Indonesia AIDS Coalition

Established in 2011, Indonesia AIDS Coalition (IAC) is a community-based organization that focuses its work on fulfilling the rights of People Living with HIV (PLHIV) and key affected populations by encouraging transparency in the HIV response, promoting community participation through community empowerment, and reducing stigma and discrimination towards PLHIVs and KPs. Vision: To achieve an Indonesia without stigma and discrimination by recognizing, fulfilling, and protecting the human rights of PLHIVs and KPs. The rights that are specifically emphasized are the rights to health, education, employment, a decent living, and children's rights. Key Expertise: 1) Community system strengthening; 2) Reducing human rights barriers in access to health; 3) Promoting community financial sustainability through domestic financing; and 4) Improving access to health commodities.

IAC's interest lies in several topics, namely: 1. Promoting an enabling environment for CSOs to be better able to contribute to sustainable development, governance reform, and gender equality in Indonesia. Several ways to achieve this are: 1) Capacity building and organizational strengthening activities; 2) Encouraging CSOs to participate in policy dialogue with national and local authorities, representing and voicing the concerns of vulnerable and marginalized groups, and holding governments to account; and 3) Encouraging CSOs to achieve financial sustainability by accessing new funding sources, including public funding, without diminishing their independence. 2. Access to affordable medicines and vaccines, especially life-saving medicines for HIV-AIDS, TB, and Hepatitis C.

Referring to the interests stated above as well as IAC's experience and core business, IAC generally monitors and engages in Health and International Aid policy themes, such as the EU Global Health Strategy, Compulsory Licensing, and the International Pandemic Accord. We also pay special attention to the ongoing Indonesia-EU Comprehensive Partnership Agreement (CEPA) negotiation process, especially in regard to the IP Chapter and its impact on access to affordable medicines (for HIV-AIDS, TB, and Hepatitis C). In summary, our work is in line with the EU International Strategies, which also align with the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly the development and strengthening of health systems, through capacitating and empowering the community to take part in the improvement of the health system itself.

Furthermore, our work also contributes to gender empowerment and promotes gender equality in all aspects, particularly in reducing gender-based violence and combating discrimination against gender minorities. Specifically, our current and future work will contribute to the EU’s policies, as elaborated below: 1. International Partnership Policies: Gender equality, human development (health and demography, reducing inequalities, social protection, and strengthening health systems), and peace and governance (civil society, democracy, human rights, and fundamental values). 2. Justice and Fundamental Rights Policies: International gender equality, international human rights, EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, and combating discrimination. 3. Public Health Policies and Actions: Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (HERA), international cooperation, health security and infectious diseases, vaccination, improving the health system, improving access to pharmaceutical components, and promoting good health. The work and actions will also be in conjunction with the EU Global Health Strategy as part of the Global Gateway.

https://www.iac.or.id/en/

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