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Abstract
Experiences and lessons of China’s participation (namely Yunnan and Guangxi provinces) in the Purple Sky Network (PSN, formerly a MSM coordination mechanism in the Greater Mekong Sub-region initiated by USAID)
J.g. Zhao, Trans China (ACT-Alliance of Chinese Transgenders)
Issues: Though some progress has been made since its participation in the PSN including more sharing on each MSM group’s activities, resources, information and experience, the current practice of Chinese government not allowing CBOs to get registered and international donors’ capital has to come into China through a governmental go-between channel has prevented the coordination mechanism from fully functioning for its preset purposes.
Description: The HIV/AIDS programs targeting MSM were conducted in China since 2002 with funding from China-UK STI/HIV Prevention Project as well as FHI of USA and the International HIV/AIDS Alliance. However, the lack of information, communication, coordination and collaboration among international donors, Chinese governmental health sectors, academicians and professionals, local NGOs and the MSM groups / volunteers, has hindered the overall efforts to combat China’s pandemic in an effective way, all of which resulted from this institutional barrier. The situation could even deteriorate in the near future with the prevalence rate climbing up higher.
Lessons learned: This institutional barrier has been manifested in favor of government over MSM communities in the following aspects: the monopoly of power and benefits; the control of willingness; predomination of action; utilization of relationships; unfair domination of resources causing waste and drainage thereof and propagating AIDS corruption and its disclosure.
Next steps: A research report will be submitted to our main donor/USAID appealling that effective coordination measures should be adopted to avoid project duplication, and the funding should not be withheld and wasted at the administrative (governmental) level while advocacy should also be made to call upon Chinese government to open up its support on policy, organizing, resources and technologies. Other specific suggestions and advice alike will also be given to domestic NGOs, academicians and professionals, as well as the MSM groups / volunteers.
AIDS 2008 - XVII International AIDS Conference
Abstract no.
TUPE0925
Suggested Citation
"J.g.Zhao, et al.
Experiences and lessons of China’s participation (namely Yunnan and Guangxi provinces) in the Purple Sky Network (PSN, formerly a MSM coordination mechanism in the Greater Mekong Sub-region initiated by USAID).
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AIDS 2008 - XVII International AIDS Conference:
Abstract no.
TUPE0925"
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