Ethiopia - Country Progress Report - unaids

Report on Progress towards Implementation of the UN Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS
Over the last nine months of the campaign (Phase I and II) it has been planned to test 2.2 million individuals and 1.6
million people were tested for HIV which shows a 73% achievement from the target set for the two phases. Compared
to the previous years, the achievement during the campaign in testing and counseling was remarkable. Over the
previous two years not more than a million people were tested. However, in the campaign this figure has more than
tripled indicating the huge demand at the community level and the latent capacity of institutions to achieve more.
Compared to 150 persons before the campaign, 900 people got tested per working day during the campaign.
In general, the campaign has been a driving force for the successful HIV/AIDS scale up program achieved so far and it
has also created a harmonized, integrated and collaborative environment among the key players.
5.4. Key Lessons Learned in the Campaign
The extraordinary achievements from the campaign Phase I created a strategic momentum for the phase II continuation.
Immediately after the completion of the campaign phase I, FHAPCO and the Federal Ministry of Health organized a
national review meeting in Adama from February 26-28, 2007 to evaluate the lessons learned during the first phase
of the campaign. The meeting achieved consensus for continuing the campaign and exertion of extra efforts for more
results. Phase II and the first two months of Phase III were also monitored and assessed and relevant lessons drawn
from these two phases. On the whole, some of the key lessons learned during the implementation of the Millennium
AIDS Campaign include the following:
• The potential to perform better and beyond the planned targets;
• High demand for services at the community level;
• The importance of strong ownership and leadership by local people;
• The impact of targeted social mobilization versus public movement;
• The necessity of setting a target for the Pre-ART;
• Outreach, mobile services and group information and education can maximize the service uptake; and that
• Motivation of staff through incentives has played an important role in increasing the number of people
tested for HIV.
40