2010

March

HAARP TSU will conduct a Training of Trainers at the regional level

The training manual aims to build essential outreach skills among people working directly with drug users and draws from experience of outreach workers and guidelines developed by WHO and other expert organisations. The training will be held on April 5-9, 2010 at Rose Garden Resort, Nakorn Pathom.

February

Law Enforcement and Harm Reduction: Effective Partnerships

This seminar will bring together regional expertise from the law enforcement andhealth sectors to explore issues of HIV and injecting drug use in Vietnam,Cambodia, Laos and beyond.

Expression of Interest for Cross Border Projects

The cross border project (s) will support harm reduction interventions at one or more sites between two HAARP countries. The following border regions are of interest to HAARP:1. The Golden Triangle; (between Burma, Laos, Southern China and Viet Nam) 2. South-eastern Cambodia/South-western Viet Nam.

January

2008-2009 Annual Summary Conference for the HAARP China National Flexible

HAARP National Project Office, National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention (NCAIDS) of China National CDC conducted the 2008-2009 HAARP Annual Summary Conference in Ruili, Yunnan Province from Sept 1st to Sept 2nd, 2009.

Advocacy workshop

On 4th- 5th December 2009, the HAARP Advocacy Workshop was held in Bangkok with the objectives of mapping regional level advocacy efforts and reviewing the HAARP Advocacy Strategy.

Capacity building for outreach

In November 2009, outreach workers from the Burma (Myanmar) Country Program participated in a three-day training workshop in Mae Sai on the Thai side of the Burmese border.

2009

October

ANCD Chairman's Speech at Launch of Needle & Syringe Program Return on Investment Study

Drug use occurs for many reasons that time does not permit me to talk about today but everyone is entitled to have their health protected. Don't ever think that it could never be your child, brother, sister or friend that will need this help.

Asian drug users unite to form regional organization

Over twenty-five drug users from nine different countries met in Bangkok on 16th and 17th October 2009 to finalize the Asian Network of People who Use Drugs (ANPUD) Constitution and elect a Steering Committee for the first regional network of people who use drugs.

September

HAARP Consultation and Coordination Forum (HCCF)

The third HAARP Consultation and Coordination Forum (HCCF) preceded the International Congress on Aids in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP) 7-9 August 2009 in Bali.

Australia backs HIV/AIDS reduction

Injecting drug users are one source of the spread of HIV/AIDS in Laos.

Drugs and Society: A Global Perspective Short course, 28 Sep - 2 Oct 2009 Melbourne, Australia

The course is coordinated by the Centre for International Health of Burnet Institute and will be taught by staff and associates of the Institute and by guest presenters.

Harm Reduction HIV in drug users Short course, 23-27 November 2009 Melbourne, Australia

The course is coordinated by the Centre for International Health of Burnet Institute and will be taught by staff and associates of the Institute and by guest presenters.

July

HIV/AIDS prevention efforts get booster shot

HAARP in Lao PDR will contribute to achieving development priorities stated in the National Strategy and Action Plan on HIV/AIDS/STIs and the National Drug Control Masterplan.

RTCU and AusAID Experts Visit Jinning County

An expert team of RTCU Senior Technical Advisor, Senior Program Officer of Australian Embassy in Beijing, National Program Office Manager, and NCAIDS International Cooperation Foreign Affairs Assistant visited Jinning to assist with the formulation of annual work plan, and cross-border activities.

May

HAARP Cross Border Project Expression of Interest

Expressions of Interests are sought as part of HAARP for one or more cross border projects. The cross border project (s) will support harm reduction interventions at one or more sites between two HAARP countries, Cambodia, China (Yunnan and Guangxi), Burma, Laos, and Vietnam.

Australia's New Strategy to tackle HIV in Asia and the Pacific

Australia's new strategy to tackle HIV in the Asia Pacific region was launched in Bangkok on 1st May 2009 by Mr Bob McMullan, Australia's Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance.

February

Launch of Cambodia's Country Flexible Program

Cambodia's Country Flexible Program was launched on the 29th January 2009 in Phnom Penh.

HAARP Advisory Board Virtual Meeting

The HAARP advisory board meets for the third time.

United Nations Conference on Law Enforcement and HIV Prevention

A regional conference highlighted the importance of law enforcement agencies working with illicit drug users and other vulnerable groups to prevent HIV.

2008

December

Welcome to New Staff

The Regional Technical Coordination Unit (RTCU) in Bangkok is joined by two new staff members.

2nd HCCF in Cambodia

The second HAARP Consultation and Coordination Forum (HCCF) was held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia from the 6th to the 8th of October, 2008. Read the report...

November

China Country Flexible Program Launched

The Australian Government is stepping up its cooperation with the People's Republic of China to reduce the transmission of HIV associated with injecting drug use in Guangxi and Yunnan Provinces.

September

Response Beyond Borders

The second Response Beyond Borders Asian Consultation on the Prevention of HIV will take place in Phnom Penh 8-9 October. It coincides with the second HAARP Consultation and Coordination Forum.

April

HAARP Launch in Chang Mai, Thailand

HAARP launches program and website while representatives from around world gather in Chang Mai for UNAIDS meeting.

Dutch to Join HAARP in Vietnam

The Netherlands Government has expressed a willingness to join the HAARP Country Flexible Program (CFP) in Vietnam.

UN Secretary General: Criminalisation of Drugs a Barrier

An independent Commission on AIDS in Asia has released a report outlining strong recommendations for more effective national responses to AIDS across Asia. The report was presented to the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on 26 March at an event in New York.