DUSHANBE, November 24, 2008, Asia-Plus — A two-day training on monitoring and evaluation for the specialists of HIV/AIDS control and prevention programs and projects is opening at the National AIDS Center in Dushanbe today.
According to the UNDP Dushanbe Office, the training is organized by the National AIDS Center jointly with the UNDP/Program Implementation Unit (PIU) for Global Fund Grants to Fight HIV/IDS, TB and Malaria (GFATM). The main goal of the training is improving the quality of HIV prevention and control programs in Tajikistan.
As it was declared by the Executive Director of the United Nations Aids Program, Dr Peter Piot to effectively control HIV/AIDS epidemics a country needs to ensure: one national strategy, one national coordinating body, and one monitoring and evaluation system to track progress and achieve results. It is known as the “Three Ones principle”, the principle is aimed at ensuring better coordination among stake holders and scaling up of HIV/AIDS interventions towards universal access of HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. Implementing the “Three Ones principle”, a country creates much needed system of accountability, and ensuring that stakeholders work closely to build a more effective AIDS response.
Partners from programs and projects financed by UNDP/PIU will participate in the training, including colleagues from Republican and Regional AIDS Centers, Skin and venereal diseases Center, Ministry of Defense, Committee on Youth Affair and Non-governmental organizations. Upon completion of the training, the participants will develop monitoring and evaluation plans to ensure effective implementation of HIV/AIDS prevention and control projects and increase the coverage of vulnerable populations.
The training will focus on main concepts of HIV/AIDS program monitoring and evaluation, review and analyze existing national indicators, and discussing the plans of monitoring and evaluation projects for the year 2009.
The UNDP Program Implementation Unit (PIU) for GFATM grants pays special attention to the monitoring and evaluation aspects of the National HIV/AIDS program and makes every effort to build the capacity of National and Regional partners and sub-recipients in conducting monitoring and evaluation of the program implantation.
A consultant from the Central Asian branch of the John Snow Institute for Research and Training was invited by UNDP/PIU to conduct the M&E training on high level.
