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- 2011 Political Declaration: Targets and elimination commitments
- Reducing sexual transmission
- Preventing HIV among drug users
- Eliminating new HIV infections among children
- 15 million accessing treatment
- Avoiding TB deaths
- Closing the resource gap
- Eliminating gender inequalities
- Eliminating stigma and discrimination
- Eliminating travel restrictions
- Strengthening HIV integration
- 2011 Political Declaration: Targets and elimination commitments
Documents
- Strategies to strengthen NGO capacity in resource mobilization through business activities
- This UNAIDS Best Practice key material is directed at managers of national and international NGOs working on HIV/AIDS and other health and development issues. It is intended to increase their awareness of the opportunities, and possible problems, associated with alternative resource mobilization strategies, with a special focus on commercial activities. It is hoped that this will motivate NGO managers to determine and begin implementing the most appropriate resource-generating strategies to enable their organizations to continue and expand their important work.
- Nutrition Policy Paper Number 20 on Nutrition and HIV/AIDS : report of the 28th session symposium held 3-4 April 2001, Nairobi, Kenya
- This Nutrition Policy Paper is based on the ACC/SCN Symposium on Nutrition and HIV/AIDS held in Nairobi in April 2001. The objective of the symposium was, firstly, to stimulate collaboration between the nutrition and HIV/AIDS communities. The second objective was to examine a broad range of nutrition issues that have a direct bearing on policies and programmes aimed at stemming the spread of HIV and mitigating the worst effects of AIDS. This report provides technical information, policy guidance and informal reflections. It also contains the ACC/SCN statement arising from the symposium, and in Annex 1, a fact sheet on the interactions between nutrition and HIV/AIDS.
- Working with men in HIV prevention and care
- Throughout the course of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the role gender relations play in the spread of the virus has gained increasing recognition. For example, women worldwide are less likely than men to be able to control whether, when and how sex takes place. It is also becoming clearer that women cannot change prevailing gender relations without the support of their male partners. Thus, engaging men is a critical component in HIV/AIDS prevention. This document helps those working with men, specifically in the field of HIV prevention, as well as more broadly in the areas of improved sexual and reproductive health. It examines 12 diverse projects, including Project Papai, which works with young men in Recife, Brazil to promote participation in health, education and child-rearing. It is believed that an analysis of their strategies and lessons learned would generate common ground on men’s needs in association with HIV/AIDS and their general health, and would provide insights into effective approaches for working with men.
- From Principle to Practice
- Greater Involvement of People Living with or Affected by HIV/AIDS (GIPA)
- Paying for HIV/AIDS services : lessons from National Health Accounts and community-based health insurance in Rwanda, 1998 – 1999 : UNAIDS case study
- This case study focuses on the development and implementation of prepayment insurance schemes for HIV/AIDS-related health care services in Rwanda. Based on an analysis of National Health Accounts, and developed by the Rwandan Government, the system was introduced to ensure that the growing numbers of rural poor had access to modern health care facilities. The study examines the proportion of health-related expenditures by government, donors and patients on the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, detailing the impact on households, and suggesting ways to decrease the financial burden of HIV on the seropositive poor. Issues of effectiveness, ethical soundness, relevance and equity within the HIV-positive population are also explored.
- Children and young people in a world of AIDS
- Around the world, HIV/AIDs is shattering millions of children and young peoples' opportunities for healthy adult lives. Nevertheless, it is young people who offer the greatest hope for changing the course of the epidemic. In June 2001, the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDs adopted the 'Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS'--a comprehensive global workplan to beat HIV/AIDS, which focuses on the needs and rights of young people and children. This report examines the Declaration and its intention with regard to preventing mother-to-child transmission, providing care for children affected by AIDS, and protecting young people against the epidemic, as well as the time frames for the achievement of these critical goals.
- Comparative analysis : research studies from India and Uganda. HIV and AIDS-related discrimination, stigmatization and denial
- Discrimination, stigmatization and denial have been recognized as important issues to be addressed in the context of HIV/AIDS. Discrimination against those living with HIV/AIDS, or presumed to be infected, is a violation of human rights. All individuals deserve equal respect and dignity, whatever their situation and whatever their health status. This Key Material succinctly describes and compares findings from studies, conducted in India and Uganda, of the nature, determinants and effects of HIV/AIDS-related discrimination, stigmatization and denial. The comparative analysis demonstrates the profound consequences of these negative processes for the individuals, families and communities involved. Policy, programmatic and research issues are also highlighted.
- India : HIV/AIDS related discrimination, stigmatization and denial
- Discrimination, stigmatization and denial have been recognized as important issues to be addressed in the context of HIV/AIDS. This Key Material describes the findings from a study of the nature, determinants and effects of HIV/AIDS-related discrimination, stigmatization and denial in India. The findings demonstrate the profound consequences of these negative processes for the individuals, families and communities involved. Programmatic and policy issues are also highlighted.
