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Contingency Planning Methodology
Alice Fay Save the Children; Sarah Karmin UNICEF, Gary Jones UNAIDS Scientific Development Workshop
23rd July 2014
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BackgroundBackground• Addressing HIV is often a gap in
humanitarian response• HIV is present in most
emergency contexts• Treatment disruption, increased
vulnerabilities• Contingency planning is key
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Mozambique 2013
• HIV prevalence 11.1% nationally; 25% in Gaza and 12.6% in Zambezia
• Flooding January 2013• 378,487 people affected in
Gaza alone• 150,000 people in Gaza at
risk of treatment disruption
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Mozambique Experience
2 day workshop, based on IASC guidelines
1. Identification of vulnerabilities – context specific
2. Prioritising sectors and actions
3. Developing the plan
4. Taking it forward
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1. Identification of Vulnerabilities
Photo credit: UNICEF
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Provide ART to those previously on treatment-------------------------------------------------------------- Provide condoms, PEP kits and access to other services
2.Prioritising Actions
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Action Preparedness Activities related to the action
Lead agency / sector
Partners / stake-holders
SMART indicator including timeline and means of verification
Resources needed
Provide ART to those previously on treatment
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Action Preparedness Activities related to the action
Lead agency / sector
Partners / stake-holders
SMART indicator including timeline and means of verification
Resources needed
Ensure continued access to ARVs for people living with HIV who are on treatment including pregnant women
Maintain functioning of electronic database
Preposition buffer stock of ARV in strategic and safe locations
Build the capacity of medical officers/physical assistants to prescribe and monitor ART services, including PMTCT
MoH NGO X Donor Y
Database functional and online by end of March 2014
2 months worth of prepositioned ARVs available in agreed location each region by September
80% of medical officers/physical assistants trained.
Means of verification:
Reports produced from the electronic database
Receipt of ARVs/delivery report from each site
Training report and list of participants.
Human resources and supplies
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4. Taking it Forward
• Concrete next steps – who, when, timeline
• Activities are part of regular programming; not just in times of emergency
• Adapting and replicating in other countries; methodology on flash drives
