PALESTINE(OPT)

Presented by: Saja Michael, MPH

Tunis – 2014

M-coalition

HIV NUMBERS OVER THE PAST YEARS

Country Progress Report, (2009). UNAIDSCountry Progress Report, (2011). UNAIDS

# cumulative New infections year

45/64 1 2008

47/66 2 2009

66 0 2010

72 6 2011

- - 2012

- - 2013

DISTRIBUTION OVER SEX (2011)

HIV Surveillance in the WHO EMRO, (2012).

Males Females0

10

20

30

40

50

60 57

12

Total= 72 cases

DISTRIBUTION OVER AGE (2009)

Country Progress Report, (2009). UNAIDS

21%

64%

13% 2%

<2425-49>51N/D

DISTRIBUTION OVER MODES OF TRANSMISSION (2011)

Country Progress Report, (2011). UNAIDS

56%

1%

17%

4%

3%15%

Heterosexual in-tercourse

Homosexual in-tercourse

infected blood

IDU

mother to child

N/D

OTHER MARPS

Prisoners ( very low IDU and sexual activity)

Workers in “Israel” ( easy access to casual/commercial sex and drugs)

Female sex workers ( increased vulnerability due to occupation)

Country Progress Report, (2011). UNAIDS

RESEARCH HIV/AIDS-Related Knowledge and Attitudes

of Palestinian Women in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, (2007). 93.4% of the women respondents heard of HIV TV was the main source of information (92.3%) Discrepancies in knowledge regarding modes of

prevention (avoiding blood transfusion, condoms, lower number of partners… )

Lack of knowledge of where to seek testing (85%)

Regional Report for MENA, ( 2013). UNAIDS

FUNDS

International donors : 73% of expenditure from International

sourcesGFATM- 2008

Local donors: 27%% of expenditure from domestic

sources

TESTING AND TREATMENT

12 district clinics and 2 drop in centers

Medication is provided through “AIDS clinic” operated by NAP + psychosocial support

17 out of 21 cases are receiving ART

Country Progress Report, (2011). UNAIDS

MAIN PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES

Free medication Establishment of VCT centers Networking/working with different

stakeholders Involvement of different NGOs and civil

society organizations Training many health providers ( MoH &

UNRWA) Including VCT in our National Surveillance

system and Developing M&E VCT plan Research to generate baseline data for

MARPsCountry Progress Report, (2011). UNAIDS

THANK YOU