1. www.global-campaign.org Microbicides Advocacy at the EU level Rebekah Webb European Coordinator, GCM

2. www.global-campaign.org Interact Worldwide, NAT, THT, IHAA, ICW Cairde Abraco AIDS Fonds/SAN! SENSOA; Stop AIDS Alliance; IPPF-EN AIDES Grupo de Trabajo sobre del tratamiento del VIH; Creacion Positiva AIDS Fondet/ HIV Denmark HIV Norge Global Campaign Europe

3. www.global-campaign.org EU Advocacy Goals European Union is politically and financially supportive of microbicides EU funding is effective and efficient EU policy on development, research and health is pro-microbicide EU regulatory policy is not a barrier to microbicide licensing and access EU policy on microbicides recognises and supports the importance of community involvement in the microbicide effort  EU = 25 member states plus the Commission  Commission initiates policy, co-decision with Parliament

4. www.global-campaign.org Every European nation should be: Funding microbicide R&D, including rectal and HIV positive research questions Developing policies for introduction and use Engaged in a dialogue with stakeholders on introduction Building developing country health infrastructure supportive of trials Contributing to EU mechanisms and policies for research Encouraging the private sector to engage

5. www.global-campaign.org EU Member States Donors = NORWAYS WEDEN DENMARK N’LANDS IRELAND UK ‘Donors’ not yet converted: FINLAND GERMANY FRANCE BELGIUM SPAIN

6. www.global-campaign.org Increase in European public sector funding since 2000

7. www.global-campaign.org Resource tracking exercise Total investment in 2004 was $140 million, of which only $3 million went to advocacy Increase of more than 2 fold between 2000 and 2004 Europe increased its share of funding from 2% to 23% Largest funder is the NIH (US)

8. www.global-campaign.org What works? Working in coalition Regular info-sharing meetings in Bxls Joint civil society statements Timely interventions as part of civil society input into policy development Letters to Ministers (Council) Postcard campaigns MEP champions in each committee and each party Lobbying around specific issues

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10. Joint Statements

11. www.global-campaign.org From left to right: Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (PES President), Geena Gonsalves (Action Aid International), Michael Cashman (MEP), Ivy Kakiiza (Action Aid International), Marie-Arlette Carlotti (MEP), Marta Monteso Cullell (Stop AIDS Alliance), Tadeusz Iwinski (SLD Poland), Mamadou Diallo (IAVI) and Ruairi Quinn (LP Ireland)

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13. Write on the Minister’s speech!

14. www.global-campaign.org GCM Role: The need for an independent entity to mobilise civil society participation in research Enhance and monitor civil society participation in decision-making Information sharing, networking and collaboration across regions, creation of common resources Technical assistance to partners Messaging and strategy development Accountability – independence and engagement/coordination of civil society