The D-8 Round Table Discussion on Care, Support and Treatment of HIV/AIDS Successfully Held in Indonesia

Jakarta, Indonesia | June 21, 2008 by D-8 Secretariat

In 9-11 June 2008, The Round Table Discussion on Care, support and treatment of HIV/AIDS in developing eight countries has been convened at Bogor, Indonesia. Chairman of the IAPAC, Prof. Samsuridjal Djauzi and Deputy Coordinating Minister of People’s Welfare of Indonesia, Dr. Emil Agustiono delivered their welcoming speech and opening remark respectively.

Prof. Samsuridjal underlined the modalities of D-8 Countries that enable them to forge cooperation in Care, Support and Treatment (CST) of HIV/AIDS and at the same time could initiate a broader cooperation in other health sector. Dr. Agustiono, on behalf of the Coordinating Minister of Peoples’ Welfare presented his opening remarks that highlighted the needs of D-8 countries’ joint efforts in the provision of Anti Retroviral (ARV) drugs, training, and exploring potential financial resources.

In the occasion, D-8 Commissioner of Indonesia, H.E Amb. Rezlan Ishar Jenie, in his keynote speech also addressed the advantages, opportunities and challenges of D-8 cooperation. He emphasized the needs of having the same degree of political will among D-8 countries to overcome their challenges. Amb. Jenie also elaborated the achievements made by D-8 under Indonesian chairmanship. On the issue of HIV/AIDS, he stressed the importance of alliances between government sector together with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the private sectors to formulate concrete actions in providing affordable HIV/AIDS medication in D-8 countries.

The meeting produced a final document in the form of three recommendations of action plans which includes the establishment of a Working Group on Prevention, Care, Support and Treatment of HIV/AIDS in Developing Eight Countries.

The Working Group will be lead by a Coordinator, for a two year term. Malaysia will be the first coordinator of the Working Group starting from July 2008 to June 2010. Terms of Reference and Benchmark of the Working Group will be formulated by Indonesia, to be proposed to Malaysia and other D-8 member countries prior to the convening of the 6th D-8 Summit which will be held in Kuala Lumpur, 4-8 July 2008.

Other recommendation plans are a setting up of a D-8 Distance Learning Centre on HIV/AIDS aimed at improving the capacity of Health Practitioners of the Developing Eight Countries. Nigeria will be the host of this Distance Learning Centre for the term of two years starting from July 2008 to July 2010. And finally to welcome the International Conference of AIDS in the Asia Pacific (ICAAP) IX in Bali, Indonesia in 2009 and looking forward to the convening of a D-8 Satellite Meeting in Indonesia, back to back with ICAAP IX.

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