Mobilization in HIV Vaccine Research UZUCSF Annual Research Day 17 April 20115 Cresta Lodge A Tasaranarwo on behalf of UZUCSF CAB What is Community Mobilisation A capacity building process through which individual groups or organization plan to carry out and elevate ID: 344983
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Community
Mobilization
in HIV Vaccine Research
UZ-UCSF Annual Research Day
17 April 20115
Cresta Lodge
A. Tasaranarwo on behalf of UZ-UCSF CABSlide2
What is Community Mobilisation
A
capacity building process through which individual groups , or organization plan to carry out and elevate activities on a participatory and sustained basis to improve the health and other needs , either on their own initiative or stimulated by others The process of using all available means and resources to inform, educate and put communities into action for a particular project or programIt is important to be clear on what the community is being mobilized for, and what they are expected to do, their role in the program should be explainedSlide3
Is it necessary?
Community buy-in
Helping the research community appreciate the challenges posed by HIV and existing gaps with current treatment and prevention optionsCreate an appreciation for research in more HIV prevention optionsCreate a sense of research ownership and the subsequent ownership of evidence based interventionsIncrease community research literacy & clear the ground for researchIdentify and demystify myths and misperceptions about research and HIV vaccinesProvide relevant protocol informationPromote high uptake of research Slide4
Anticipated Challenges
HIV vaccine research a new
phenomenon in ChitungwizaMyths and misconceptionsGeneral fear and scepticismThe concept may prove to be complicated and difficult to understand for the layman Reaching the whole community and ensuring high levels of comprehensionFinding the right volunteersFear of injectionsSlide5
What is our Community Mobilization plan?
Adequate CAB training and capacity building to facilitate;
peer educationStakeholders’ engagement workshops (health sector, media, CBO, FBOs, NAC)Community awareness campaigns & sensitization meetingsCAB
composition: Health sector (including health promoters), Religious sector, youth, male focused groups, community
leaders,
women’s organizations, education sector
Target community meetings for ongoing community education
Work with health promoters and other stakeholders to distribute IEC materials & mobilize people for education meetingsSlide6
What is our Community Mobilization plan? Cont..
Engage with both the electronic & print media to educate the community and disseminate new informationMobilize churches to organize activities that promote an environment for health talks that include research sensitizationEstablish referral systems with stakeholders whose services link with research and vise
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To continue mapping the community, to inform our mobilization strategiesSlide7
What are our accomplishments so far?
CAB was trained on HIV vaccines, HVTN107 protocol, media handling & communication skills and community mobilization
Hosted 2 stakeholders’ workshops, at Chitungwiza Central Hospital & Rutendo hall in MufakoseSensitized around 180 women at 2 Interdenominational Meetings in Seke and St. Mary’s
Sensitized the youth at the Youth dialogue information dissemination workshop (18 February, HICC)
2 CAB members have so far attended international meetings as part of their continued training and 1 of them is a protocol team member
for an
upcoming protocolSlide8
What are our Expectations?
Continue working
closely with all stakeholders in the communityIncrease
HIV Vaccine research literacy in the
community
High expectations for an HIV vaccine in the near future
High
turn out of participants to be screened for
future studies
The community to embrace HIV vaccine studies based on previous experiences with other successful vaccine programmes
Increase male support
through
male involvement programmes
We also expect uninterrupted study implementation and community capacity buildingSlide9
Conclusion
Community mobilization has begun and it requires a concerted effort from all of us. It should not be a token but the pillar to which HIV vaccine research shall be built. Slide10
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
All
Research Network CABsConference OrganisersCommunity DepartmentResearch ParticipantsResearchers