Uganda and HIV
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- Lessons other countries in the region can learn from the successes of Ugandan HIV/AIDS policies
- D. Low-Beer; R. Stoneburner / Centre for AIDS Development, Research and Evaluation, South Africa, 2004
- In this paper from Centre for AIDS Development, Research and Evaluation (CADRE), epidemiological and behavioural data from Uganda is assessed in comparison with other populations where HIV has declined. HIV prevalence declined from 21...
- The role of faith-based organisations in providing support to orphans and vulnerable children in Africa
- United Nations Children's Fund, 2003
- This study, published by UNICEF and the World Conference of Religions for Peace, draws attention to the roles of faith-based responses to HIV/AIDS in the six African countries it surveyed (Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland...
- Nutritional guidelines for people living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda
- Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project, 2004
- This document is a set of guidelines which outlines the nutritional needs of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), and includes the steps that service providers can take to help PLWHA manage symptoms and improve health through nutritio...
- How to help teachers improve HIV/AIDS education
- T.A. James-Traore; W. Finger; C.D. Ruland; S. Savariaud / YouthNet, Family Health International, 2004
- For teaching information and skills related to HIV/AIDS, teacher training is essential, and complex. In sub-Saharan Africa, up to half of all new HIV infections are occurring among youth under age 25. Since most youth attend school at...
- A comprehensive and creative multisectoral approach is the reason for Uganda’s success in combating HIV/AIDS
- S Singh; J. Darroch; A. Bankole / Alan Guttmacher Institute, 2002
- Accumulating evidence supports the conclusion that HIV prevalence has declined significantly in Uganda during the 1990s, probably accompanied by a somewhat smaller decline in HIV incidence. However, the magnitude of the change at nati...
- Outlines key factors in the spread and impact of HIV/AIDS internationally and the UK’s proposal to combat the epidemic
- Department for International Development, UK, 2003
- This DFID policy document on HIV/AIDS outlines key issues in the global epidemic and the UK’s commitment to tackling the epidemic. While Africa has suffered the most thus far, other regions, such as Asia and Eastern Europe, will ...
- Strategic responses to ensure that HIV is effectively mainstreamed within Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers
- K. Butcher / John Snow International UK, 2003
- In 1991 Uganda was the first country to adopt a multi-sectoral approach to HIV. It has since been hailed as a Sub Saharan African success story. HIV prevalence has declined from a high of 20% in 1992 to 6.1% in 2001. However, the Ugan...
- Impacts of HIV/AIDS on agriculture and the environment
- M. Hammarskjöld / Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, 2003
- This short report looks at impacts of HIV/AIDS on agriculture and the environment, with a focus on rural areas in Africa. It looks at the effects of the epidemic on local use of the environment and natural resources, and asks why rura...
- Impacts of HIV/AIDS on agriculture in Namibia, Uganda and Zambia
- N. Mesko; E. Wiegers; V. Hermanrud / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2003
- How can countries support increasing numbers of vulnerable households? What can be done to reverse the trend towards increasing destitution? This report looks at 3 case studies (in northern Namibia, southern Zambia and around Lake Vic...
- What are the causes of Uganda's decline in HIV prevalence rates?
- S. Singh; J.E. Darroch; A. Bankole / Alan Guttmacher Institute, 2003
- Policymakers around the world look to Uganda as a role model in the fight against HIV/AIDS, because of its success in reducing HIV rates. This study attempts to understand the Ugandan experience by analysing the policies adopted in th...
- Ministry of Education & Sports, Republic of Uganda (MoES)
- The Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) controls primary and other levels of education in Uganda. It trains, registers and supplies all required teachers, prescribes a national curriculum and provides textbooks, administrators and inspectors. It's mission is “to provide for, support, guide, coordinate, regulate and promote quality education and sports to all persons in...
- African Palliative Care Association (APCA)
Tanzanian organisation promoting affordable and culturally appropriate palliative care in Africa
