Session: Peer-based models of care: Learning from our communities
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| Thursday, September 12, 2019 |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
| Ville-Marie, Level 9 |
Speaker
Mr Manasseh Muriithi
Nurse
MDM- France, Kenya
Model of Care-Peer led approach on treatment of Hepatitis C
2:00 PM - 2:15 PMBiography
Manasseh Murage is a nurse by profession currently working at MdM-France in Kenya with 3 years experience working in harm reduction project for PWUDs.I am primarily responsible for testing,tracing and inducting to care for patients with Viral Hepatitis.
Ms Mathilde Laval
General Coordinator for Vietnam
Médecins Du Monde
A PEER-BASED SUPPORT-MODEL FOR HCV TREATMENT FOR PWID, INTEGRATED INTO A PUBLIC HEALTHCARE FACILITY IN HANOI, VIETNAM
2:15 PM - 2:30 PMBiography
Mathilde Laval, has been working for MdM for the last 6 years, she coordinated the Vietnamese mission for 3 years.
Mr Ronny Bjørnestad
Ceo
proLAR Nett
Mrs Caroline Thomas
Managing Director
Koalisi Satu Hati
Community-based organization spearheads efforts to translate HCV interventions to prison settings in Jakarta
2:45 PM - 2:50 PMBiography
Caroline has a background as WLHIV and has a degree in Psychology and Public Health. She had been an HIV Treatment Education trainer. Recently, as part of access to affordable medicine, her extensive work with community, Indonesia had finally registered a combination of DAA and treat 6,000 PLHCV for free.
Mr Jean-Luc EL Kaim
Community Worker
Coalition Plus
Can patient groups lead diagnosis and treatment in prisons of resource limited settings? We are doing it!
2:50 PM - 2:55 PMBiography
Jean-Luc EL KAIM is a partnership manager working within Coalition PLUS' HCV program funded by Unitaid. He developed strong partnerships with community based organizations in Indonesia, India and Morocco. Before joining Coalition PLUS, he worked in the field of development cooperation in Africa and South-East Asia.
Mr Ranjit Tiwari
National Program Coordinator/Executive Board Member
National User Network Of Nepal(nunn)
METHADONE MAINTENANCE TREATMENT PROGRAM (MMTP) IN NEPAL; ROLE OF USER-LED ORGANIZATIONS IN ENGAGING AND EMPOWERING MMTP PATIENTS
2:55 PM - 3:00 PMBiography
I am a drug user treated for HCV and been on MMTP since 2009. I have been openly working as a user activist and a founder member of NUNN since 2009 itself. During my working experience I have been focusing on advocating for health & human rights of drug users.
Chair
Matthew Bonn
Frontline Peer Support Outreach Worker
HANDUP/PALS
Jude Byrne
Coordinator BBV education prevention program
AIVL
