1. Stop AIDS! Keep the promise REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON HIV & AIDS and VULNERABLE POPULATIONS 11-13 MARCH 2009 CAPETOWN By NATIONAL HIV & AIDS COORDINATION OFFICER-NAC

2. Powered to Conquer HIV and AIDS Outline of Presentation HIV & AIDS Profile in Lesotho NSP goals, strategic objectives, progress, Challenges &way- forward on vulnerable Populations in Lesotho: Commercial Sex Workers Prison Inmates

3. Powered to Conquer HIV and AIDS HIV & AIDS profile in Lesotho National HIV & AIDS Prevalence-23.2% Generalised epidemic in Lesotho Establishment of NAC in 2005 to provide strategic policy guidance to the multi-sectoral response to HIV & AIDS Review process of the HIV & AIDS policy & strategic plan-2000-2004 in 2005 Development of the revised HIV & AIDS Policy and NSP-2006-2011 in 2005. Mid-term review of the NSP ongoing.

4. Powered to Conquer HIV and AIDS NSP Goals on vulnerable groups Reduced Vulnerability to HIV infection and impact of HIV & AIDS among inmates in correctional services. Reduced Vulnerability to HIV infection and reduced Impact of HIV & AIDS among sex workers

5. Powered to Conquer HIV and AIDS NSP Objectives on vulnerable groups To provide appropriate HIV and AIDS services to inmates at correctional services. To provide appropriate HIV & AIDS services to male & female sex workers

6. Powered to Conquer HIV and AIDS Progress on vulnerable groups continued HIV & AIDS Correctional Services policy development Commenced in 2008 & continuing. HIV & AIDS sectoral plan on inmates to follow on completion on policy development. Small scale research on situational analysis on commercial sex workers conducted by CSOs. Scale HIV & AIDS programmes on commercial sex workers initiated by CSOs e.g. CARE-Lesotho, Seventh Day Adventist Church etc

7. Powered to Conquer HIV and AIDS Challenges on vulnerable groups Continued Slow procurement of services for the development of correctional services HIV & AIDS policy-institutional bottlenecks. Inadequate HIV & AIDS programming on commercial sex workers. Inadequate geographical coverage of HIV & AIDS programmes for commercial sex workers. Lack of recognition for commercial sex work by national legal instruments.

8. Powered to Conquer HIV and AIDS Recommended way-forward Simplifying procurement procedures to be favourable to procurement of services. Inclusion of other vulnerable groups in our NSP e.g. MSMs, etc Increasing the geographical coverage of commercial sex worker interventions. Advocating for legalization of commercial sex work.

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