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The politics of what works: the case of the Vulnerable Group Development Programme in Bangladesh: N. Hossain / Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2007; The Vulnerable Group Development (VGD) programme in Bangladesh has brought about a decline in poverty and vulnerability. While one-quarter of the beneficiaries could not cope once the food aid part of...
Special and differential treatment for small and vulnerable countries based on the situational approach: W. Corrales-Leal;F. Baritto;S.A. Mohan / International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development , 2007; Small countries usually depend more on international trade than other countries and are more exposed to trade-related risks. This paper addresses the issues of special and differential treatment (S...
Stateless and vulnerable to human trafficking in Thailand: Vital Voices Global Partnership, 2007; While Thailand has committed itself to eliminating human trafficking, it remains an origin, source and transit state for human trafficking. One contributing factor, identified here, is the lack of cit...
Reaching the poor and vulnerable: targeting strategies for social funds and other community-driven programs: J. Van Domelen / World Bank Research, 2007; Social fund and community-driven development programmes are gaining attention for their capacity to support scaling up efforts to end extreme poverty. This toolkit provides the concepts, empirical ...
Critical list: the 100 nations most vulnerable to climate change: S. Huq;J. Ayers / International Institute for Environment and Development , 2007; The impacts of human-induced climate change are likely to be felt in poor countries and poor communities first. Recent reports from the UN and IPCC have identified Small Island Developing States, A...
Communication for empowerment: developing media strategies in support of vulnerable groups: J. Deane; E. McCall; A. Wilde / UNDP Oslo Governance Centre, 2006; This guidance note focuses on the role of information and communication in empowering vulnerable groups, and particularly centres on strategies that can strengthen the media to play this role.The a...
Children at the centre: a guide to supporting community groups caring for vulnerable children: S. Long; L. Mudekunye / Save the Children Fund , 2007; Child support organisations can help empower communities to demand services in children's best interests and to ensure that the appropriate groups, including government, provide such services. These g...
Qualitative research report on orphans and vulnerable children in Palapye, Botswana: G.N. Tsheko / Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2007; Through a snapshot view drawn from interviews and focus groups in the town of Palapye, this book examines the situation of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in Botswana. Part of a wider project to...
Food insecurity and vulnerability in Viet Nam: profiles of four vulnerable groups: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations , 2004; By providing a thorough and disaggregated understanding of vulnerability to food insecurity, the purpose of this document is to inform policy and programming interventions for reducing vulnerability, ...
Can public-private collaboration promote tuberculosis case detection among the poor and vulnerable?: R. Malmborg; G. Mann; R. Thomson; S. B. Squire / Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health, 2006; This article, published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organisation, analyses the impact of public-private mix (PPM) DOTS (directly observed treatment-short course) -- a recommended strategy for ...
HIV prevention with especially vulnerable young people: case studies of success and innovation: K. Wood; C. Maxwell; P. Aggleton; P. Tyrer / Safe Passages to Adulthood, 2006; This publication, produced by the Safe Passages to Adulthood Programme, examines case studies that demonstrate innovation in HIV prevention programmes that work with especially vulnerable young people...
Building blocks: Asia: briefing notes for communities working with orphans and vulnerable children: International HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2006; This collection of documents are a series of practical briefing notes to assist policy-makers, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), community-based organisations (CBOs), local government and communi...
Vulnerable livelihoods in Somali Region, Ethiopia: S. Devereux / Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK, 2006; This report examines the causes and consequences of livelihood vulnerability in Somali Region, Ethiopia.Examining household’s coping mechanisms the author finds that rationing of food consumption i...
HIV/AIDS prevention and care among especially vulnerable young people: a framework for action: P. Aggleton; E. Chase; K. Rivers / Safe Passages to Adulthood, 2004; Recommended reading; This guide, published jointly by Safe Passages to Adulthood and the World Health Organization, reviews the evidence and identifies priority issues surrounding prevention and care of HIV and AIDS among...
