HIV CAPACITY BUILDING PARTNERS SUMMIT.JOHANNESBURG, RSA

19th March 2013

Dr Vitalis ChipfakachaSADC Secretariat

HIV and AIDS Program.

ROLE OF THE RECs IN STRENGTHENING CAPACITY IN HIV AND HEALTH.

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AFRICAN RECsNorth

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RECS OF THE AFRICAN UNION (AU)

• Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD 1998)• Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA

1993)• Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS 1981)• Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS 1975)• Intergovernmental Authority on/for Development (IGAD 1986)• Southern African Development Community (SADC 1992)• Arab Maghreb Union (AMU 1984)• Economic Community of the Great Lakes• Tripartite• NEPAD

MAIN OBJECTIVE OF AFRICAN RECS

• Promote economic development and regional integration, peace and security for people

• Each REC establishes own priorities based on continent wide priorities:

– Land and water management

– Market access– Food supply and

hunger– Agricultural research

CHALLENGES TO REC’S MAIN OBJECTIVE

• Disease epidemics• HIV and AIDS• Natural Disasters

– Drought– Floods – Cyclones/Tsunamis

• Man-made disasters• Conflicts and political

instability.

HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES

• Communicable Diseases– Malaria– TB

• Non-communicable Diseases– Cancers– Diabetes– Cardio-vascular

diseases

• HIV and AIDS

SUCCESS TO REGIONAL INTEGRATION

Africa’s biggest resource is people

“A healthy population is the prerequisite to the success of African development”

NEEDS FOR HEALTHY POPULATION

• Adequate Human resourses for Health

• Skilled manpower– Programing– Resource

mobilisation– M and E– Care and support

ROLES OF RECs• Advocacy and lobbying

– Leadership for the response– Resource mobilisation– Recognise health as risk

factor to development– Investment in Health

– Encourage Cross border initiatives

• Training and skills building– Planning and management

• Assisting in creation of a conducive policy environment

• Documentation and sharing of best practices

• Assist in developing CB strategies.

• Coordination of all CB activities

• Assist in the global result chain

To achieve our common goals it is preferable that we are on the same track!