Progress is being made on key aspects of HIV/AIDS programming. However, given the continued spread of the virus and increasing numbers of people affected by HIV/AIDS, NGOs impress upon the RGC and donors, the continuing and urgent need for expanding and upgrading HIV/AIDS interventions. When formulating and undertaking programs in the future, consideration should include the need:

·         For scaling up prevention and care responses that address the needs of the most vulnerable populations including sex workers, other high-risk populations, PLHA, and women and children affected by HIV/AIDS

Included.

·         For strengthening the government health care services to provide HIV/AIDS care with improved accessibility for vulnerable and poor people

Included.

·         For scaling up responses that extend coverage in rural areas

Included. A budget decentralization strategy exists, and provincial structure composed of PAC, PAS and District Aids committee.

·         For increased involvement of PLHA in advocacy, policy formulation and programming

Not included, though the Action Plan Matrix 5.3. (1) refers to “Strengthen and support programmes for PLWA and families affected by HIV?AIDS or other vital disease. Action includes “expand awareness programme…”

·         For building on lessons learned about mobilizing community responses to HIV/AIDS

Not included.

·         For intensive education and information campaigns to reduce stigma and discrimination

Included in the text. Expansion of awareness program is in the Action Plan matrix, but no activities are particularly mentioned.

·         To continue the balance and integration of HIV/AIDS care services with other chronic diseases, given the limited resources available for health and the need to place the HIV/AIDS work in the overall context of efforts to promote access and quality of health care for the poor

Included.

·         To continue to focus on effective monitoring systems to ensure that resources are used efficiently and effectively to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS and mitigate the impact of the epidemic.

Not specifically included.