Mkombozi Census 2005: a comparative analysis of Tanzania's most vulnerable children: K. McAlpine / Mkombozi Centre, Tanzania, 2005; Since the early 1990s Tanzania has witnessed a visible increase in the number of children living and working on the street. This census was conducted as a follow-up to June 2003, and provides a compar...
Orphans and vulnerable youth in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe: an exploratory study of psychosocial well-being and psychosocial support: L. Gilborn; L. Apicella; J. Brakarsh; L. Dube; K. Jemison; M. Kluckow; T. Smith; L. Snider / Horizons, 2006; Children and youth affected by AIDS typically face a wide range of stressful events and circumstances, including poverty, the loss of caregivers and loved ones, having to drop out of school, the burde...
Reducing the risk of disasters: helping to achieve sustainable poverty reduction in a vulnerable world: Department for International Development, UK, 2006; This paper summarises the British Department for International Development's (DFID's) policy on disaster risk reduction as it applies to natural and technological disasters. It sets out the key elemen...
Policy framework for orphans and other children made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS South Africa: The New Republic Online, 2005; This document lays out South Africa’s Policy Framework for orphans and children made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS. The framework reflects the collective commitment of government, faith-based organisatio...
A situational analysis of orphans and vulnerable children in four districts of South Africa: D. Skinner; A. Davids / Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2006; This situational analysis in four districts in South Africa was conducted to gain information about services offered to orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) by government and NGOs and the situation o...
Multiple vulnerabilities: qualitative data for the study of orphans and vulnerable children in South Africa: D. Skinner; A. Davids / Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2006; This paper presents qualitative research undertaken to understand the core dynamics affecting orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs), support structures and interventions for OVCs in two local municip...
Making cash count: lessons from cash transfer schemes in east and southern Africa for supporting the most vulnerable children and households: S. Devereux; J. Marshall; J. MacAskill; L. Pelham / Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK, 2005; Recommended reading; This study reviews unconditional cash transfers in 15 countries of east and southern Africa. It examines four programmes in more depth, in Ethiopia, Lesotho, Mozambique and Zambia, with an emphasis on...
Achieving food security in vulnerable populations: D. Cohen / British Medical Journal , 2005; Although the resources needed to combat food security are small compared with the benefits, very little is being done on a global scale to tackle this issue. This report recommends giving priority to ...
A stitch in time: helping vulnerable countries meet the challenges of apparel quota elimination: V. Rangaswami / Carnegie Endowment for International Peace , 2005; Following the elimination of export quotas textiles and apparel industries and the anticipated rise of other larger industrialised developing countries like China at the expense of smaller, less indus...
Adolescents: orphaned and vulnerable in the time of HIV/AIDS: C. Daileader Ruland; W. Finger / YouthNet, Family Health International , 2005; This paper emphasises the distinct needs of HIV/AIDS orphaned and vulnerable adolescents. It summarises the limited studies and programmes which are working primarily with adolescents orphaned due to ...
Bottlenecks and drip-feeds: channelling resources to communities responding to orphans and vulnerable children in southern Africa: G. Foster / Save the Children Fund , 2005; This study identifies a number of barriers that are stopping the smooth flow of funds to support community initiatives working with vulnerable children.The report argues that current aid allocation...
Education and HIV/AIDS: ensuring education access for orphans and vulnerable children: United Nations Children's Fund, 2005; This training manual aims to assist key decision makers to reflect on the difficulties faced by children orphaned by AIDS and other vulnerable children, and on the different policy options available w...
More than words? Action for orphans and vulnerable children in Africa: monitoring progress towards the UN declaration of commitment on HIV/AIDS: H. Young / World Vision, 2005; This paper, from World Vision, examines how far the rights and needs of orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs) are being met in four of the worst AIDS affected countries in sub-Saharan Africa: Ethiopi...
