an Eldis Resource
HIV/AIDS prevention and control: a short course for humanitarian workers, facilitator's manual
Facilitating an individual understanding of the complexities of HIV/AIDS within conflict-settings
Authors:
W. Venter; Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children (WCRWC)
Publisher:
Reproductive Health Response in Conflict Consortium , 2004
This facilitator's manual provides teacher's and facilitators with guidance and step-by-step direction through each day of the course. Given the clear need to address HIV/AIDS in conflict settings and opportunities which humanitarian interventions may bring, this course has been developed on HIV/AIDS prevention and control for humanitarian workers. It is primarily targeted at health program management staff and clinical staff. It also aims to deepen individual understanding of the complexities of HIV/AIDS and to equip participants with knowledge and skills to improve HIV/AIDS program design and implementation.
Outline: The course is structured to be delivered over 5 days, as follows:
- Day 1: Basic facts: transmission routes; vulnerability; clinical manifestations
- Day 2: AddressingHIV/AIDS; behavior change communication (BCC)
- Day 3: Sexually transmitted infections; voluntary counseling and testing; condoms
- Day 4: Universal precautions; mother-to-child transmission; stigma
- Day 5: Care of people living with HIV/AIDS: a holistic approach.
The course is structured as a cohesive whole, with sessions and days shaped to follow each other. It is also possible to use individual days or sessions as stand-alone training courses, with adaptation according to audience needs. The manual provides detailed step-by-step direction through each day of the course. The daily session plans provide an outline of presentations and activities, with accompanying timing guides and teaching materials.
