Document Abstract
Published:
2013
Setting the scene: assessing and planning with harm reduction partners
Community Action on Harm Reduction (CAHR) is an project spanning China, India, Indonesia, Kenya and Malaysia that aims to expand coverage to more than 230,000 people who inject drugs, their partners and children, with a wide range of services (HIV prevention, treatment and care, sexual and reproductive health and other services) by 2014.
This report summarises the results of site assessments on HIV and drug use in China, India, Indonesia, Kenya and Malaysia, and describes the assessment and planning tools that were used. The assessments were that were conducted by the International HIV/AIDS Alliance and their teams of experts in four technical areas: HIV prevention services for people who inject drugs; HIV and drug-related policy and environment; organisational development issues; and monitoring and evaluation of interventions.
The report concludes that the CAHR project implementation benefited considerably from the assessment process and the success of using the tool also created potential for its further use in other contexts. The assessment team was able to capture unique and insightful information, much of which was rapidly translated into action points and implementation plans within CAHR, as well as broader strategic recommendations. Furthermore, conducting the assessment exercise allowed the teams to develop a technical support plan spanning the CAHR project timeframe and focusing on the most challenging areas identified during the assessment.
This report summarises the results of site assessments on HIV and drug use in China, India, Indonesia, Kenya and Malaysia, and describes the assessment and planning tools that were used. The assessments were that were conducted by the International HIV/AIDS Alliance and their teams of experts in four technical areas: HIV prevention services for people who inject drugs; HIV and drug-related policy and environment; organisational development issues; and monitoring and evaluation of interventions.
The report concludes that the CAHR project implementation benefited considerably from the assessment process and the success of using the tool also created potential for its further use in other contexts. The assessment team was able to capture unique and insightful information, much of which was rapidly translated into action points and implementation plans within CAHR, as well as broader strategic recommendations. Furthermore, conducting the assessment exercise allowed the teams to develop a technical support plan spanning the CAHR project timeframe and focusing on the most challenging areas identified during the assessment.
