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There are several ways in which
we provide technical support, advice and training. Manuals, tools and
guidelines offer practical support in designing national HIV programs,
monitoring and evaluation, addressing gender issues, streamlining
procurement and disbursement, and integration HIV into early childhood
programs, mining operations and the work of local governments. The
AIDS Campaign Team for Africa (ACTAfrica) sponsors inter-country learning
and information sharing through regular meetings of AIDS practitioners.
The World Bank Institute convenes frequent internal videoconferences so that
government officials and NGOs around the world can share knowledge and
experiences. Recent conferences have focused on implementing the
"Three Ones", integrating HIV in Poverty Reduction Strategies, fighting
stigma and discrimination in workplaces, youth programs, HIV and disability,
gender and legal dimensions of HIV/AIDS, and exchanges of experience among
Central American and Caribbean countries. In Teheran, Iran the World
Bank Institute collaborated with the government, the UN and World Bank teams
in Europe, Asia and the Middle East to convene an inter-regional
consultation on AIDS among Injecting Drug Users, responding to demand from
countries to learn about effective harm reduction programs. Working
with WHO, UNICEF and other partners, we have trained more than 6500 people
from about 100 countries on procurement and logistics of AIDS drugs and
related supplies. We have used the Rapid Results Approach to
accelerate implementation of programs in Yemen, Sri Lanka and Tanzania,
working with officials to achieve meaningful goals within a 100 day
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