Commissioning Unit: | Philippines |
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Evaluation Plan: | 2012-2018 |
Evaluation Type: | Others |
Completion Date: | 12/2012 |
Unit Responsible for providing Management Response: | Philippines
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Key Action Update History
Management Response: [Added: 2013/12/26] [Last Updated: 2014/01/06]
The PMU agrees that in order to strengthen national and local responses on HIV and AIDS in the country, policy reform should be an integral part of the response. Particularly, new policy and legislation addressing stigma and discrimination against key populations at higher risk and PLHIV, and harmonization of some provisions of the AIDS Law with other laws (e.g., the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act, Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act, Vagrancy Act, etc.) needs to be crafted. Moreover, there is a need to lobby for increase in domestic public investment on AIDS in order to support implementation of programmes and services.
Key Actions:
Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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1.1. Under the new CPD 2012-2016, one of the major outputs of the HIV and AIDS Programme is related to policy reform, particularly putting up of policy agenda at the national and local levels to address critical gaps.
[Added: 2014/01/06] |
HIV and AIDS unit | No due date | No deadline established | Bills amending the Philippine AIDS Law have been passed in Senate and Congress (i.e., SB 3072 and HB 5312) seeking to restructure the legal framework on AIDS and harmonizing it with evidence-based strategies and approaches following the principles of human rights, gender equality, and meaningful participation of affected communities. They also aim to clarify the roles and responsibilities of state institutions for more effective and efficient response, and establish the National HIV and AIDS Plan with clear strategies, targets, operationalization framework and funding. Also, they seek to remove all barriers to AIDS-related services and eliminate the climate of stigma that surrounds the epidemic and the people directly and indirectly affected by it. |
Management Response: [Added: 2013/12/26] [Last Updated: 2014/01/06]
This recommendation will be considered in the design of the Programme in the next cycle (2012-2016).
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Management Response: [Added: 2013/12/26] [Last Updated: 2014/01/06]
This recommendation will be taken on jointly by the different Co-Sponsors of UNAIDS based on their comparative strengths and mandates, taking into account the UN technical support division of labour on HIV and AIDS in the Philippines. With HIV and AIDS as one of the sub-outcomes under the new UNDAF 2012-2018, UNDP will be focusing support on the following areas: (a) empowering MSM and transgender people to protect themselves from HIV infection, and to fully access antiretroviral therapy; (b) reducing sexual transmission of HIV among mobile and migrant populations; (c) removing punitive laws, policies, practices, stigma and discrimination that block effective responses to AIDS; and (d) localization of the AIDS response.
Key Actions:
Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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Development of the operational framework of the National Strategic Plan for MSM and Transgender Populations, which serves as the roadmap outlining priorities and activities to assist the Government to interrupt the transmission of HIV and ensure timely access to HIV treatment, care and support for MSM and transgender people.
[Added: 2014/01/06] |
HIV and AIDS Unit | 2012/12 | Overdue-Initiated | The Philippine National AIDS Council has endorsed the National Strategic Plan for MSM and Transgender Populations in April 2012, while its costed Operational Plan has been developed and validated by stakeholders in December 2012. | |
Continued support for capacity development of community-based MSM and transgender groups for a meaningful participation in the national and local response to HIV and AIDS.
[Added: 2014/01/06] |
HIV and AIDS Unit | No due date | No deadline established | A national network of MSM and transgender has been established; capacities of MSM and TG groups on advocacy, organization and programme development. |
Management Response: [Added: 2013/12/26] [Last Updated: 2014/01/06]
This recommendation will be considered in the design of the Programme in the next cycle (2012-2016).
Key Actions:
Management Response: [Added: 2013/12/26] [Last Updated: 2014/01/06]
This recommendation will be considered in the design of the Programme in the next cycle (2012-2016).
Key Actions:
Management Response: [Added: 2013/12/26] [Last Updated: 2014/01/06]
This recommendation will be considered in the design of the Programme in the next cycle (2012-2016).
Key Actions: