What is the ITPC?

The international Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC) is a worldwide coalition of people living with HIV/AIDS and their advocates. The ITPC advocates for universal and free access to treatment for AIDS for all HIV+ people and greater input from HIV+ people in decisions that affect their lives. We work to achieve these goals at the local, regional and international level.

History of the ITPC
In 2002, a group of treatment activists from around the world identified the need for a stronger international response to address the need to provide HIV/AIDS treatment to millions of people who require it around the world. In March 2003, one hundred and twenty five people with HIV/AIDS and their advocates from sixty-seven countries gathered in Cape Town, South Africa at the International Treatment Preparedness Summit to discuss strategies to establish and strengthen:

• Local and regional efforts to educate communities about treatment and mobilize them to demand access to these drugs and;


• Local, regional and international efforts to secure the commitment and policy changes needed from governments, multilateral institutions and the private sector to expedite access to treatment for HIV/AIDS.

The ITPC grew out of this meeting as activists from around the world sought to join forces to advance these strategies.  The report from this meeting is available for reading. 

What Makes the ITPC Unique?
ITPC is the only international coalition of people living with HIV/AIDS and their supporters solely devoted to advocacy on HIV/AIDS treatment access. It is a broad coalition of people from all affected regions comprised of people working in and for the community in their own countries and with strong expertise in HIV/AIDS treatment and related issues. As a community voice, it combines the knowledge of the grassroots with technical expertise, and has been successful in communicating the concerns of people living with HIV/AIDS who need treatment to governments, United Nations agencies, the large pharmaceutical manufacturers among other public and private bodies that influence the progress of the establishment, scale-up and sustainability of HIV/AIDS treatment programs.

The ITPC is a global partner with Tides Network for the Collaborative Fund for HIV Treatment Preparedness.

Greg Gray is the new (and first) Global Coordinator of the International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC). Greg is the former Executive Director of APN+ and the former Collaborative Fund Regional Coordinator for Southeast Asia.  He will work out of APN+ in Bangkok.  He can be contacted at itpc@apnplus.org. 

ITPC Documents
2006 World Community Advisory Board (CAB) Meeting
International AIDS Conference Capetown Meeting Final Report
2005 Evaluation of Collaborative Fund Program by LTG Associates
2006 ITPC Omnibus Proposal (PDF Version) 
2006 ITPC Omnibus Proposal (Powerpoint Presentation)