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    JOHANNESBURG

    The following is a new Country Profile database for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, providing contact details of key AIDS NGOs, government departments and UN agencies, plus the latest epidemiological data and country indicator statistics.

    National Policy

    The National Strategic Framework for AIDS (1999-2008) has been completed and its action areas are: advocacy; community participation; prevention; care; PLWHA; Human rights and ethics and institutional strengthening.

    Key challenges: peace and security, adoption by all partners of a reference document for programmatic action, large funding gaps, increase access to HIV/AIDS services

    Ministry of Health:

    Tel: +243 99 34 008/ +243 88 02 765

    National Programme against AIDS (Programme National de Lutte Contre le Sida)

    Contact person: Dr Francois Lepira
    BP 5806, Kinshasa
    Tel: +243 88 01 644
    Fax: +243 88 43 675
    Email: [email protected]

    HIV/AIDS Organisations

    1. Espoir Vie et Solidarite

    Contact person: Dominique Mbuyi
    Rue Bukeye No. 5 Matonge/ Kalamu
    Kinshasa 6164 Kin 6
    Tel: +243 98412745
    Email: [email protected]
    - Support of orphaned and vulnerable children and their families; fund raising; awareness

    2. Central Network of AIDS Service Organisations (CANASO)

    Contact person: Henri Mukumbi
    BP 9030 Kinshasa
    Tel: +243 68 57 01
    Email: [email protected]
    - Network of the 9 HIV/AIDS national networks in the 9 Central African countries: Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Tchad. Its mission is to enhance the community response to HIV/AIDS in Central Africa by promoting the development and existence of sustainable and effective country networks that provide leadership and capacity building in advocacy, programme development, and enhanced greater involvement of people living with HIV and AIDS

    3. Association Femmes Plus

    Contact person: Philomene Wenge
    B.P. 12605 Kinshasa 1
    Tel: +243 99 111 62 / 98 20 22 69
    Fax: +243 884 3675
    Email: [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected]
    - Medical care; advice; training; home and hospital visits; counselling; advocacy and awareness raising; material support; income generation.

    4. Society for Women and AIDS in Africa (SWAA) - DRC

    Contact person: Aimé Mwadi Kadi
    BP 2556 Kinshasa I
    Tel: +243 88 00 840
    Email: [email protected]
    - Training; home and hospital visits; counselling; advocacy and awareness raising.

    5. UN Theme Group on HIV/AIDS, Chair

    Dr Léonard Tapsoba
    WHO Representative
    Mobile: 243.88.40789
    Email: [email protected]

    6. UNAIDS Country Programme Adviser

    Dr Pierre Somse

    Tel: +243.99.05.676

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