Poverty reduction strategy papers: do they matter for children and young people made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS?: R. Bonnel; M. Temin; F. Tempest / World Bank, 2004; This study reviews PRSPs and National HIV/AIDS Plans (NSPs) to assess how HIV/AIDS is being addressed in PRSPs.Findings of the study, with regard to content and process of the PRSPs include:
Orphans and vulnerable children in Zambia: 2004 situation analysis: Southern African Regional Poverty Network , 2004; This report is a second Situation Analysis of Zambia’s orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), since 1999. It documents progress since the last report, and emphasises the challenges that remain. The re...
Protecting vulnerable groups in malaria-endemic areas in Africa through accelerated deployment of insecticide-treated nets: World Health Organization , 2005; This joint statement from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF argues that there is an urgent need for free distribution of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) to children under five and pregnan...
Orphans and other vulnerable children support toolkit: International HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2005; This toolkit is a collection of information, tools and guidance on community based support to orphans and other vulnerable children in the context of HIV/AIDS. The kit covers seven main areas which ar...
Sustainable livelihoods and climate change adaptation: a review of phase one activities for the project on climate change, vulnerable communities and adaptation: Climate Change, International Institute for Sustainable Development , 2004; This paper reports on the first phase of a project examining issues of sustainable livelihoods and climate change adaptation. Achievements include:the establishment of an institutional platfor...
Land rights in Africa: protecting the interests of vulnerable groups: Lorenzo Cotula;Camilla Toulmin;Ced Hesse / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003; Land policies in Africa have often overlooked the interests of certain social groups. In some areas, traditional access and ownership rights for women, migrants and pastoralists have been ignored or r...
Accessibility of higher education for socially vulnerable groups: E. Omelchenko; N. Goncharova; E. Lukyanova / Independent Institute for Social Policy,, Russian Federation, 2003; [Full text of the article is in Russian language only.] Changes in the market for education services have made the transition from secondary to higher education more complex. The study examines the l...
Building blocks in practice: participatory tools to improve the development of care and support for orphans and vulnerable children: International HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2004; This manual is aimed at improving the community care and support provided to orphans and vulnerable children though implementing the ideas in the earlier publication ‘Building Blocks: Africa-wide Brie...
Choosing methods in assessments of vulnerable food systems: Stockholm Environment Institute , 2004; This paper sets out methods of vulnerability assessment, as well as an evaluation of adaptation options and processes. The paper sets out a minimum toolkit for this purpose, including a mental map of...
The development, implementation and evaluation of interventions for the care of orphans and vulnerable children in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe: a literature review of evidence-based interventions for home-based child-centred development: A. Strebel / Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2004; There is widespread recognition of the urgency of addressing the problem of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in the context of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa, and a number of program...
Addressing the educational needs of orphans and vulnerable children: T. Boler; K. Carroll / UK Consortium on AIDS and International Development, 2004; This paper describes the educational disadvantage faced by orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs) and summarises a number of educational responses. It aims to respond to the concern that orphaned chil...
A parrot on your shoulder: a guide for people starting to work with orphans and vulnerable children: International HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2004; This activity guide seeks to support individuals and organisations working with orphans and other vulnerable children. It is aimed at facilitators, trainers, NGOs and CBOs who are starting to work wit...
World Bank protecting the vulnerable: the design and implementation of effective safety nets – health insurance for informal sector workers: R. Bitrán; U. Giedion / World Bank, 2003; This World Bank paper explores the challenges of providing health insurance in the informal sector and recommends strategies to improve coverage for informal sector workers. The authors highlight seve...
Orphans and other children made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS: principles and operational guidelines for programming: International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies , 2002; This document from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies provides guidelines for National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies who are working on the front line in the f...
Responses by faith-based organizations to orphans and vulnerable children: preliminary study of six countries 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, Mala...
Food insecurity and vulnerability in Nepal: profiles of seven vulnerable groups: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations , 2004; This report documents the main findings of vulnerable group profiling work in Nepal, carried out by the FAO. It identifies the characteristics and investigates the vulnerability for seven particular l...
