1. “One SADC, One Vision, One Way" XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington D.C, United States, 22-27 July 2012 “Joint Action on Pediatric HIV and AIDS, TB and Malaria: UNICEF’s Collaboration with SADC Craig McClure, Chief, HIV and AIDS Programme Division United Nations Children’s Fund New York, USA

2. O UTLINE B ACKGROUND C ONTRIBUTING TO SADC’ S INTEGRATION AGENDA C HALLENGES, L ESSONS, AND O PPORTUNITIES F UTURE P LANS

3. B ACKGROUND UNICEF’s global HIV response directly supports: Elimination of new infections among children Reducing new infections among adolescents and young people Universal access to treatment Universal access to HIV sensitive social protection programs for children, adolescents and families

4. UNICEF AND SADC C OLLABORATION Rationale for Partnership Coordination framework Scaling up harmonized approaches and best practices: –Pediatric HIV, TB, and Malaria –Social and Child protection

5. C HALLENGES, L ESSONS, AND O PPORTUNITIES Challenges ‘One SADC, One Vision, One way’ Supporting regional initiatives in decentralized environment Lessons Invest in Process Ensure current evidence and technical guidance inform strategies and guidelines Opportunities Member State initiatives informing regional standards Best practice sharing

6. F UTURE P LANS Finalize and Disseminate assessment report on policies, standards and guidelines in Paediatric HIV, TB, and Malaria Complete development of SADC Standards and Best Practices in Pediatric HIV, TB and Malaria Member States Consensus on technical documents Ministers of Health meeting for adoption (Nov 2012) Member State Technical Assistance and capacity strengthening in 2013