Illicit Drug use in the Asia Pacific Region - Burnet Institute

Situational analysis of illicit drug issues and responses in the Asia–Pacific region
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Other funding sources
Project title
Joint Program for HIV/AIDs:
Myanmar 2003–2005
Aims
Enabling and supporting capacity for prevention
and care of HIV/AIDS in Myanmar
improved .
Summary
The purpose of the joint program is to
‘change behaviour to reduce the transmission
of HIV and to improve the health of people
living with HIV/AIDS’ . The joint program
sets the framework for all HIV projects in
Myanmar . It has been articulated around five
major outputs:
• individual risk of sexual transmission of
HIV reduced
• individual risk of HIV transmission among
injecting drug users and their partners
reduced
• awareness of HIV/AIDS among the general
population, particularly young people,
increased
• access and quality of care, treatment and
support for people living with HIV/AIDS
increased
• essential elements of the enabling environment
for an effective expanded national
response strengthened .
Timeframe
3 years
Percentage of project relating to drugs
NA
Type of project
Technical assistance
Reports to
UNAIDS collates reports from implementing
partners
Funding source
A range of funding modalities will be
available for donors to support the joint
program . These include: (a) Fund for
HIV/AIDS in Myanmar; (b) direct official
development assistance funding through
agencies in Myanmar; (c) direct funding
through individual agency core resources;
(d) funding through regional United Nations
project mechanisms; (e) funding through
bilateral projects; (f) global partnership
agreements; and (g) Global Fund for HIV/
AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis .
Organisations
UNODC Myanmar (AD/RAS/02/G22)
Medicines du Monde
CARE International
Asian Regional Harm Reduction Network
Burnet Institute, Centre for Harm Reduction
Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control
Myanmar Anti Narcotics Authority
Contact
Brian Williams
Projects funded under the Fund
for HIV/AIDS in Myanmar (FHAM)
Enabling and supporting capacity for prevention
and care of HIV/AIDS in Myanmar
improved .
Project title
Technical assistance to FHAM and
non-FHAM partners working with
drug users and their communities
Aims
To improve the capacity and quality of services
for drug users and their communities through
the appropriate and timely delivery of technical
assistance
Summary
The Centre for Harm Reduction (CHR) at
the Burnet Institute will deliver technical
assistance including training and mentoring
sessions with local and international organisations
working in Myanmar . CHR will also
develop materials to improve the capacity of
systems in Myanmar .
Timeframe
2 years (end March 2006)
Percentage of project relating to drugs
100%
Project type
Technical assistance
Reports to
UNAIDS
Funding source
Funds for HIV/AIDS in Myanmar (FHAM)
Organisation
The Burnet Institute’s Centre for Harm
Reduction
Contact
Simon Baldwin
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Appendix B: Regional aid projects, in full