Conducting a situation analysis of orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV/AIDS: J. Williamson; A. Cox; B. Johnston / Africa Bureau Information Center, USAID, 2004; This framework and resource guide from USAID’s Bureau for Africa is intended to help people involved in programmes assisting orphans and vulnerable children conduct a situation analysis. Worldwide, th...
Orphans and vulnerable children: technical consultation: Support for Analysis and Research in Africa, USAID, 2003; This report presents the outcomes of a consultation with researchers, policy makers and development workers to discuss responses to the needs of vulnerable children affected by HIV/AIDS. It is intend...
Study of faith based organizations responses to orphans and vulnerable children: G. Foster / Synergy Project, USAID, 2004; This study reveals how faith based organisations (FBOs) are supporting orphans and vulnerable children. The study took place in six countries: Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and Uganda....
Policies for orphans and vulnerable children: a framework for moving ahead: R. Smart / Policy Project, Futures Group, Washington, 2003; This paper is concerned with policy responses that address the needs of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in the face of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.It presents a summary of the global OVC situation ...
Forgotten families: older people as carers of orphans and vulnerable children: HelpAge International, 2003; This report shows that - provided appropriate support is available - older people and orphans and vulnerable children can overcome some of the challenges posed by the HIV/AIDS epidemic.The case stu...
Identifying vulnerable groups in the Kyrgyz labour market: some implications for the national Poverty Reduction Strategy: S. Bernabè; A. Kolev / Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economic and Related Disciplines (STICERD), LSE, 2003; This paper investigates the overlap between work and labour market status and identifies those groups at risks of poverty and social exclusion in the labour market in the Kyrgyz Republic. A particular...
Building trust between vulnerable people and the corporate world: I. Barney; Puranik;A. B. Ota;B. Pandey / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002; Corporations (both local and international) investing in developing countries affect millions of poor and vulnerable people. How can corporations learn more about the political, historical, social and...
Widening the net: do subsidised mosquito nets cover vulnerable groups?: Kara Hanson;Caroline Jones / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002; Insecticide treated nets (ITNs) are a vital tool in the reduction of death and disease due to malaria. But creating demand for ITNs is only half the battle. Increased access to nets, correct use and r...
Women running households: as vulnerable as they seem?: Louise Waite / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002; Should humanitarian assistance prioritise households headed by women? Are such households at a disadvantage in all dimensions of vulnerability? What are the specific gendered forms of disadvantage fac...
Social impact of the economic crisis on vulnerable children in Thailand: World Bank, 1998; Aims to assess the key social impacts of the economic crisis in Thailand and its possible implications for children and their families in Thailand and neighbouring countries.Impacts of the economic...
Primary education in Eastern and Southern Africa: increasing access for orphans and vulnerable children in AIDS-affected areas: A.E. Hepburn / Global Health Department, USAID, 2001; This paper investigates the national and community level interventions that offer promise for increasing primary education access for children who have been orphaned or made vulnerable in areas heavil...
Care for orphans, children affected by HIV/AIDS and other vulnerable children: a strategic framework: Family Health International , 2001; This document presents an overview of the situation of increasing numbers of orphans and children affected by HIV/AIDS worldwide. It states that both communities and governments are reaching crisis po...
Preventing HIV/AIDS and promoting sexual health among especially vulnerable young people: C. Shaw; P. Aggleton / Safe Passages to Adulthood, 2002; This document reports on an expert group meeting on young people's sexual health. The good practice guide introduces practitioners, policy-makers and researchers to two distinct but related concepts -...
Expanding community-based support for orphans and vulnerable children: International HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2002; A report documenting the findings of a workshop to understand the proliferation of orphan and vulnerable children (OVC) initiatives throughout East and Southern Africa and the ways in which NGOs and ...
Community mobilization for orphans in Zambia: an assessment of the orphans and vulnerable children programme of Project Concern International: Displaced Children and Orphans Fund & Patrick J. Leahy War Victims Fund, USAID, 1999; An estimated 78 percent of Zambia’s current orphans are the result of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.The paper argues that:finding effective ways to mitigate the impacts of HIV/AIDS on children and ...
