Monday, 10 - November

 

8:30

Registration

 

 

9:00

Welcome and introduction of Public Health Watch (PHW) and the TB/HIV monitoring and advocacy project in East and Southern Africa

 

Cynthia Eyakuze, Project Director, Public Health Watch

 

 

9:15

Ice breaker and introductions

 

Helena Choi, Program Officer, Public Health Watch

 

 

9:45

Overview of global policy framework and indicators on TB/HIV

 

 

 

UNGASS Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS/Universal Access

 

 

 

Millennium Development Goals

 

 

 

Abuja Declaration

 

 

 

Global Plan to Stop TB, 2006 – 2015

 

 

 

Interim Policy on TB/HIV Collaborative Activities

 

 

 

Javid Syed, Treatment Action Group

 

 

 

Learning objectives:

 

 

 

1. Increase familiarity with the international declarations/policies that address TB/HIV and how these provide a basis for global TB/HIV indicators

 

 

 

2. Gain an understanding of how progress towards achieving these targets is being monitored and how advocates can participate/use these processes

 

 

10:45

Coffee break

 

 

11:00

Overview of monitoring for advocacy and key steps and elements of a monitoring and advocacy project

 

Cynthia Eyakuze and Helena Choi

 

 

 

Learning objectives:

 

 

 

1. Gain an understanding of what PHW means by monitoring

 

 

 

2. Appreciate and understand how monitoring and advocacy steps can be integrated in a project

 

 

 

3. Begin thinking about the key elements of a successful monitoring and advocacy project

 

 

 

Chronology exercise

 

 

12:30

Lunch

 

 

13:30

Overview of the “3I’s” – intensified case finding, isoniazid preventative therapy, infection control

 

Javid Syed

 

 

 

Learning objectives:

 

 

 

1. Increase understanding of what the 3I’s are and the scientific background supporting the strategy

 

 

 

2. Know the four to five steps to take to implement the 3I’s

 

 

 

3. Develop a framework for gaining a better understanding the national policy arena around the 3I’s

 

 

 

Scenario exercise

 

 

15:45

Coffee break

 

 

16:00

Group work in organization teams on advocacy and monitoring framework

 

 

 

Facilitator assignment:

 

 

 

Javid – TAC

 

 

 

Helena and Erin – MDRC

 

 

 

Cynthia – KANCO

 

 

19:00

Group dinner

 

 

Tuesday, 11 - November

 

 

9:00

Review of Day 1

Erin Howe, Program Coordinator, Public Health Watch

 

 

9:20

Group work on advocacy and monitoring framework (Focus on steps 1-5 in the framework)

 

 

 

(Working coffee break at 11:00)

 

 

 

12:30

Lunch

 

 

 

13:30

Group work on advocacy and monitoring framework (continued)

 

 

 

15:30

Coffee break

 

 

 

15:45

Group work on advocacy and monitoring framework (continued)

 

 

 

19:00

Dinner

 

 

Wednesday, 12- November

 

 

9:00

Presentation of advocacy goals and work plan by each project team

 

Javid Syed and Dorothy Namutaba, International Community of Women Living with HIV/ East Africa

 

 

10:30

Discussion of advocacy opportunities and venues at regional/global levels

 

Cynthia Eyakuze

 

 

11:00

Workshop wrap-up and discussion of next steps

 

Cynthia Eyakuze

 

 

11:15

Coffee break

 

 

11:30

Individual meetings with each organization

 

Public Health Watch staff

 

 

14:00

Lunch

 

 

19:00

Group dinner