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AIDS and Behavior
Published in: AIDS and Behavior 1/2017

Open Access 01-07-2017 | Original Paper

Monitoring HIV-Related Laws and Policies: Lessons for AIDS and Global Health in Agenda 2030

Authors: Mary Ann Torres, Sofia Gruskin, Kent Buse, Taavi Erkkola, Victoria Bendaud, Tobias Alfvén

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Special Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

The National Commitments and Policy Instrument (NCPI) has been used to monitor AIDS-related laws and policies for over 10 years. What can be learnt from this process? Analyses draw on NCPI questionnaires, NCPI responses, the UNAIDS Law Database, survey data and responses to a 2014 survey on the NCPI. The NCPI provides the first and only systematic data on country self-reported national HIV laws and policies. High NCPI reporting rates and survey responses suggest the majority of countries consider the process relevant. Combined civil society and government engagement and reporting is integral to the NCPI. NCPI experience demonstrates its importance in describing the political and legal environment for the HIV response, for programmatic reviews and to stimulate dialogue among stakeholders, but there is a need for updating and in some instances to complement results with more objective quantitative data. We identify five areas that need to be updated in the next iteration of the NCPI and argue that the NCPI approach is relevant to participatory monitoring of targets in the health and other goals of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Footnotes
1
Data in the law database is a compilation of data collected and maintained by UNAIDS through reviews of available documents. It is based on a compilation developed with partners in 2010. It is referenced as an indicative source that may not be comprehensive and is not validated by countries.
 
2
The objectives of the NCPI review were to assess the tool’s purpose in the post-2015 environment and propose a new tool towards 2020/2030.
 
4
A mechanism of “shadow reporting” was developed for situations in which civil society did not feel adequately involved in reporting. For further discussion of this modality, please see Smith et al. “The Role of Civil Society Organizations in Monitoring the Global AIDS Response” in this supplement.
 
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Metadata
Title
Monitoring HIV-Related Laws and Policies: Lessons for AIDS and Global Health in Agenda 2030
Authors
Mary Ann Torres
Sofia Gruskin
Kent Buse
Taavi Erkkola
Victoria Bendaud
Tobias Alfvén
Publication date
01-07-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue Special Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-016-1621-5

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