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| About Asia Pacific Network of People Living
with HIV/AIDS |
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| APN+ is the network of PLHIV living in Asia Pacific region.
It was established in 1994 at a meeting in Kuala Lumpur by 42
PLHIV from eight countries. It was established in response to
the need for a collective voice for PLWHA in the region, to
better link regional PLHIV with the Global Network of PLHIV
(GNP+) and positive networks throughout the world, and to support
regional responses to widespread stigma and discrimination and
better access to treatment and care. |
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| Membership and Governance |
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| APN+ has 29 different country members: |
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Australia
Bangladesh
Cambodia
China
Cook Island
Fiji
Guam
India |
Indonesia
Iran
Japan
Lao
Malaysia
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal |
New Zealand
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Samoa
Singapore
South Korea
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Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Thailand
East Timor
Vanuatu
Vietnam |
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| Each member country determines how its representative is elected,
but representatives are generally nominated by the primary PLHIV
organisation in that country. Where there is no national positive
network, APN+ accepts representation of that country by individuals
(key country contacts) rather than organisational nominees. |
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APN+ is a peer-based organisation and representatives must
be HIV-positive. APN+ is committed to gender equity and encourages
involvement of women in its activities. APN+ strongly encourages
member countries to consider gender in the nomination of their
representatives to the organisation. Country representatives
vote to elect the APN+
steering committee, which is comprised of two co-chairs (one
male and one female), a treasurer and one ordinary member. From
time to time, the steering committee co-opts additional members. |
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| APN+ is represented on the following organisations: |
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| Asia Pacific Coalition of AIDS Service Organisations (APCASO) |
| Global Network of PLHIV (GNP+) |
| Seven Sisters Asia Pacific Coalition |
| International Treatments Preparedness Coalition |
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| Operations |
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| APN+ maintains a secretariat office in Bangkok. APN+ employs a regional coordinator and a number of other project and administrative staff. |
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| APN+ is also assisted by a number of advisors. Advisors are PLHIV with regional expertise who offer technical assistance and advice to APN+, and who are appointed at AGMs. Advisor inputs are managed by the regional coordinator. |
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| APN+ works in collaboration with a number of other organisations on specific projects and issues: |
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United Nations Development Program |
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GNP+ |
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Australian Red Cross Asian Regional Office |
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Canadian South East Asian Regional HIV/AIDS Program |
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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies |
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National Association of People Living With HIV, Australia |
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Levi Strauss Foundation |
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Family Health International |
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Ford Foundation |
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POLICY Project |
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UNAIDS |
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USAID |
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Asia Pacific Coalition of AIDS Service Organisations (APCASO) |
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AusAID |
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TIDES Foundation |
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WHO |
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ASEAN Secretariat |
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International Planned Parenthood Federation. |
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| Projects and Programs |
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| APN+’s ongoing projects included: |
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A treatments literacy project aimed at boosting understanding
of HIV treatments amongst PLHIV, being conducted with the assistance
of the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) and TREAT
ASIA (Therapeutic Research Education Asia Treatments). This
project is operating in Viet Nam and Cambodia. |
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An advocacy project aimed at promoting access to treatments
for HIV-positive injecting drug users in India, Indonesia, China
and Thailand. This project is being supported by the Levi Strauss
Foundation. |
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| In addition, to develop the capacity of its members APN+ organises
trainings and workshops from time to time. |
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