Victor Barnes Interim President and CEO AIDS United

1. Victor BarnesInterim President and CEO AIDS United

2. “Implementing the NHAS does not fall to the Federal government alone. “ Success will require the commitment of all parts of society: State, Local and Tribal governments, Businesses, Faith communities, Philanthropy, Scientific and Medical communities, Educational institutions, People living with HIV, and their allies, and Communities affected by HIV/AIDS The Role of the Private Sector

3. What is the role of partnerships between government and the private sector and the communities they serve? Leverage resources(financial and human), technical capacity, delivery systems to achieve health outcomes/national goals Apply technology solutions to healthcare systems: issues of coverage and access Create sustainable partnerships at national and local levels: stakeholder buy-in Innovate The Role of the Private Sector

4. How to successfully create a partnership: Carefully consider and define the partnership The private partner wants to reconcile philanthropy with business strategy The public partner seeks a benefit/solution for the health system or identified health issue The Role of the Private Sector

5. How to successfully create a partnership: Initiate early public-private dialogue to gain a better understanding of the local needs, health systems capacities, and an analysis of potential stakeholders and implementing partners expectations Engage stake holders in an early exchange on promising ideas/solutions The Role of the Private Sector

6. How to successfully create a partnership: Think ahead and support the integration of sustainable long-term strategies within partnerships. At the concept phase of a public-private partnership, participating entities should promote and facilitate planning for sustainability including ongoing provision of resources and implementation capacities. The Role of the Private Sector

7. Examples of Public-Private Partnerships Social Innovation Fund/Access to Care Initiative THE MAC AIDS FUND Continuous Care Initiative The Merck HIV Care Collaborative for Underserved Populations in the United States The Role of the Private Sector

8. AIDS United Access to Care/Social Innovation Fund Initiative A2C AU’s A2C initiative was created to increase access to and retention in effective HIV healthcare and support services for people living with HIV/AIDS, with an emphasis on hard-to-reach populations A2C seeks to: identify the systemic and/or personal barriers to care people may experience; and support the development of systems and interventions to mitigate barriers and ensure access to and consistent engagement in care. The Role of the Private Sector

9. With the investments of federal dollars from the Social Innovation Fund, and private sector support from: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Walmart, Elton John AIDS Foundation, M-A-C AIDS Fund, ViiV Healthcare, Gilead Sciences, Chevron, Abbott Laboratories, Levi Strauss and Janssen Therapeutics AIDS United’s A2C initiative is an example of the first public-private partnership that directly supports the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy. The Role of the Private Sector

10. THE MAC AIDS FUND Continuous Care Initiative: Collaborative Partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of State and AIDS United • --- a multi-year, public-private sector effort to address the intractable barriers that cause one in two people living with HIV/AIDS in the U.S. to fall out of care. • The $4.5 million Continuous Care Initiative will initially encompass three arms: • 1. $4 million partnership with AIDS United over the next three years will create an innovation fund for both national and regional efforts to improve retention in care and treatment adherence. The effort will include a rigorous evaluation component conducted by Dr. David Holtgrave of John Hopkins University to track metrics and define best practices in the retention in care landscape in the U.S. The Role of the Private Sector

11. THE MAC AIDS FUND Continuous Care Initiative: • 2. In partnership with HHS and HRSA, The MAC AIDS Fund will support a pilot launch of an evidence based program which utilizes mobile texting to improve retention in care and medication adherence. The effort will target youth and adult minorities living with HIV in Southern states. and • 3. In the Fall of 2012, The MAC AIDS Fund will work with HHS and PEPFAR to convene a Global Best Practices Forum on Access and Retention in HIV Care, to ensure that the global provider community along with the people living with HIV involved in these programs fully leverage global lessons. This will culminate in a best-practices report co-developed with Johns Hopkins University to be issued in December, 2012. The Role of the Private Sector

12. The HIV Care Collaborative for Underserved Populations in the United States The Merck Company Foundation recently the launch of a three-year, $3 million initiative that will support the health departments in Atlanta, Houston and Philadelphia to connect more people living with HIV in these high-burden communities to the care they need to stay healthy.  Each of the selected health departments will receive up to $1 million over three years, to enhance existing efforts and foster other innovative approaches to better serve people living with HIV/AIDS and prevent its further spread.  The communities will address local provider-based and health system challenges and will regularly come together as a group to discuss their work, promising practices, and the common problems and unique challenges they face.   The Role of the Private Sector

13. The Collaborative, with support from The George Washington University's School of Public Health and Health Services will build on what's currently underway in each city: • Atlanta/Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness:  Bridging the Gap willfocus onHIV-positive clients referred to and enrolled in the county's HIV Primary Care Clinic by implementing a community-based Linkage Coordinator and referral program.  • The City of Philadelphia Department of Public Health: Engaging HIV+ Patients in Care in Philadelphia Initiative will use System Navigators to help guide HIV patients through the local healthcare systems to improve regular care, viral suppression, and management of HIV-related co-morbidities and other chronic diseases.  The Role of the Private Sector

14. Houston Department of Health and Human Services: Expanded Linkage to Care Initiative (ELCI) will implement a multi-sector effort bringing together healthcare providers, community groups, and researchers to launch a community-wide System Navigator and Data Matching Program to identify all those living with HIV who have fallen out of care and re-engage them. The Role of the Private Sector

15. The Role of the Private Sector • Thanks