Health systems and HIV/AIDS
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- Mainstreaming HIV and AIDS in the education sector
- ( M.V. Valfrey / United Nations Girls' Education Initiative , 2008)
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HIV and AIDS mainstreaming in the education sector ensures that addressing HIV and AIDS is not an add-on or a separate activity but an integral part of education sector policies, strategies and act...
- How effectively do National Plans of Action address the needs of the youngest orphans and vulnerable children?
- ( P. Engle / Bernard van Leer Foundation , 2008)
- Although it is recognised that the focus of support must be on all children made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS, including those living with sick parents or in extreme poverty, the youngest are often invi...
- Cote d’Ivoire faces a dramatic shortage of health workers
- ( Health Systems 20/20 , 2008)
- Cote d'Ivoire has a shortage of health workers in the health system. According to the World Health Organization there is approximately one nurse for every 1,666 inhabitants. This paper describes the H...
- Countries are not opting to use AIDS funds in ways that strengthen their whole health system
- ( C. Connor / Health Systems 20/20 , 2008)
- This article from Health Systems 20/20 summarises four sessions from the Mexico 2008 AIDS conference that look at how the AIDS response is affecting country health systems. It describes presentations ...
- The goals set by UNGASS to tackle the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South African and how it hopes to achieve them
- ( Health Systems Trust, South Africa , 2008)
- This report, collated by the Health Systems Trust, contributes to the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) AIDS 2008 review process. It looks at the goals set by UNGASS to improve ...
- A home-based care model for supporting older carers of people living with HIV/AIDS ( PLWHA)
- ( HelpAge International , 2007)
- Research in 2006 by Helpage International and partners of Tanzania shows that 20-45 % of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and 25-75 % of vulnerable children are cared for in older headed households...
- The Teachers Matter programme improved Kenyan teachers knowledge, attitudes and HIV/AIDS prevention practices
- ( K. Kiragu;C. Mackenzie;J. Weiss / Population Council, USA , 2007)
- This report looks at how teachers in Kenya deliver HIV prevention messages in school. Many HIV/AIDS interventions rely on teachers to deliver vital prevention messages to their students but do not tar...
- Unproven ‘cures’ and counterfeit ARVs are widely used
- ( J. J. Amon / Globalization and Health , 2008)
- This paper published in the journal Globalization and Health looks at anecdotal evidence that unproven AIDS ‘cures’ are widely used, and promoted by some countries’ governments, inst...
- Comparative multi-country research into HIV/AIDS contributes to designing better health systems
- ( S. Dawad;N. Veenstra / Health Research Policy and Systems , 2007)
- This report from Health Research Policy and Systems Journal states that comparative, multi-country research has been underutilised as a means to inform health system expansion in the developing world....
- US government policy should promote the integration of female condoms into HIV prevention efforts
- ( Center for Health and Gender Equity , 2008)
- This report from the Centre for Health and Gender Equity outlines the importance of the female condom in preventing the spread of HIV. Female condoms are not readily accessible in most countries and s...
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