Document 1878
 DOCN  M94A1878
 TI    NAP management in Suriname.
 DT    9412
 AU    del Prado RF
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):430 (abstract no. PD0328). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370697
 AB    Plenty has been written and said about the importance of effective AIDS
       program management. Likewise, the Global Program on AIDS has developed
       an excellent twelve-manual management course, which will be conducted in
       different regions of the globe. This course aims at national commitment
       and agreement on AIDS prevention and control efforts. The Surinamese
       National AIDS Program will present its unconventional formula for the
       management of its Government's National AIDS Program during this Xth
       International Conference on AIDS. Its central management coordinates HIV
       testing with pre- and post test counseling; offers social support on
       site; oversees epidemiological surveillance of HIV/AIDS and STD; has its
       own unit for information, education and communication; houses the
       National Reference Laboratory for HIV screening and confirmation;
       operates an 'AIDS Hotline'; coordinates HIV/AIDS research; acts as
       N.G.O. liaison for foundations with HIV and AIDS related
       responsibilities; and accommodates a multi sectoral AIDS Committee with
       broad public, private and public health representation, including a
       classification sub-committee. Based on guidelines from the Ministry of
       Health and W.H.O., the N.A.P. has, over the past six years, acted as an
       important catalyst for the emergence of nationwide community efforts to
       curb a further spread of HIV, and to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS in
       this interesting South American nation. Unlike many developing
       countries, the Suriname National AIDS Program receives exceptional
       support for its efforts of HIV prevention and impact reduction, from the
       different religious denominations in the country. Its successful
       programs include a Female Commercial Sex Workers Project, an Adolescent
       Peer Education Program and a Prison Project. It has accomplished the
       incorporation of HIV/STD education in the school curricula, and has
       incited the integration of STD services in Suriname's primary health
       care.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PREVENTION & CONTROL  Health Policy
       Human  Suriname  MEETING ABSTRACT

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