Training on HIV/AIDS and Political Action

Training on ‘HIV/AIDS and Political Action’ was held from 16 to 18 October 2011 at the DPNS Worker Education Centre.  This three-day training is one of the activities in the ‘Political Education Development’ programme in cooperation of the DPNS and Active Citizenship Foundation (ACF) from the Philippines for party members and students of party political school.  There were 40 participants in the training.

On the first day, Ms Jackie Pollock, Director of MAP Foundation, lectured and facilitated on the topic of HIV/AIDS and Gender Sensitivity and Saw Aung Than Wai, Senior Public Health Officer of Mae Tao Clinic gave a lecture on HIV/AIDS and Responsibility of Youth.  On the last two days, Mr. Ferdie Buenviaje led the training sessions on HIV/ADIS Education Programme and Development of Political Action Plan for Prevention of HIV/AIDS.