- Author
- South Pacific Commission
- Title
- Regional Strategy for the Prevention and Control of STD/AIDS in Pacific Island Countries and Territories 1997-2000
- Imprint
- South Pacific Commission, Noumea, 1997, 44 pp
- ISBN/ISSN
- 982-203-576-4
- Description
Published with financial assistance from AusAID.
- Abstract
"The Regional Strategy provides a broad strategic framework, within which all parties will be encouraged to address STD/AIDS. The roles and responsibilities of the different partners in the regional STD/AIDS response are described. Ten strategic components make up the areas of activity in the strategy. The strategies recommended are chosen to complement and enhance the work at national and local levels. They have been identified and determined by Pacific Island representatives using a participatory process. The primary purpose of a regional STD/AIDS strategy is to support and enhance effective responses of PICTs. Such responses should be designed to meet the identified needs of the people and address the specific social, cultural, and economic factors underlying risk and vulnerability to HIV and STD infection in each country and territory. It is important that this strategy (even after endorsement) should be perceived as a working document. Experience of implementing the strategy, as well as lessons learnt from implementing other responses to the STD/AIDS epidemic in the region, should inform further development of the strategy. It is essential that implementation of the strategy be monitored and valuable lessons used to modify it as necessary."
Related Entries
Countries
- American Samoa, Territory of American Samoa
- Cook Islands
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Fiji, Republic of the Fiji Islands
- French Polynesia, Territory of French Polynesia
- Guam, Territory of Guam
- Kiribati, Republic of Kiribati
- Marshall Islands, Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Nauru, Republic of Nauru
- New Caledonia, Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies
- Niue
- Northern Mariana Islands, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
- Palau, Republic of Palau
- Papua New Guinea, Independent State of Papua New Guinea
- Pitcairn Islands, Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands
- Samoa, Independent State of Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Tokelau Islands
- Tonga, Kingdom of Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu, Republic of Vanuatu
- Wallis and Futuna, Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands
Inter-Governmental Organisations
Regions
Topics
Related Published Resources
Precedes
- Secretariat of the Pacific Community, The Pacific Regional Strategy on HIV/AIDS (2004-2008), Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia, 2005, 40 pp. [ PDF File | Details... ]