Good COPs or Bad COPs: Advocacy to Ensure the Prioritization of TB in 2018 PEPFAR Country Operational Plans (COPs).

Every year, PEPFAR meets to discuss their strategy and budget for the following year, and set targets on implementing country operation plans (COPs) to improve the response to HIV/AIDS. This year PEPFAR is engaging civil society earlier than in past years to help inform key decisions throughout the process—but the timeline is tight. This webinar held on Thursday, January 11 provides key information regarding the PEPFAR COPs process and timelines, TB/HIV services covered by PEPFAR, and what civil society and advocates should prioritize for inclusion in COPs.

Introduction: David Bryden, RESULTS

Moderator: Wim Vandevelde, GNP+

Panelists:

• Lynette Mabote, AIDS Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA)
• Maureen Milanga, HealthGAP
  • How Civil Society Can Win a Better AIDS Response for Communities in the PEPFAR COP 2018 Process
• Erica Lessem, Treatment Action Group (TAG)
  • Prioritizing TB in 2018 PEPFAR COPs
• Dr. Jennifer Cohn, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)
  • Keeping Kids in the Picture: Pediatric TB in the COPs Process

Handouts shared at the webinar:

• TB/HIV Checklist
• TB/HIV Checklist – French
• TB/HIV Checklist – Portuguese
• A Civil Society Rough Guide to the PEPFAR 2019 Country Operational Plan (COP) Process (English)
• A Civil Society Rough Guide to the PEPFAR 2019 Country Operational Plan (COP) Process (French)
• A Civil Society Rough Guide to the PEPFAR 2019 Country Operational Plan (COP) Process (Portuguese)
• Time to Implement: WHO guidelines on TB Preventive Treatment
• Tuberculosis and People Living with HIV (English)
• Tuberculosis and People Living with HIV (French)