The Network on Building National Partnerships has grown largely since its creation in 2004. A handbook on lessons learned has been drafted and a workshop on "How to build a Stop TB advocacy committee at country level: developing a handbook" will take place at the UNION Conference, Paris, Wednesday 1 November 2006.

The outcome from this workshop will formalized the handbook for Stop TB country level advocacy groups, with broad participation in.
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13-14 November 2006 - Workshop on Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization, Sao Paulo - Brazil

In Spanish



WHO/PAHO Brazil office realized a workshop on Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization (ACSM) with the coordination of the Ministry of Health. This workshop was achieved thanks to the participation of USAID funds and as part of the TBCTA activities for the DOTS Strategy implementation.

Participants were the representatives of the State Secretaries, Health Municipalities and the civil society from 10 metropolitans areas (Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Baixada Santista, Belo Horizonte, Salvador, Belem, Fortaleza, Recife, Porto Alegre, Manaus). These 10 metropolitans areas are directly beneficiaries from the GFATM, were they will make use of the resources for the ACSM activities.

The objectives of the workshop activities were:
1. To learn what the Brazilian States are doing in ACSM and how best we can share the best practices from Rio de Janeiro y Sao Paulo, Ceará, Minas Gerais;
2. To acknowledge the challenges to create ACSM workplans in the different States;
3. To establish a first strategic plan for ACSM activities in each of these States, in order to discuss and get approval from the authorities and the civil society.

As a result, each State produce a strategic plan for ACSM, which was discussed and approved in a plenary session. Each plan will be used by their respective State to best implement the GFATM funds.

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Ms Lucy Chesire (TB/HIV Activist / Results Kenya) with Dr Helene Gayle (President of the International Aids Society) and Dr Kevin De Cock (Director of the HIV/AIDS programme at WHO) at the IAS conference in Toronto, August 2006.

Mr. Winstone Zulu (TB/HIV Activist) will be awarded the first Kochon Prize. The award ceremony will take place on 31 October at the opening ceremony of the The Union conference in Paris.