From September 23-24, ITPC Secretariat staff attended a strategic planning work session in New York. It was the first time secretariat staff had come together to develop a vision, mission and strategic focus areas for the organisation.
Staff agreed on the vision “A longer, healthier and more productive life for all PLHIV” and a mission “to enable communities in need to access HIV treatment”. The current work of ITPC is divided into four: Advocacy; movement building, knowledge/skills building and partnership with treatment literacy; influencing policy and programs; and evidence collection.
The ITPC Secretariat will continue to consult with Angie Riley on roles and responsibilities and authority with regard to regional networks and regional coordinators and complete the strategic planning process. Regional coordinators will be invited to take part in the consulting diligence process soon.
TMAP: TMAP worked with ITPCru to release a statement during the MDG Summit echoing the voices of Russian activists on issues of ARV stock-outs. Aditi has relocated from Delhi to Pune. MTT9 is underway with team selection and research tool development. It will again focus on prevention of vertical transmission and MTT7 countries have been invited to update their situations since the first publication. TMAP is also recruiting a communication and publications officer.
WorldCAB: Nikos is now working for ITPC full time. WorldCAB is in the process of developing its strategic directions for next year. A proposal is being drafted and going through some revisions. WorldCAB will also revisit its membership criteria and set up a pool of community experts on treatment.
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