Joint action improving quality in HIV prevention (JA QHP)

To increase the effectiveness of HIV prevention using practical Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Improvement (QI) tools, this Joint Action’s objectives are: - To train at least 60 experts in participating Member States (MS) to provide capacity building and technical assistance to programs/projects applying QA/QI tools adapted to HIV prevention; - to ensure that experts attain the knowledge and skills for providing technical support to those using QA/QI; to liaise with participating programs and projects in support of at least 80 applications of QA/QI tools and to collect and analyse data on the process and results; - to develop, adopt and disseminate a ‘Charter for Quality in HIV Prevention’ with agreed quality principles and criteria to assess and improve the quality of programs and projects; - to produce recommended policy statements and strategic actions for incorporating QA/QI into HIV prevention strategies, policies and action plans at the European, regional and MS levels.