1. Public, Private & Faith-based Partnerships in Papua New Guinea How to provide innovative, needs-based programs to support HIV health care capacity building in collaboration with a range of partners Artwork by: Steve Estvanik Partnership Model with ANGOs and Catholic Health Services PNG Marie Mondu Tabel PNG Program Development Coordinator

2. Who we are Caritas Australia is the Catholic Agency for International Aid and Development working in over 30 countries around the world, Caritas Australia is part of Caritas Internationalis which comprises a network of 165 Catholic relief aid, development and social service organisations in over 200 countries and territories. Caritas Australia runs programs in education, health, vocational training and HIV/AIDS in PNG, as well as dozens of programs across the Pacific. For more information: www.caritas.org.au

3. Where we are in PNG

4. Model of Partnerships Diagram 1: Accompaniment Levels of Consortiums. We believe that communities and existing services we support have the potential for growth and sustainability. Our approach to partnership is through accompaniment and service integration. Funding from DFAT Seven Australian based NGOs of which Caritas Australia is one PASHIP Consortiums We do not have the expertise to implement to improve quality of Health care in PNG hence work through partners who do. ASHM (Clinical Component) National Catholic AIDS National Catholic Health Services Caritas STIMP Partnership

5. SUCCESS 1.Leverage of each other’s expertise in project management, clinical knowledge and research and advocacy. 2.Together we all have responded to a national health issue resulting in innovative and strengthening the response to STIs and HIV 3.The inclusion of a research component on the socio-cultural drivers of STI’s meant the program could be more responsible to the needs as they were identified.

6. Challenges Accreditation to mainstream some of the successful innovations into public health. Delays and flexibilities (e.g Overseas doctors needed to be registered to participate in country,Elections period liaise to DFAT to extend no cost 2013 June. Other insights of our work: Encouraging youth access to testing and treatment services.Preventive behavioral education was better participation see http://youtu.be/kxohImbue4I Sik Nogut o Nomol Sik (Research Report)