1. The International Center for Technical Cooperation on HIV/AIDS
Gustav Liliequist - Consultant

2. Description
A joint initiative between the Government of Brazil and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), aiming to strengthen and scale-up sustainable national responses to HIV/AIDS in developing countries through horizontal technical cooperation

3. Key features Established in February 2005
Based on the experience of the Brazilian STD and AIDS Program
Focus on capacity building in a range of thematic areas and events

4. Thematic Areas Prevention Voluntary counseling and testing
Treatment and care
Program planning and management
Monitoring and Evaluation
Input procurement and logistics
Research and development
Intellectual property rights
Epidemiology
Strengthening of civil society
Human Rights
Information, education and communication

5. Key features - continued
Use of a network of accredited institutions
- Hospitals
- NGOs
- Universities
- Public institutions
Needs assessment, project elaboration and M&E

6. Key features - continued
Demand driven
Horizontal Cooperation
Guided by an international reference group

7. Partner agencies Partner agencies DFID GTZ
Possible future support from
CIDA
KFW/Germany
The Netherlands
Additional project partners
CDC
UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO, World Bank

8. Projects International Cooperation Program (ICP)
Laços Sul-Sul (LSS) – ICP Phase II
Newer cooperation projects
Additional projects

9. International Cooperation Program
Limited ARV donation
Capacity building in clinical management and logistics
7 countries: Burkina Faso, Bolivia, Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mozambique, Paraguay

10. LSS Comprehensive approach: - ARV treatment for universal access
- Wider scope of capacity building activities, focusing on prevention of mother to child transmission
8 countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Sao Tome e Principe, East Timor
Partnership with UNICEF (structural vulnerabilities, 3 ones, in-country focal point)
Some concrete results – increased access to testing and treatment

11. Newer cooperation projects
Ecuador, Honduras, Peru (with DFID and PAHO)
Uruguay (with GTZ)
El Salvador (with ABC, initiating)
Projects in clinical management, logistics prevention, M&E, organization of health services, human rights, and the strengthening of civil society
CARICOM/PANCAP – OECS
Clinical management, strengthening of civil society, and ARV donation (initiating)
Angola Namibia
EDUCASIDA (under consideration) Under negotiation

12. Additional projects
Committee for Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS of the Armed Forces and Police of Latin America and the Caribbean (COPRECOS)
Brazil-France Bilateral Cooperation Project in AIDS
Brazilian AIDS Pastoral

13. Examples of events conducted
2005
‘Horizontal Technical Cooperation: Reviewing Strategies and Searching for Alternatives for Projects of the Global Fund’
‘Fostering Country Ownership and Leadership: Implementation of the Three Ones’
2006
‘Regional consultation on Universal Access Towards HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment and Care in Latin America’
‘Global Consultation on Sex Work’, held by Brazil, UNAIDS and UNFPA

14. Challenges Management: improving financial and administrative systems
Technical and financial sustainability: Assuring harmonized involvement of partners
Political sustainability: Consolidating ICTC’s international basis - IRG

15. Concluding remarks Benefits of horizontal cooperation
Jointly elaborated projects help guarantee commitment and actions in line with national policies and the Three Ones
Importance of sharing of lessons specific to developing countries
Sustainable local capacity through long term flow of knowledge and technology