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AusAID HIV/AIDS Partnership Initiative

The $5 million AusAID HIV/AIDS Partnership Initiative (AHAPI) aims to strengthen the capacity of HIV/AIDS organisations in the Asia-Pacific region to respond to HIV/AIDS.

The Initiative works through partnerships between these organisations and Australian organisations that have specialist HIV/AIDS expertise.

Round I AHAPI Projects (December 2004 – 2007)

National Serology Reference Laboratory, Australia (NRL)

This project funds expansion of NRL's current program of improving quality assurance and laboratory management for HIV diagnostic facilities in the Asia Pacific region.

Albion Street Centre

This project aims to establish a network of HIV/AIDS healthcare workers and institutions across the region to improve occupational safety and minimise the risk of infection from blood-borne viruses.

Australasian Society for HIV Medicine (ASHM)

The project aims to support ASHM's international program that will assist countries in the region to increase their level of clinical knowledge on HIV/AIDS and its treatment and care.

Round II AHAPI Projects (March 2005 – 2008)

AFAO/ APCASO Leadership and Advocacy Collaboration Project

• Partners: Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) and Asia Pacific Council of AIDS Service Organisations (APCASO)
• Objective: To strengthen the advocacy and leadership capacity and skills of vulnerable communities through HIV community organisations in selected Asian and Pacific countries, and in the APCASO and selected members.

Strengthening the People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) Response – HIV Peer Support and Capacity Building

• Partners: National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS (Australian) and Igat Hope Inc (Papua New Guinea); Timor Aid (East Timor); APN+: Asia-Pacific Network of People Living With HIV/AIDS (Thailand)
• Objective: To build the capacity and visibility of PLWHA organisations and groups to develop and sustain HIV positive people for delivering representation and involvement within their country’s HIV/AIDS response.

Community Sex Worker Network Response to HIV/AIDS

• Partners: Scarlet Alliance (Australia) and Save the Children PNG
• Objective: To increase the capacity of Papua New Guinea sex workers to develop and implement an effective community response to HIV/AIDS.

The Australia – Thailand HIV/AIDS Nutrition Care, Treatment and Support Partnership Project

• Partners: Albion Street Centre (Australia) and Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University
• Objective: To develop the capacity of project partners to promote, develop, implement and evaluate nutritional strategies to address the needs of PLWHA in Thailand. The project includes training of Nutrition Educators

Strengthening HIV-related social research capacity in Papua New Guinea

• Partners: National Centre in HIV Social Research (Australia) andPapua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research

• Objective: To strengthen HIV-related social research among PNG tertiary students and other researchers; and to increase understanding of the benefits of HIV-related social research among health workers, policy-makers, NGOs, political leaders, community leaders and members.

For links to partner websites see Links to HIV/AIDS websites

2007

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