Urban maize meal consumption patterns: strategies for improving food access for vulnerable urban households in Kenya: Mulinge Mukumbu; T.S. Jayne / Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 1995; This report examines maize consumption patterns in response to policy changes in Kenya and the implications for urban food security. It is based on empirical evidence from a household survey. The rese...
Identifying the Vulnerable: New Evidence from Peru: Poverty Lines, World Bank, 1997; Protecting vulnerable groups during episodes of macro-economic contractions is vital to poverty reduction in developing countries. Well-targeted emergency programs can provide temporary income suppor...
WTO negotiation and accession: issues for vulnerable economies: R. J. Langhammer; M. Lücke / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2001; The paper discusses i) the costs and benefits to be expected by least-developed and low-income ('vulnerable') economies if they accede to the WTO ii) the impact of current debates about WTO reform on ...
Vulnerability and social protection in Malawi: S. Devereux;B. Baulch;I. Macauslan;A. Phiri;R. Sabates-Wheeler / Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK, 2006; Vulnerability appears to be rising for many Malawians, whose exposure to livelihood shocks is increasing while their ability to cope is decreasing. ...
'Giving out their daughters for their survival' refugee self-reliance, vulnerability, and the paradox of early marriage: Refugee Law Project, Uganda, 2008; This report examines the widespread occurrence of early marriages in Uganda’s refugee settlements and how this phenomenon relates to the ‘vulnerability’ and self-reliance paradigm...
Vulnerability in Samoa: K. Sutherland;B. Smit;V. Wulf / Tiempo Climate Cyberlibrary, 2005; As a small island developing state, Samoa is particularly vulnerable to climate change. Projected sea level rise could increase coastal erosion, cause ...
The vulnerability of global cities to climate hazards: A. de Sherbinin;A. Schiller;A. Pulsipher / Center for International Earth Science Information Network, Columbia University, 2008; This paper examines the vulnerabilities of three global coastal cities – Mumbai, Rio de Janeiro and Shanghai – to climate hazards. It highlights system characteristics that, in unique c...
Banking options for children in situations of vulnerability, compounded by HIV/AIDS: outcomes of a study conducted in Delhi, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu: Dr. B. Gupta;M. R. Umarji / The India HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2007; This document is the result of a study commissioned to explore the need for institutional banking facilities among children in India orphaned by AIDS and children made vulnerable to HIV, and those chi...
Beyond any drought: root causes of chronic vulnerability in the Sahel: P. Trench;J. Rowley;M. Diarra / CARE International, 2007; This paper examines vulnerability to droughts in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso against the background of the 2005 food crisis in the Sahel region. The authors argue that vulnerability to droughts is...
Food security: vulnerability despite abundance: M., J. Cohen / Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network , 2008; This paper provides an overview of current thinking on food security, identifies the major food security challenges that lie ahead and makes detailed recommendations for tackling these challen...
Addressing vulnerability and exploitation of child domestic workers: an open challenge to end a hidden shame: C. Flores-Oebanda / United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women , 2006; This paper argues that countries should either integrate domestic work under existing labour legislation or introduce specific laws for the protection of adult domestic workers and...
West Bank and Gaza Strip: comprehensive food security and vulnerability analysis: United Nations [UN] World Food Programme , 2007; What are the recent changes in the political and economic situation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip (WBGS)? Updated information is greatly needed to inform policy development and programme planning...
Child labour in Venezuela: children's vulnerability to macroeconomic shocks: F. Blanco;C. A. Valdivia / Understanding Children's Work, Innocenti Research Centre, 2006; What is the extent of children’s work and children’s vulnerability to work involvement in Latin America? This study provides a profile of working children in Venezuela for the 2000 referen...
Sexuality, development and human rights: Susie Jolly;Sonia Correa / Expert Group on Development Issues, Department for International Development Cooperation. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sweden, 2006; This paper from the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Expert Group on Development Issues calls for a new approach to sexuality and development. It argues that development policy has mainly concentra...
