10:04 PM
It was indeed a productive and stimulating day when Philippine National AIDS Council (PNAC) in collaboration with Health Action Information Network (HAIN) and TLF Share Collective with the assistance from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) organized a Multi-Sectoral Vetting Forum last November 23, 2007 at the Bayview Park Hotel, Manila.
The said activity was attended by 51 participants from government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, United Nations member agencies and bilateral organizations to obtain comments and suggestions towards validation and improvement of the 3rd UNGASS Report.
The forum covered the following:
(a) an overview on the principles observed in the preparation of the UNGASS Report,
(b) timeline of activities and parallel process and
(c) draft of UNGASS report (e.g. NASA, Programme Indicators, NCPI A & B results and Best Practice).
After each presentation, a vetting discussion on the figures/values and content of the report was held in a plenary format. The draft Report includes information/data gathered from meetings, workshops, electronic discussions, desk review, key informant interviews, and results from questionnaires and survey forms.
In relation to the discussion, the participants suggested for the AIDS spending under the category of National AIDS Spending Assessment report to include other external donor agencies (e.g. World Vision, Save the Children etc.). While for the NCPI presentation, it was clarified that technically, only government agencies can validate data emanating from their respective offices. But it also recognized the importance of NGOs efforts and experiences involving HIV/AIDS work. There was also a consensus include more organizations and their initiatives for the Best (Good) Practice section. The draft will be submitted on of before December 15, 2007.
As an overall result, the participants recognized that the draft version of 2008 UNGASS Report has its limitations with reference to the UNGASS guideline. The presentations were not exhaustive but rather an attempt to collate and encode data information with valid reference according to the requirements of the Report.
The said activity was attended by 51 participants from government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, United Nations member agencies and bilateral organizations to obtain comments and suggestions towards validation and improvement of the 3rd UNGASS Report.
The forum covered the following:
(a) an overview on the principles observed in the preparation of the UNGASS Report,
(b) timeline of activities and parallel process and
(c) draft of UNGASS report (e.g. NASA, Programme Indicators, NCPI A & B results and Best Practice).
After each presentation, a vetting discussion on the figures/values and content of the report was held in a plenary format. The draft Report includes information/data gathered from meetings, workshops, electronic discussions, desk review, key informant interviews, and results from questionnaires and survey forms.
In relation to the discussion, the participants suggested for the AIDS spending under the category of National AIDS Spending Assessment report to include other external donor agencies (e.g. World Vision, Save the Children etc.). While for the NCPI presentation, it was clarified that technically, only government agencies can validate data emanating from their respective offices. But it also recognized the importance of NGOs efforts and experiences involving HIV/AIDS work. There was also a consensus include more organizations and their initiatives for the Best (Good) Practice section. The draft will be submitted on of before December 15, 2007.
As an overall result, the participants recognized that the draft version of 2008 UNGASS Report has its limitations with reference to the UNGASS guideline. The presentations were not exhaustive but rather an attempt to collate and encode data information with valid reference according to the requirements of the Report.