Preparing National HIV/AIDS Strategies and Action Plans: Lessons of Experience (PDF 282KB)

The AIDS Strategy and Action Plan (ASAP) service supports countries to enhance their AIDS strategies to be more prioritized, evidence-based, costed and capable of being implemented. This "practice note" shares experience on preparing HIV/AIDS strategies and action planning. (en français - PDF 353kb; español - PDF 602kb)

Planning & Managing for HIV/AIDS Results: A Handbook (PDF 3.51MB)

This Handbook introduces an approach to HIV strategic thinking and planning that is guided by evidence and oriented to results. It provides "how to" suggestions for each stage of the results cycle: analysing the country's epidemic and response, choosing results and targets to aim for, idenitfying indicators, then activities, and monitoring, managing and improving programs.
(also available in French, PDF 2.65MB;  Russian, PDF 2.62MB;  Spanish, PDF 4.72MB)

AIDS Strategy and Action Plan (ASAP) A Service of UNAIDS Business Plan 2008-2009  (French | Spanish)

HIV/AIDS Strategic Self-Assessment Tool (SAT) Guidelines for Evaluating HIV/AIDS Strategies and Action Plans (French)

These guidelines explain each of the questions in the SAT [hotlink the word SAT please to the excel file] and offer examples to help users decide how to answer each question. They also offer selected key additional references for readers who wish to know more about any particular topic.

Supporting Improved Strategic Planning for HIV/AIDS - AIDS Strategy and Action Plan - Business Plan, 2006-2008 (French,  Spanish)