Towards universal access: scaling up priority HIV/AIDS interventions in the health sector: World Health Organization , 2007; This progress report from the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows a steady increase in the global levels of access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) for people living with HIV. However, it shows less ...
Opportunities for woman-initiated HIV prevention methods among female sex workers in southern China: Margaret R. Weeks;Maryann Abbott;Susu Liao;Wang Yu;Bin He;Yuejiang Zhou;Liu Wei;Jingmei Jiang / Journal of Sex Research, 2007; This article from the Journal of Sex Research reports high levels of awareness about HIV prevention methods among women sex workers in southern China. It shows the women are using a range of contracep...
Antiretroviral therapy in resource-poor settings: decreasing barriers to access and promoting adherence: Joia Muckherjee;Louise Ivers;Fernet Leandre;Paul Farmer;Heidi Behforouz / Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006; This article from the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS) argues that the scale up of HIV testing and treatment cannot be done without improving access to primary healthcare. It al...
HIV positive women and drug and alcohol use: International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS , 2007; This report from the International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS (ICW) presents the experiences of a group of women living with HIV who also use drugs and alcohol. The women who took part in...
From the front line: the impact of social, legal and judicial impediments to sexual health promotion, and HIV and AIDS related care and support for males who have sex with males in Bangladesh and India: S Khan;A Bondyopadhyay;K Mulji / Naz Foundation International , 2005; This study from the Naz Foundation International (NFI) reports on the high levels of sexual violence, marginalisation and stigma experienced by males who have sex with males (MSM) in India and Banglad...
Sex Work and Money: Global Network of Sex Work Projects, 2006; This issue of Research for Sex Work highlights the negative impact which the United States (US) HIV policy is having on sex workers in developing countries. Since 2003 the US government has demanded t...
ARV treatment fact sheet 18: symptom control and palliative care: International HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2005; This fact sheet from the International HIV/AIDS Alliance (the Alliance) provides information on how to control the painful symptoms of antiretroviral treatment (ART) for people living with HIV. The...
Supporting civil society organisations to reach key populations in the Latin American and Caribbean region: W. Roseberry / International HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2007; This study from the International HIV/AIDS Alliance (the Alliance) reports that over half of World Bank-funded HIV prevention projects in Latin America and the Caribbean are failing to achieve thei...
Saving lives by reducing harm: HIV prevention and treatment for injecting drug users: Open Society Institute and Soros Foundations Network, 2006; This report from the International Harm Reduction Development Programme at the Open Society Institute argues that HIV infection is spreading rapidly among intravenous drug users (IDU) because of a lac...
Closed to reason: the International Narcotics Control Board and HIV/AIDS: J Csete; D Wolfe / Open Society Institute and Soros Foundations Network, 2007; This report from the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and the Open Society Institute argues that the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has become an obstacle to effective programmes to treat...
Circles of care: community child protection. A participatory research model strengthening restorative local governance in support of South African children’s rights: P. Cook; L. duToit / Canadian International Development Agency , 2004; This document is the final report on a participatory research project that aimed to empower communities in South Africa to support vulnerable young people affected by HIV and AIDS and protect them fro...
Harm reduction: tackling drug use and HIV in the developing world: Department for International Development, UK, 2005; This statement, from the government of the United Kingdom, outlines its position on harm reduction. The effectiveness of harm reduction in preventing HIV infection among injecting drug users (IDUs),...
Vulnerability to HIV infection among sex worker and non-sex worker female injecting drug users in Dhaka, Bangladesh: evidence from the baseline survey of a cohort study: T. Azim; E. Chowdhury; M Reza; M.| Ahmed / Harm Reduction Journal, 2007; This study, published in the Journal of Harm Reduction, examines the risks and vulnerability to HIV of female injecting drug users (IDU) in Bangladesh. The study looked at 130 female IDUs, of which 82...
Facing the future: the challenge for national and international drug policy: M. Roberts; D. Bewley-Taylor; M. Trace / Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme , 2005; This report, from the Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme, reviews the current challenges to effective drug policy. The authors describe the division in current drug policy: there are those who...
