UN Technical Working Group on MSM and HIV, Nanjing, China, July 10 - 15

The UN Technical Working Group on MSM and HIV (China) will hold its next meeting in Nanjing on July 10 through July 15. Because of the recent events in Sichuan and the convergence of the Olympics and International AIDS Conference (Mexico City) dates, we are holding two consecutive working group meetings. Over 70 invited community participants including MSM living with HIV are expected to attend.

Dates:

• July 10 – 11 - MSM community strategy consultation session
• July 12 – 15 - MSM joint community action plan workshop

Expected Outcomes:

1. MSM community strategy to respond to HIV and AIDS drafted and outcomes endorsed
2. Skills to identify and develop local partnership (local MSM CBOs, local health departments and local MSM business establishments) strengthened
3. Capacity to develop joint community action plans and funding proposals inline with China’s national MSM strategy enhanced – including increased converge, sustainability and monitoring
4. Potential mechanism to facilitate funding to CBOs through national and local partners established
5. National (China) Coalition of MSM Networks initiated (modeled on APCOM)

Partnering Organizations:

• Chengdu Tongle Health Center, Beijing Gender Health Institute
• Asia Pacific Coalition on Males Sexual Health (APCOM) Board Member
• Hong Kong AIDS Foundation
• China STD/AIDS Association (national/local); China Preventive Medicine Association
• SCAWCO, China CDC/NCAIDS, Nanjing STD Center, Jiangsu Provincial CDC
• Gates Foundation including local programme officers from 13 urban areas
• UN Technical Working Group on MSM and HIV (UNDP, International AIDS Alliance)

Support for these meetings was provided by UNAIDS PAF 4, Ford Foundation, International AIDS Alliance and UNDP China.