- Uganda : HIV and AIDS-related discrimination, stigmatization and denial
- Discrimination, stigmatization and denial have been recognized as important issues to be addressed in the context of HIV/AIDS. This Key Material describes the findings from a study of the nature, determinants and effects of HIV/AIDS-related discrimination, stigmatization and denial in Uganda. The findings demonstrate the profound consequences of these negative processes for the individuals, families and communities involved. Programmatic and policy issues are also highlighted.
- Investing in our future : psychosocial support for children affected by HIV/AIDs, a case study in Zimbabwe and the United Republic of Tanzania : UNAIDS case study
- This case study, based on years of experience in Zimbabwe and the United Republic of Tanzania, addresses the tough questions related to the rights and needs of children affected by HIV/AIDs, with a focus on their psychosocial needs. It highlights what can be done for the child of an infected parent before and after the parent dies, and advocates for parents living with HIV/AIDs to discuss their status and situation. This report is intended for people concerned about and working with families affected by HIV/AIDs, such as social welfare officers, health care workers and nongovernmental organiyations (NGOs). Through providing examples of successful interventions by organizations in Africa, the report shares the children's experiences to stimulate awareness, and illustrates how collaboration between organizations enables them to address issues they could not tackle alone.
- InfoDev: Facilitating communications in response to HIV/AIDS in South-East Asia
- To support the development of a regional approach to HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS, with funding from the World Bank, has coordinated an infoDev project, focused on increasing e-mail connectivity between strategic allies working in the HIV/AIDS field in South-East Asia. infoDev is a global grant programme managed by the World Bank to promote innovative projects on the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs), with a special emphasis on the needs of the poor in developing countries.
- The global strategy framework on HIV/AIDS
- This case study examines the Global Strategy Framework--a set of guiding principles and leadership commitments that form the basis of a successful response to the epidemic. It aims to support communities and countries in reducing their risk and vulnerability to infection, save lives and alleviate human suffering, and lesson the epidemic’s impact on development. It also calls for profound changes in the conduct of community, national and international affairs. The Global Strategy Framework is not a detailed blueprint, so global, national, and community bodies will still need to formulate their own specific strategies concerning particular themes or regions. At the core of the Strategy stands the conviction that tackling the epidemic is an indisputable, global priority, and that an expanded, extraordinary response is not simply necessary, but feasible.
- HIV/AIDS and communication for behavioural and social change : programme experiences, examples, and the way forward. International workshop, Geneva, Switzerland, July 25 to 27, 2000
- This publication summarizes a three-day workshop on “Communication for Behaviour and Social Change: Programme Experiences, Examples and the Way Forward”, held in Geneva, Switzerland, 25-27 July 2000. It documents the workshop’s objectives (such as mapping out strategies for implementing communication programmes for behavioural and social changes) and its activities. The report also examines the role of communication in the implementation of the various UNAIDS priority areas, including young people’s right to know about HIV/AIDS; the UNAIDS communication framework, which calls for refocusing communication interventions on the basis of five contextual domains (government policy, socioeconomic status, culture, gender relations and spirituality); the steps towards making the communication framework operational; and workshop recommendations.
- Promoting excellence in training: The Regional AIDS Training Network (RATN)
- UNAIDS Case studies
- Together we can : Leadership in a world of AIDS
- “Wherever it takes hold, the AIDs epidemic feeds on existing economic and social problems. Ultimately, the test of our leadership will be how decisively we address the enduring poverty, inequality and inadequate infrastructures that are the enablers of this terrible disease. It is only by doing so that we can empower individuals, communities and countries to play their full part as leaders in the fight against HIV/AIDS. “
- Guidelines for using HIV testing technologies in surveillance : selection, evaluation and implementation
- As the HIV/AIDS epidemic imposes an ever-larger burden on the world, second generation HIV surveillance becomes more critical in understanding the trends of the epidemic and making sound decisions on how best to respond to it. In the context of second generation HIV surveillance, these laboratory guidelines suggest methods for selecting, evaluating and implementing HIV testing technologies and strategies based on a country's laboratory infrastructure and surveillance needs. The guidelines provide recommendations for specimen selection, collection, storage, and testing, and for the selection and evaluation of appropriate HIV testing strategies and technologies to meet surveillance objectives. Because accurate results are important in biological surveillance of HIV, quality assurance measures are addressed. The guidelines also include a glossary of terms used in the document. These technical guidelines are written for HIV surveillance coordinators and other health professionals involved in HIV testing for surveillance purposes in developing countries. They are part of a series of operational guidelines for second generation HIV surveillance systems.
- CSM Global Directory
- Global Directory of Condom Social Marketing Projects and Organisations
- The Asian Harm Reduction Network: Supporting Responses to HIV and Injecting Drug Use in Asia
- This case study demonstrates that the Asian Harm Reduction Network has the potential to be again a decisive catalyst for action, to provide the skills-building capacities for largescale interventions, and to assist all those in the communities to do what needs to be done. Looking back at our common history, I am convinced that the Intercountry Team together with its cosponsors and partners, and the Asian Harm Reduction Network with its many competent members, can contribute significantly. In cooperation we can reduce the incidence of HIV infection and other drug-related harm among drug users in Asia and provide care and support to those who need it.
