2009

In 2009, the HIV/AIDS working group held a one day State-of-the-Art-Technical-Update on the issues of stigma and TB/HIV integration.

2008

In April, the CORE Group's HIV/AIDS Working Group held a one day state-of-the-art (SOTA) update on pediatric HIV care, generating dialogue and exchange between the HIV/AIDS and child survival communities.

The Working Group also hosted several technical updates and presentations, including: Building effective partnerships for HIV-MCH programming and Harnessing the Power of new HIV Positive Mothers as 'Mentor Mothers.'

Vision

The HIV/AIDS Working Group combats the HIV/AIDS crisis by ensuring that HIV/AIDS programming is adequately integrated into effective child survival, maternal health, and primary health care services as part of a community-based and holistic approach.

Leadership

The HIV/AIDS Working Group is a voluntary working group that draws from the vast knowledge and expertise of its members. The Working Group is chaired by volunteers, who pull together the Working Group members to develop and implement an annual work plan. Working Group co-chairs are listed below.

HIV/AIDS Working Group Co-Chairs:
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Overview & History

The HIV/AIDS Working Group meets twice a year during the bi-annual CORE meetings. In addition, HIV/AIDS WG members convene once a quarter in a virtual meeting to discuss progress on workplans and strategize on advancing WG priorities. In addition, the HIV/AIDS WG typically hosts at least one in-person SOTA in the DC area annually. HIV/AIDS WG members oftentimes host Elluminate sessions for the CORE community. If you are interested in participating in such a SOTA or hosting an Elluminate session, please contact one of the HIV/AIDS WG co-chairs listed below.

The HIV/AIDS WG typically selects key programmatic areas of focus for its annual workplan in order to ensure WG focus on similar topics. The selected topics currently for the HIV/AIDS WG are integration and early childhood development.  While these key topics are focus areas for the annual workplan, the WG is flexible and open to all ideas for virtual and in-person sessions.

The HIV/AIDS WG was established in 2002 in response to the growing importance of HIV/AIDS programming to CORE Group membership.  Since its inception, the WG has focused on the intersections between MCH and HIV/AIDS, 2 historically silo-ed areas of programming with much to offer each other.  Obvious areas of overlap/intersection include OVC, PMTCT and pediatric AIDS, but with the advent of other programming areas for CORE outside of MCH mainstream, such as TB, opportunities for collaboration and coordination on issues of co-infection and lessons sharing on ACSM, stigma, adherence also have presented themselves.

What's New?

The HIV/AIDS Working Group is currently working on an Integration Toolkit in coordination with MCHIP and the K4Health programs.  The Toolkit is designed to pull together as many resources, tools, information as possible on integrated programming as a practical resource repository for health and development program designers and implementers.

Working Group Tools/Resources

• CORE Group Case Study: Integrating TB and HIV Care in Mozambique: Lessons from an HIV Clinic in Beira
• Improving Access to and Use of Quality Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) Services: A Checklist for Community-Based Health Projects (2006) & Appendices
• PCI Say & Play Kit

Working Group Meetings and Reports

• Community-Based Programming for Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and HIV Counseling and Testing - Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (May 2005)
• Programming for HIV and TB Co-Infection (December 2004)
• Zambia Food By Prescription Pilot Study: This ground-breaking pilot represents an important contribution to the growing body of knowledge about programming nutrition rehabilitation alongside HIV care and treatment. Designed to treat and prevent acute malnutrition in HIV-positive individuals, Food by Prescription provides a full package of nutrition support (assessment, education and counseling) and where necessary, a short term food commodity. The full report is available at http://www.crsprogramquality.org/publications/2011/5/19/food-by-prescription-pilot-project-in-zambia.html
• Africa Forum 2006
• Links for Life- Communities of Practice
• Links for Life
• Sight & Life Article
• We Care for Young Children

Useful Links

• AIDS Education Global Information System (AEGIS)
• AIDSpan
• AIDSTAR-One
• AIDSTAR-Two
• A Facilitator's Guide to Developing OVC Program Sustainability and Transition Plans
• The Faithful House operations research study on attitudes and reported practices in North Cameroon
• Faster Reporting, Reducing Errors, and Creating a Community Record: Improving OVC Programming with Mobile Reporting
• The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria
• Guidance for Implementing Station Days: A Child-Centered Monitoring and Evaluation Tool
• Hope for African Children Initiative
• Increasing Savings and Solidarity among Households with Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Rwanda
• Infant and Young Child Nutrition Project (IYCN)
• Mobilizing Ethiopian Idirs: Capitalizing on Traditional Burial Societies to Serve the Living
• My Skills, My Money, My Brighter Future in Rwanda: An Assessment of Economic Strengthening Interventions for Adolescent Girls
• My Skills, My Money, My Brighter Future in Zimbabwe: An Assessment of Economic Strengthening Interventions for Adolescent Girls
• Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (US)
• OVC Wellbeing Tool
• PCI Awareness campaign launched in 2009
• Prevention in Action Profile on Say no to Violence site
• Quality Care Giving in the Context of HIV: Informational Guide on Effective Communication & Counseling
• Resources for HIV/AIDS and Sexual and Reproductive Health Integration
• Resources on Youth Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS - The Interagency Youth Working Group
• Saving and Internal Lending Communities: An Approach for Improving Life and Wellbeing of PLWHA and OVC
• Simple on Paper, Complex in Practice: PMTCT in Cambodia
• Synergy HIV/AIDS Resource Center
• UNAIDS
• UNESCO HIV/AIDS Impact on Education Clearinghouse
• USAID Office of HIV/AIDS
• World Health Organization HIV/AIDS Programme

Past Highlights