Community Program Sub-themes

A. Positive Health Dignity and Prevention – PHDP

1. Prevention revolution: Implications for Africa
2. Sexual and reproductive health and HIV in and out of school settings
3. Stigma and Discrimination: Challenges and owning response to AIDS
4. Women empowerment: Gender based violence and HIV in Africa
5. Greater Involvement of People Living with HIV (GIPA) and Meaningful Involvement and Empowerment of People Living with HIV (MIEPA) in Africa: Challenges and Perspectives
6. Youth empowerment beyond HIV prevention
7. HIV in prisons and detention centers: Challenges for prevention and coordinated care and support
8. Key population at higher risk including MSM, sex workers, IDP and others

B. Community Systems Strengthening – CSS

1. Integration and Community ownership: TB, malaria and HIV responses
2. Public / private partnership for HIV services
3. Advocacy and communication for capacity enhancement: Innovations and experiences in Africa
4. Community best practices and innovations: Owning and sustaining HIV prevention, continuum of care and treatment adherence
5. Caught on the crossroads: Conflicts, migration, traditional health beliefs and practices, and HIV in Africa

C. Universal Access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support services – UA

1. Integration of Maternal and child health and prevention of parent-to-child transmission: Successes, challenges and prospects to universal access in Africa
2. HIV responses for people with special needs including OVCs, persons with disability and others
3. Community financing and social support: Successes, challenges and prospects to HIV response in Africa