ASHM supported the Timor-Leste Ministry of Health to conduct the 2016 Integrated Biological and Behavioural Surveillance (IBBS) Survey. The primary participants in the 2016 IBBS were Female Sex Workers and Men who Have Sex with Men, the most at risk populations for HIV in Timor-Leste at the time, in two districts – Dili and Bacau. […]
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From September 2021 to March 2022 ASHM completed a HIV case management strengthening project in Timor-Leste as part of The Global Fund’s Sustainability of HIV services for Key Populations in Asia (SKPA) Program via Health Equity Matters (known as AFAO at the time) and Estrela+. In Timor-Leste, strengthening the counselling and case management elements of
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In 2017 ASHM supported the Papua New Guinea National Department of Health (NDOH) to update their HIV Prescriber Course which aims to provide foundations for improved clinical outcomes in HIV in PNG. The HIV prescriber training is used by both NDoH and ASHM : Promotes high-quality resources for training participants, which align with current policies
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In 2020, ASHM International pivoted its longstanding support to the Catholic Church Health Services (CCHS) in Papua New Guinea (PNG) to focus on infodemic management to address the abundance of COVID-19 information (including misinformation) to health workers. In 2021, ASHM established a similar infodemic management program with Child Fund PNG based on the key learnings
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ASHM Global program is working with the National Department of Health to achieve the outcomes for their current Global fund round. The co-design process ensured the focus areas and activities respond to national requests and requirements and align with relevant national strategies. ASHM has applied lessons learned through our work over the last 20 years
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https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/769167273 STEPT is a collaborative partnership between ASHM’s Global Program and the Catholic Church Health Services (CCHS) in Papua New Guinea and Maluk Timor in Timor-Leste and national Ministries of Health. The program aims to achieve ‘Triple Elimination’ by developing health worker capacity to test, treat and vaccinate at birth while strengthening services within selected facilities. STEPT will: STEPT is
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Improving sexual and reproductive health and wellbeing for women, girls and vulnerable groups. Papua New Guinea (PNG) experiences some of the highest rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the world, and the highest rates of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the Western Pacific region. Access to quality sexual and reproductive health (RH) services that
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ASHM collaborated with the Oceania Society for HIV and Sexual Health Medicine (OSSHHM) to deliver HIV and sexual health training and clinical mentoring to 11 Pacific Island Countries under the Western Pacific Multi-Country Global Fund grant.Partners: Ministries of Health in 11 Pacific Island Countries, Oceania Society for HIV and Sexual Health Medicine (OSSHHM) and the
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In response to an identified need for clinical workforce development in the Solomon Islands, ASHM developed and delivered the ‘Hepatitis B in Health Settings’ training package to health workers and Ministry of Health staff in Honiara. The aim of the training was to increase the knowledge, skills, and confidence of the health workforce, both in
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Seventeen policy makers and clinicians received remote training on how to manage the emerging global Mpox outbreak. Following this, 30 health workers from 6 provinces were trained to screen, test and treat sexually transmitted infections, Hepatitis B and Mpox and received follow up support. Acknowledgement of partners and donors: Vanuatu Ministry of Health and Medical
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