calls for proposals will be announced on this site and at the Collaborative Fund Website (currently under construction). For more information, please see the "Contacts" section.

contacts

:: WHO - Kevin Moody, HIV/AIDS Department; moodyk@who.int
:: The Tides Foundation - Susie Lim, New York office, Tides Foundation slim@tides.org,
:: For information on funding in the regions contact following regional coordinators:
:: Eastern Europe/Central Asia: Anastasia Kamlyk, amnast@tut.by;
:: Southeast Asia: Greg Gray, ggray@apn+.org;
:: Caribbean: Rosaura Lopez, rosaural@hotmail.com;
:: South Asia: Shiba Phurailatpam, shiba.p@undp.org;
:: Latin America: Javier Leonardo Varon, javierleovaron@yahoo.es;
:: Africa: Planning workshops for the West and East Africa regions are now being developed. The East Africa workshop will take place in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania on May 3 – 6. Contact Grace Shile at Tanzania AIDS Treatment Access Movement (TATAM) at grace2shile@yahoo.com for further information. The West African workshop, which will include representatives from French-speaking African nations, will take place in July 2005. Please contact Laure Djueche at laure_djueche@yahoo.fr for further information.
To join the International Treatment Preparation Coalition listserv, please contact Gregg Gonsalves at ggregg@gmhc.org.

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