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поиск по ресурсному центру Based on the results of the strategic planning, a strategic plan of activities for 2018-2021 will be developed, and members, employees, volunteers and partners of the organization will be able to have a consolidated updated vision and understanding of the organization’s mission and activities in accordance with current challenges.
Strategic planning of the activities of the NGO “Real World, Real People” (RWRP) started in Yerevan. It should be noted that since its establishment in 2003, the organization has successfully implemented a number of advocacy initiatives aimed at improving access to HIV treatment and improving the quality of life of people living with HIV in Armenia.
“Real World, Real People” develops strategic work plan for 3 years. Photo: ecuo.org
In October 2017, the management changes were approved at the General Meeting of the Organization: a new board was elected, Zhenya Mayilyan was elected as the chairperson of the NGO Real World, Real People, and the organization amended its Charter. The new RWRP Board passed a resolution on the need for strategic planning to update strategic objectives, activities and actions, taking into account current challenges and the need to increase effectiveness in advocating for the rights of PLWH.
The East Europe and Central Asia Union of People Living with HIV acts as a technical partner and provides expert support in developing the 2018-2021 strategic plan for RWRP, representing the interests of PLWH in Armenia. Thus, Armen Agadjanov, the ECUO strategic information officer, and Natasha Leonchuk, the ECUO strategic development expert, take part in the planning.
“Our mission is to change this world. Our organization will exist and work as long as indifference and rejection still remain prevalent in our society”, the organization’s website states.
The mission of the NGO Real World, Real People was to improve the quality of life of people living with HIV and their families by developing a movement of mutual assistance, strengthening the cohesion and professional capacity of the HIV-positive community, providing social, psychological and legal support, and increasing access to treatment, care and prevention.
The strategy is a general long-term agenda that allows to effectively identify and distribute the organization’s priorities and resources in order to achieve its goals. Certainly, strategic planning and availability of an action plan relevant to current trends and challenges largely determine the sustainability of the non-profit organization and its advocacy capabilities, that’s why strategic planning issues are extremely relevant.
The meeting is held within the framework of the regional program “Partnership for Equal Access to the Continuum of HIV Services for Everyone Who Needs It, in the EECA region” implemented by the East European and Central Asia Union of People Living with HIV (ECUO) with the support of the Global Fund. It is expected that the strategic action plan for 2018-2021 will be developed upon the results of the strategic planning, and the members, employees, volunteers and partners of the organization will be able to obtain a consolidated updated vision and understanding of the mission of the organization and its activities in accordance with the existing challenges.
In Armenia, heterosexual contacts (68%) and injecting drug use (22.5%) are the main routes of HIV transmission. In addition, cases of HIV transmission through homosexual contacts, from mother to child and through blood were recorded in the Republic. It should be noted that according to the data of the Republican AIDS Center, as of January 31, 2018, 2,931 HIV cases were registered among the citizens of the Republic of Armenia, 23 of which are recorded in the first month of 2018, which exceeds the number of annually registered cases of HIV infection in each of the past years. Men predominate in the general structure of reported cases of HIV infection, with 2,038 cases (70%), while 893 cases (30%) are registered among women. 51 cases (1.7%) of HIV infection have been reported among children. 51% of HIV-infected people at the time of diagnosis belong to the 25-39 age group.
1,494 HIV-positive patients (including 375 women and 29 children) were diagnosed with AIDS, 144 of them were identified in 2017. Since the beginning of the epidemic, 664 deaths have been reported among HIV-infected patients. Among the deceased there are 114 women and 10 children.
Almost all of those infected through injecting drug use (99%) were men, while almost all women were infected heterosexually (97%).
The largest number of cases of HIV infection was registered among the residents of Yerevan (906 cases, which is 31% of the total number of all HIV count). Marz (province) Shirak holds the second place in the number of registered cases of HIV infection (11.2%). The calculation of registered cases of HIV infection per 100,000 population shows that the highest figure in the Shirak region is 134.5, followed by Lori, Gegharkunik and Armavir marzes, where the indices are 131.1, 98.4 and 93.4, respectively.
An assessment of the situation of HIV/AIDS shows that at the end of 2017, the estimated number of people living with HIV in Armenia was 3,300, of which only 69% are aware of their HIV status. Among PLWH who are aware of their HIV status, 67.5% received ARV treatment, and 80.6% of them achieved viral suppression.
The prevalence of HIV infection in the age group of 15-49 is 0.2%.
