The objective of this consultative meeting was to determine the drug situation for HIV/AIDS as perceived by the various actors at global, regional and country level.

HIV, Health, And Your Community: A Guide For Action

This document contains 667 references and has been organized according recent findings in our review of the application of current communication frameworks to HIV/AIDS communication. In short, there seems to be a consensus among academics, researchers, and practitioners that a new framework in HIV/AIDS communication must not only take into account theoretical and practical frameworks traditionally applied to HIV/AIDS communication (namely theories in social psychology), but also must consider the concept of context, defined as the interrelations of five key domains: government policy, spirituality, gender relation, culture, and socio-economic status. In other words, future HIV/AIDS communication efforts must address individual beliefs and actions within certain contexts that influence HIV/AIDS education and prevention.

Information in this document is drawn from several sources. Much of the information about marriage and age of sexual activity comes from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), an international survey programme that asks questions of a nationally representative sample of men and women. In Senegal, the most recent DHS was carried out in 1997.

This report shows, the spread of HIV can be curtailed and the impact of AIDS alleviated.Countries everywhere need to base their response on policies known to be effective against AIDS – and setting these policies can take political courage. Countries also need financial resources to confront AIDS. It is now clear that the funding available comes nowhere near the real funding needs of the developing countries, which bear the brunt of over 90% of the epidemic.

These guidelines were prepared on the basis of technical advice provided to WHO prior to and during a consultation of experts convened in Geneva in September 1992. The consultation included representatives of international and nongovernmental organizations and government departments with a wide range of experience and background in the health, management, and human rights aspects of HIV/AIDS in prisons. The guidelines provide standards - from a public health perspective - which prison authorities should strive to achieve in their efforts to prevent HIV transmission in prisons and to provide care to those affected by HIV/AIDS. It is expected that the guidelines will be adapted by prison authorities to meet their local needs.

The purpose of this paper is to review the key issues for consideration in policy-making, and to propose ways in which the strategy might be tailored to suit local conditions. The paper is intended for all those with a part to play and a special interest in national policy making with respect to HIV prevention and care.

World Aids campaign with young people. A report of activities.

Action to Combat HIV/AIDS in View of its Devastating Human, Economic and Social Impact