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HIV and AIDS Treatment Literacy workshops |
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EPN is convinced that religious leaders have a key role to play to educate and support their communities in regards to HIV treatment issues. After conducting starting points analysis research to gauge the level of understanding of church leaders and Church Health Services (CHSs) to HIV/AIDS treatment literacy, EPN recognized a need to conduct HIV and AIDS treatment literacy workshops for church leaders. The first treatment literacy workshop, which was convened in collaboration with the Ecumenical HIV and AIDS Initiative in Africa (EHAIA), was held in Nairobi, Kenya from 23rd – 27th January 2006. The objective of the workshop was to enhance the knowledge and capacity of church leaders in Africa to deal with HIV and AIDS treatment, related organizational management issues as well as the challenges of making the HIV and AIDS drugs available through the church networks.The workshop was not geared at medically qualified personnel but to church leaders and sought to address themes and questions such as: - What do we mean by HIV and AIDS treatment literacy?
- Why is treatment literacy in HIV and AIDS important?
- What are ARVs and how do they work?
- Do churches have a role to play in treatment?
- How can church leaders help the members of their congregations deal with treatment related issues and problems?
- How can church health facilities participate fully in implementation of ARV programmes?
More details can be viewed in the  HIV Treatment literacy workshop report PDF (284.18 kB)
Back to top Given the success of the HIV and AIDS Treatment Literacy Workshop held in January 2006, several more workshops were organized: - Nairobi, Kenya: 13th - 18th November 2006
- Addis Ababa, Ethopia: 10th - 14th October 2008
- Yaounde, Cameroun: 20th - 24th January 2009
- Bafoussam, Cameroun: 26th -28th January 2009
- Batouri, Cameroun: 27th - 29th April 2009
- Yokadouma, Cameroun: 10th - 11th December 2009
- St. Paul's University, Nairobi, Kenya: August 2010
- Nairobi Network of Post Test Clubs, Nairobi, Kenya: September 2010
- Emmaus Centre, Nairobi, Kenya: 4th - 7th April 2011
- Disciples of Mercy, Kisumu, Kenya: 26th - 28th April 2011
Contact us for more information on these workshops.
Back to top Treatment Literacy Courses on request Following the recent publication of the HIV and AIDS Treatment Literacy Guide for Church Leaders, EPN decided to offer its Treatment Literacy Courses for Church Leaders on invitation from any church or other groups. As a church leader, it is possible to influence outcomes. This training course aims to introduce church leaders to some of the skills they can use and the ways that they can influence outcomes through: - encouraging the church to have and implement good policies
- working with local church hospitals
- acceptance and support of those on treatment, including children
- encouraging understanding of treatment issues
- increasing treatment-seeking behaviour
- taking the message to communities
To successfully achieve these things, a church leader needs to have some understanding of: - the key messages around treatment for HIV and AIDS
- what AIDS treatment means for the church and how this might change policies
Click here to download the course information leaflet (683.67 kB) or contact us for more information. Do you want to sponsor an HIV Treatment Literacy Training! Click here. Back to top Back to the main page HIV an AIDS care and treatment |
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June 2004: AACC HIV/AIDS Summit research |
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The All Africa Conference of Churches convened an HIV/AIDS Summit for Heads of African Churches in Nairobi, Kenya, from 7th–10th June 2004. EPN was invited to survey the attendees (100 church leaders from 39 African countries) regarding their knowledge and understanding of HIV/AIDS, and the approaches of their churches to HIV/AIDS and its treatment. EPN conducted a survey during the first two days of the meeting and then presented results to the meeting for discussion on the final day. Please download: Back to the main page HIV and AIDS care and treatment |
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International AIDS Conference |
2010, Austria In 2010, the XVIII International AIDS conference was held in Vienna, Austria, from 18th to 23rd July. More information can be found on http://www.aids2010.org/ 2008, MexicoDuring the XVII International AIDS conference held in Mexico City, EPN was represented by the then HIV consultant. More information can be found on http://www.aids2008.org/ 2006, Canada
The XVI International AIDS conference was held in Toronto, Canada from 13th -18th August 2006. EPN was represented at the conference by the coordinator and a board member. The coordinator, Eva Ombaka, participated in the Ecumenical pre-conference from 10th – 12th as part coordinator for one of the streams and on Monday 14th she was part of a team organized by Bread for the World (BfdW) that ran a skills building workshop on treatment literacy. Jane Masiga, an EPN board member, also participated in the main conference and presented a paper on Challenges of Scale-up and Local Distribution in the session: “Supplying a Lifeline: Delivering Quality, Affordable Medicines and Supplies to People Living with and Affected by HIV/AIDS.” More information can be found on http://www.aids2006.org/ Back to the main page HIV and AIDS care and treatment |
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Starting point analysis research |
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From the original programme design paper, several activities were identified as the focus of the first phase, the starting point analysis project. Project manual Developing the starting point analysis project manual included the development and testing of key methodologies and tools so as to have a manual that allows efficient and effective 'roll-out' of the EPN HIV programme in other countries. The manual has been fully tested in Kenya, Rwanda and Burkina Faso. Below you can download some tools: Starting point analyses - From May to June 2004, a Kenyan-based study was carried out. Work included a desk review, 12 focus groups, 21 priority interviews, and 23 open-ended interviews. Locations included: Nairobi (inner and outer rural areas), Kitui, and Maua.
- From June to July 2004, a starting point analysis research was carried out in Rwanda. Work included a desk review, 10 focus groups, 9 priority interviews, and 9 open-ended interviews. Locations included: Kigali, Ruhengeri, Kibungo, Rutongo and Gitarama.
- In 2004, EPN also organized a brief desk review of material available at an international level on HIV/AIDS, with a particular reference to ART/ARVs, and a survey of church leaders attending the Heads of African Churches Summit on HIV/AIDS in June 2004.
- In June 2005, a Burkina Faso–based study was carried out. Work included a desk review, 10 focus groups, and 26 key informant interviews. The study took place at locations across Burkina Faso: Ouagadougou, Bobo-Dioulasso, Koudougou, and Yako.
Contact us for more information and reports on these studies. Back to top Feedback meetingsIn February 2005 a feedback meeting was organized in Nairobi, Kenya and in Kigali, Rwanda. The results of research undertaken in the summer of 2004 to identify starting points was fed back to group of people from churches, church health services, NGOs, and government organisations. The meeting aimed to develop ideas and commitments to interventions that can be made in the future to increase access to ARVs through the church health services and with the support of the churches. Furthermore, Africa-focused results and recommendations for future activities for the international church community were developed based on the 2004 desk review and survey at international level. Contact us for more information and reports on these meetings. Back to top Back to the main page HIV and AIDS care and treatment |
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