The objective of this document is to outline the policies and principles for the prevention and care of sexually transmitted disease (STD) to assist Ministry of Health officials who have the responsibility of developing and implementing STD programmes. Although the document is not intended to be a detailed description of activities that may be used in implementation, some areas have been amplified in annexes to serve as models that can be adapted to suit local situations.

This case study is a UNAIDS Best Practice because it demonstrates an approach to the collection and use of epidemiological and behavioral data that has been fruitful in making a persuasive case for the connection between decreased HIV infection rates and the adoption of safer behaviors’ on the part of individuals.

A synthesis of existing studies.

Finally, this review was organized into four sections, including: • a brief overview of theoretical models of behavioural change • a review of key approaches used to stem sexual transmission of HIV • a summary of successful interventions targeting specific populations at risk • and a discussion of remaining challenges.

This document introduces the methods used to appraise and develop clinical guidelines, making specific reference to HIV/AIDS. It is recommended for use by policy makers, guideline development committees and other people responsible for ensuring the validity of guidelines. It is intended to support the development of guidelines

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.