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UNDP works to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and reduce its impact. As a trusted development partner, and co-sponsor of UNAIDS, it assists countries to place HIV/AIDS at the centre of national development and poverty reduction strategies, build national capacity to mobilize all levels of government and civil society for a coordinated and effective response to the epidemic, and protect the rights of people living with AIDS. Because HIV/AIDS is a world-wide problem, UNDP supports these national efforts by offering knowledge, resources and best practices from around the world. HIV/AIDS affects people in their most productive years, and is uniquely devastating as it increases poverty and reverses human development achievements. In order to support countries in reducing the impact of HIV/AIDS on Human Development, UNDP promotes multi-sector responses that mainstream HIV/AIDS in national development plans, sector programmes and decentralized plans.
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In Iran, the country's successful health policy has controlled much of communicable diseases and is providing Primary Health care services for the majority of the population. But diseases such as HIV/AIDS are a real threat, and although current HIV/AIDS prevalence rates are low, the danger of cumulative processes taking hold are very real, and Iran is now gearing up to protect itself on this front.
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UNDP works in close partnership with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM), launched in 2001. The Global Fund is one of the key sources of financing for the world's response to the epidemic. UNDP was chosen to act as the Principal Recipient (PR) of the grant related to the Global Fund’s project to fight HIV/AIDS in Iran in 2003. In its role as the PR, UNDP will oversee and make sure the execution of the Program in accordance with the terms of its global agreement with the Global Fund.
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The GFATM project involves vast ranges of partners including governmental ministries, NGOs, private sector and UN agencies and pays special attention to women, girls and youth as the more vulnerable groups. Since late 2003, the GFATM process has supported a series of capacity building workshops and meetings with the aim of familiarizing the stakeholders with both UNDP and GFATM procedures for programming and implementation.
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For further information on UNDP’s services and support for the response to HIV/AIDS in Iran, please contact:
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Negar Bayat
Project Manager
Global Fund national project Manager
UNDP Iran
Tel: (9821) 2860691-4 (x 409)
Fax: (9821) 286 9547
Email: negar.bayat@undp.org
