DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTHERN CAPE
PROVINCIAL STRATEGIC PLAN
Date: 25 November 2008
Ms N Mazibuko
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BACKGROUND
The Northern Cape Provincial Growth & Development Strategy (PGDS) was launched in 2005
Consists of a number of target including one on the reduction of HIV and AIDS in the province:
“To stabilize the incidence of HIV & AIDS and begin the reverse by 2014”
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Link with National Strategic Plan (NSP)
Both share a common and important aim (reduction of HIV & AIDS and its impact)
A robust process unfolded during 2007 for all lead Departments to drive the process of developing Implementation Plans for their relevant targets
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Cont’d
Due to the synergy between the PGDS and the NSP, this document is also known as the
“Draft Provincial Strategic Plan (PSP)”
The PSP therefore follows the format of the National Strategic Plan and highlights the 4 Key Priority Areas 4
Process
Conference held in June 2008 Stakeholders/Delegates to make input into the
Draft PSP Draft document populated and resent to
stakeholders (final input 17 October 2008) UNAIDS technical assistant Endorsement to be sought from the Provincial
Council on AIDS (PCA) M&E Technical Working Group 5
Format of the PSP
Situational AnalysisResponse AnalysisStrategic Priority Areas Prevention Treatment Care & Support Research Monitoring & Surveillance Human Rights & Access to Justice
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Situational AnalysisDemography
Economic Overview
Epidemiology
Factors contributing to the epidemic:
• Poverty
•Informal settlements/Unemployment
•Mobility of populations
•Associated diseases 7
Response Analysis
•Strategies, partnerships & structures
•Human, infrastructure and financial resources available for the response
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Priorities NB: Multi-sectoral approach
• Prevention- Awareness raising MUST continue
- Prevention &Treatment of STI’s/Barrier Methods
- Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission
- High Transmission Areas (HTA’s)
- Voluntary Counselling & Testing (especially men) 9
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Treatment, Care and Support- VCT (entry point to treatment)
- Increase wellbeing of HIV positive people
(treatment of opportunistic infections, wellness programme, support groups)
- Increase enrolment of patients on ART
- Care for OVC’s and affected families
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Cont’d
Research, Monitoring & Surveillance
- M&E Framework for PSP
- Regular surveillance e.g Syphilis
- Research on behaviour change
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Cont’d
Human Rights and Access to Justice
- Raise awareness to communities about stigma and discrimination
- Build leadership capacity of PLWHA’s to mitigate the impact of stigma
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Role of Business
•Definition of Role
•Implementation of Role
•Partnerships/Coordination
(e.g Ulysses Gogi Modise Wellness Centre in Kathu)
•Accessibility/Sharing of Information
•Monitoring & Evaluation13
End . . .
Thank You
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