HIV/AIDS Asia Regional Program (HAARP) Regional Technical and Coordination Unit (RTCU)
Description: The purpose of this AusAID funded Program is to strengthen the capacity and will of governments and communities in Southeast Asia and China to reduce HIV related harm associated with drug use. HAARP works at a regional level and also engages individual countries on a national level (Vietnam, China, Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Philippines) to develop country specific targets. Three elements of HAARP include:
- Establishing the RTCU which provides technical and coordination services to the HAARP. The Unit is the heart of HAARP, providing access to technical experts, senior officials in partner governments, other agencies in the region, and quality research and other information relevant to HAARP.
- Improving donor harmonisation by facilitating cooperative work with multilateral agencies with mandate to work on HIV and drug use issues, policies and programs. The RTCU will contract technical services from relevant UN agencies to support regional and country level work in reducing HIV harm associated with drug use.
- Achieving country-specific outcomes focussing on national and sub-national levels which will lead to the achievement of overall Program objectives regionally.
The institute is one of three consortium partners managing the implementation of the RTCU.
Country/Region: Mekong
Funding Agencies: AusAID
Partner Organisations:HLSP, IDSS
Project duration: 2007-2012
Key Nossal Staff: Jenny Booth, Rob Moodie, Mia Urbano, Nick Crofts, Martha Morrow