World Drug Report 2006: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime , 2006; This report, from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, provides an overview of illicit drug trends internationally. Volume One analyses the trends of how drugs are produced, trafficked and us...
Urban families under pressure: conceptual and methodological issues in the study of poverty, HIV/AIDS and livelihood: E. Nkurunziza; C. Rakodi / International Development Department, University of Birmingham, 2005; This paper from the International Development Department at the University of Birmingham in the UK, examines the impact of HIV on the livelihoods of poor urban households. It outlines the existing res...
The livelihoods of commercial sex workers in Binga: M. O'Donnell; M. Khozombah; S. Mudenda / Save the Children Fund , 2002; Recommended reading; This report, from Save the Children (SC), explores the links between commercial sex work and food security in a fishing community in northern Zimbabwe. The authors found that one of the coping strateg...
Crossings: deadly links between mobility and HIV: J. Crush; B. Dodson / Southern African Migration Project , 2006; Recommended reading; This newsletter, published by the Southern African Mobility Project (SAMP), examines the links between migration and HIV in Southern Africa. The collection of articles considers: the impact of HIV and...
Understanding positive women's realities: Exchange Autum 2006: E Bell; L Orza / Exchange on HIV/AIDS, Sexuality and Gender, 2006; Recommended reading; This issue of Exchange, produced in association with the International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS (ICW), focuses on the experience of women living with HIV. The issue focuses particularl...
Five myths about the HIV epidemic in Asia: P Godwin; N O’Farrell; K Fylkesnes; S Misra / Public Library of Science Medicine , 2006; Recommended reading; This article from PLoS Medicine challenges the current consensus on how to respond to the high rates of HIV infection in many Asian countries. The authors outline five widely-held assumptions about HI...
The HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa in a historical perspective: P. Denis; C. Becker / Reseau Senegal: Droit, Ethique et Sante , 2006; Recommended reading; This online book from the Senegalese Network: Law, Ethics, Health, examines the historical development of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. It brings together work by historians, anthropologists...
Summary of the e-Forum on civil society and the ‘Three Ones’: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS , 2005; This report summarises discussions from an e-forum on civil society and the ‘Three Ones’ that took place in over three months in 2005. The ‘Three ones’ referred to are: one national framework for acti...
Child vulnerability and HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa: what we know and what can be done: S. Gillespie; A. Norman;B. Finley / International Food Policy Research Institute , 2005; This report from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) examines the available evidence on the children in developing countries who have been made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS. As well...
Missing the target: off target for 2010: how to avoid breaking the promise of universal access: International Treatment Preparedness Coalition , 2006; This report, from the International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC), follows on from a 2005 study that explored specific barriers and potential solutions to AIDS treatment delivery in six coun...
From access to adherence: the challenges of antiretroviral treatment: A. Hardon; S. Davey; T. Gerrits; C. Hodgkin / World Health Organization , 2006; Recommended reading; This report demonstrates that access to antiretrovirals (ARVs) is only one part of the treatment equation. The study presents studies from Botswana, Tanzania and Uganda. It argues that without targete...
AIDS, poverty, and hunger: challenges and responses: S. Gillespie / International Food Policy Research Institute , 2006; Recommended reading; This book is based on the International Conference on HIV/AIDS and Food and Nutrition Security: From Evidence to Action that took place in Durban, South Africa in April 2005. The book provides a foru...
AIDS: from crisis management to sustained strategic response: P. Piot / The Lancet, 2006; Recommended reading; This viewpoint, from a special “AIDS” edition of the Lancet, argues that an exceptional response to AIDS is necessary and must be at the core of social and economic development. The author outlines ho...
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy in a home-based AIDS care programme in rural Uganda: P. Weidle; N. Wamai; P. Solberb; C.| Liechty / The Lancet, 2006; Recommended reading; This article, from the Lancet, assesses how a home-based AIDS care programme in rural Uganda can affect adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Poverty and limited health services prevent successfu...
