HIV and AIDS in Humanitarian Action
CCC Commitments and Benchmarks
Commitments | Benchmarks | |
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Commitment 1Children, young people and women have access to information regarding prevention, care and treatment. |
Benchmark 190% of affected population is reached and provided with information on prevention, care and treatment. |
Commitment 2Children, young people and women access HIV and AIDS prevention, care and treatment during crisis. |
Benchmark 280% of emergency-affected population has access to relevant HIV and AIDS prevention, care and treatment services, e.g., post-rape care including post-exposure prophylaxis, sexually transmitted infection treatment, prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) and antiretroviral treatment (ART). |
Commitment 3Prevention, care and treatment services for children, young people and women are continued. |
Benchmark 380% of emergency-affected population previously on HIV-related care and treatment continue to receive antiretrovirals for PMTCT, and children and young people on ART continue receiving treatment. |
Technical Justification
Programme Action
- Preparedness
- Response
- Early Recovery
Preparedness
- Develop context-specific HIV information material, identify and involve existing community networks, and develop partnerships between clusters to ensure mainstreaming of HIV in sector responses.
- Agree with partners on mechanisms to reach and track children and women who may lose access to HIV-related essential services, and prepare for rapid provision of a buffer supply of medication.
- Ensure that all women enrolled in prevention of PMTCT services and all community members using ART, including children, have record cards detailing treatment.
Response
- Ensure coverage of HIV in health-sector initiatives for community health-promotion campaigns, as well as in education-sector initiatives.
- Track patients who were previously accessing PMTCT and ART, and refer them to health facilities for care, including for nutrition support and infant-feeding counselling and support.
- Inform children and mothers about where to access basic health and support services, including access to condoms, the treatment of sexually transmitted infections, prophylaxis and treatment of opportunistic infections, receipt of cotrimoxazole, continuation of PMTCT and ARV services, fulfilment of nutritional needs, and psychosocial support activities for children and caregivers.
- Ensure continued access for patients to PMTCT and ART drugs, care and support services, including support and counselling on infant feeding options, subsequent support for HIV-positive mothers - according to the acceptable, feasible, affordable, sustainable and safe (AFASS) criteria and code; management of acute malnutrition; and provision of ARV prophylaxis and cotrimoxazole.
- Ensure provision of psychosocial support for survivors of rape, including children.
- Identify and transmit supply inputs to Supply and Logistics.
Early Recovery
- Build and support existing peer networks, and support the expansion and of peer education networks.
- Engage children, women and people living with HIV in developing communications plans and messages.
- Begin re-establishing prevention, care and treatment services that were affected by crisis, and ensure confidentiality.
- Initiate a gap analysis of local and national capacities, and ensure integration of capacity strengthening in HIV and AIDS in early recovery and transition plans, with a focus on risk reduction.
Policy and Standards
Guidelines and Tools
Cross-Cutting Issues
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Key Risk Reduction & Recovery Resources
Conflict Sensitivity & Peacebuilding
- Technical Note on Conflict Sensitivity and Peacebuilding, UNICEF, 2012
- Conflict-Sensitive Education Reference Tool, INEE, 2012
- Peacebuilding Brief, UNICEF, 2010
- Sphere Standards, "Do No Harm", p33
- Conflict-Sensitive Education Pack, INEE
Integrated Presences
- FAQ UN Integration, UNICEF, 2015
- Technical Guidance Note on Working with UN Integrated Presences, UNICEF, 2014
DRR
- Emergency Risk Informed Programming Section of Sit-An Guidance, UNICEF, 2012
- Programme Guidance on DRR, UNICEF, 2011
- Emergency Risk Informed Programming Process, UNICEF, 2010
- Guidance on Integrating DRR in CCA/UNDAF, UNDG, 2009