- HIV prevention needs and successes : a tale of three countries
- Worldwide there is a growing body of knowledge about successful interventions to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS. Success is certainly not limited to industrialized countries. In developing countries, prevention activities aimed at changing behaviours and associated social norms can and do work, not only on a large scale but also at the national level. To demonstrate this, data and experiences from three countries—Senegal, Thailand and Uganda—with differing cultures and different levels of the epidemic, are presented in this booklet.
- The African AIDS Vaccine Programme
- In June 2000, a group of African scientists met in Nairobi and pledged to use their personal and collective expertise to develop/implement an African strategy for AIDS vaccines, thus forming the African AIDS Vaccine Programme (AAVP). This two-page document discusses the AAVP’s principles (i.e. it promotes research with the utmost respect for human rights, aspires to the highest ethical and scientific standards, and ensures full community participation), strategic milestones, and activity framework.
- The male latex condom
- 10 Condom Programming Fact Sheets
- Migrants' right to health
- Although there is no agreed definition of what is a migrant, it is estimated that there are probably two billion people on the move globally each year. Migrants can be especially vulnerable to HIV/AIDS/STIs, but are often excluded or simply missed in many prevention and care programmes. This paper outlines key existing laws, policies and best practices in relation to the rights of migrants to health, and associated care, treatment, support and prevention. It argues for a number of immediate changes to improve migrants' health and concludes with recommendations for the future development of policies to improve the health status of migrant populations.
- HIV-NAT
- The HIV Netherlands Australia Thailand
- AIDS, poverty reduction and debt relief : a toolkit for mainstreaming HIV/AIDS programmes into development instruments
- For poor countries, where Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) serve as the country’s agenda for poverty reduction, it is crucial for country-level managers to make credible proposals for the inclusion of HIV/AIDS in their poverty reduction efforts. Yet, while several countries have effectively done so, many others have not. This toolkit is addressed primarily to those responsible for getting the HIV/AIDS agenda into the country’s broader development efforts. It is also aimed at officials of agencies such as nongovernmental organizations and the international financial institutions, which work with countries on PRSPs and Highly Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) documents. The document examines issues such as the potential benefits of giving HIV/AIDS a prominent place in PRSPs and HIPC agreements; the contribution of National AIDS Programmes to poverty reduction; and the essential HIV/AIDS contents in the PRSP and HIPC documents.
- Population mobility and AIDS : UNAIDS technical update
- There is an urgent need to develop and implement more effective responses to HIV/AIDS for migrants and mobile populations. Such responses should empower these populations to protect themselves against infection, provide them with care and support, and reduce the onward transmission of HIV. This document briefly describes both the challenges involved (increased vulnerability and risk-taking, and lack of attention and resources) and some possible effective responses. It also gives examples of successful interventions that address the issue of migration and AIDS, such as the Mothusimpilo Project in Carleton, South Africa.
- A Media Handbook for HIV Vaccine Trials for Africa
- This handbook aims to equip scientists especially with ideas, skills and knowledge on how to relate to the media and thereby reach both the general public and some specific groups. The handbook is not a communication strategy and does not address all aspects of communication and audiences that must be included in effective communication and vaccine trials.
- Putting knowledge to work
- Technical Resource Networks for Effective Responses to HIV/AIDS
- Condom social marketing : selected case studies
- In the mid-1980s, condom social marketing emerged as a key strategy in the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS. Through social marketing programmes in countries affected by the epidemic, condoms are now more readily available, affordable and acceptable to sexually active men and women. This document is the fourth in a series on social marketing produced by UNAIDS. It provides basic information on this activity and how its concepts and techniques may be applied to the spread of HIV/AIDS, particularly in developing countries. It presents six different social marketing techniques drawn from on-going projects in Cameroon, Columbia, Haiti, India, Kenya, and Mozambique in the field of reproductive health and prevention of HIV/AIDS/STIS. Individually they illustrate real-life approaches to condom promotion through social marketing, in response to particular needs. In addition, they demonstrate the flexibility of social marketing and how the technique can be adapted to deal with differing situations.
- Opening up the HIV/AIDS epidemic : guidance on encouraging beneficial disclosure, ethical partner counselling, and appropriate use of HIV case reporting : executive summary
- Denial, stigma and discrimination continue to surround HIV/AIDS, resulting in a high level of secrecy concerning the epidemic. Governments and communities are at a loss as to how to deal with this and have called for new approaches to respond to the epidemic, particularly in high-prevalence areas. This document highlights the need to identify the causes and consequences of the denial, stigma, discrimination and secrecy that surround HIV/AIDS and hinder effective responses. It proposes that opening up the HIV/AIDS epidemic involves the encouragement of beneficial disclosure, ethical partner counselling and the appropriate use of HIV case reporting. The guidance the document offers is based on the firm belief that human rights and ethical principles are essential in the creation of an effective public health environment in which most people are encouraged to, and indeed do, change their behaviour, prevent their own infection or onward transmission, and receive care.