AIDSTAR-One Project Highlight: Honduras

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AIDSTAR-One provided technical assistance to its two counterparts, the Health Secretariat of the Government of Honduras and the Honduran National Association for People Living with HIV/AIDS (ASONAPVSIDAH), to strengthen the national response to HIV and improve the health status of vulnerable populations.

Diagnóstico de los Servicios de VIH/SIDA Ofrecidos en los Centros de Atención Integral en Honduras (Assessment of HIV/AIDS Services Provided by Comprehensive Care Centers in Honduras): This assessment examined the quality of and access to HIV services for people living with HIV in 14 comprehensive care centers and guided the development of strategies to strengthen the provision of public HIV services. www.aidstar-one.com/honduras_assessment

JANUARY 2014 This publication was made possible through the support of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the U.S. Agency for International Development under contract number GHH-I-00-07-00059-00, AIDS Support and Technical Assistance Resources (AIDSTAR-One) Project, Sector I, Task Order 1.

Diagnóstico de los Servicios Ofrecidos por la Asociación Nacional de Personas Viviendo con VIH/SIDA en Honduras (Assessment of the Services Provided by ASONAPVSIDAH): The findings of this assessment were used to guide the development of strategies to strengthen self-support groups and home visits services, job aides, and the Third National Strategic Plan of ASONAPVSIDAH. www.aidstarone.com/asonapvsidah_assessment © Ed Scholl/JSI

Compartiendo en Positivo: Manual para Facilitadores de Grupos de Auto Apoyo (Sharing Positively: Manual for Self-Support Group Facilitators): These manuals, created by ASONAPVSIDAH with the support of AIDSTAR-One, serve as guidance for individuals who facilitate self-support groups for PLHIV. www.aidstarone.com/asonapvsidah_manual III Plan Estratégico de la Asociación Nacional de Personas Viviendo con VIH/Sida en Honduras (Third National Strategic Plan [2011-2015] of the Honduran National Association for People Living with HIV/AIDS): AIDSTAR-One supported the development of the ASONPVSIDAH’s Third National Strategic Plan (2011-2015), which outlines their commitment to human rights, the promotion of comprehensive care, and the creation of strategic alliances. www.aidstar-one.com/asonapvsidah_strategy Estrategia de Abordaje Integral a las ITS/VIH/Sida en el Marco de la Reforma del Sector Salud de Honduras (National Strategy for Integrated Care for STI/HIV/AIDS in the Health Reform Framework of the Health Sector of Honduras): AIDSTAR-One provided technical assistance to the Health Secretariat to update an integrated care model for HIV services with a new client-centric strategy that is closely linked to the national health reform framework and aims to empower people to take charge of their own health care. www.aidstar-one.com/nationalstrategy

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AIDSTAR-One is funded by PEPFAR through USAID’s Office of HIV & AIDS. AIDSTAR-One is implemented by John Snow, Inc. and its partners.