Mainstreaming AIDS in development instruments and processes at the national level: a review of experiences: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS , 2005; This review, from UNAIDS and UNDP, examines the experiences of mainstreaming HIV and AIDS in national development instruments and the technical support provided to national partners. The review focuse...
AIDS: questions for development: J. Edstrom; L. Turquet; I. Young / Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK, 2006; Recommended reading; This IDS Policy Briefing assesses past and current efforts to understand AIDS in relation to development and to identify key policy and research gaps. The briefing considers 4 key questions. Can we go...
Position statement: injecting drug users and access to HIV treatment: International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS , 2005; Recommended reading; This position statement, published by the Global Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (GNP+) and the International Community of Women Living with HIV and AIDS (ICW), explains why these two organisa...
Civil society recommendations for the UNGASS review political declaration: International Council of AIDS Services Organsiations , 2006; This document outlines recommendations from civil society for the 2006 UNGASS (United Nations General Assembly Special Session) review meeting. The document argues that political failings stand in th...
Buckling: the impact of AIDS in South Africa 2005: H. Marais / Centre for the Study of AIDS, University of Pretoria , 2005; This publication, from the Centre for the Study of AIDS, reviews a large volume of research evidence focused on the social, political and economic impacts of AIDS in South Africa. The author argues th...
With women worldwide: a compact to end HIV/AIDS: International Women's Health Coalition , 2006; This compact, from With Women Worldwide, argues that sexual and reproductive rights are a pivotal but neglected priority in HIV and AIDS policy, programming and resource allocation. Failure to protect...
"Nothing about us without us": greater, meaningful involvement of people who use illegal drugs: a public health, ethical, and human rights imperative: R. Jürgens / Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, 2005; This paper, from the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal network, examines why it is important to increase meaningful involvement of people who use illegal drugs in the response to HIV and hepatitis C (HCV), and ...
Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS: United Nations [UN] Conference on Environment and Development , 2001; This declaration, from the 26th United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS), acknowledges that HIV and AIDS constitute a global emergency, and states that there is a need for an urgent, c...
Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS: five years later: United Nations [UN] Conference on Environment and Development , 2006; This report, from the United Nations Secretary General, provides an update on progress in the global response to HIV and AIDS since the 2001 special session. The report is based on nearly 120 country...
Evidence for action: special edition of the International Journal of Drug Policy: International Journal of Drug Policy, 2005; Recommended reading; This special edition of the International Journal of Drug Policy, produced in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), features a range of articles on the evidence base for HIV treatmen...
Desperately seeking targets: the ethics of routine HIV testing in low-income countries: S. Rennie; F. Behets / Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health, 2006; This article, from the Bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO), considers the ethical challenges of massive scale-up of HIV testing required in order to achieve ART (antiretroviral therapy) ta...
The implications of early marriage for HIV/AIDS policy: J. Bruce; S. Clark / Population Council, USA, 2004; This briefing paper is based on a background paper prepared for the WHO/UNFPA/Population Council Technical Consultation on Married Adolescents, held in Geneva, Switzerland, 9–12 December 2003. The Co...
HIV/AIDS in the transitional countries of eastern Europe and central Asia: M. Donoghoe; J. Lazarus; S. Matic / Clinical Medicine, 2005; This article, from Clinical Medicine, examines how changing economic and social environments have contributed to AIDS epidemics in the transitional countries of eastern Europe and central Asia. The a...
HIV/AIDS: the health development challenge of our times: J. Edstrom / Eldis HIV and AIDS Resource Guide, 2005; This presentation, given at the Institute of Development Studies 2005 Alumni Reunion, gives an overview of how the development sector has been involved in the response to HIV and AIDS. The development...
The Department of Social Development (DoSD) as a national structure to addressHIV/AIDS: M. Sengwana / Eldis HIV and AIDS Resource Guide, 2005; This brief note outlines how the South African Department for Social Development (DoSD) plan to address HIV and AIDS. The note outlines how the DoSD has committed to providing a range of services to s...
The power of pleasure: S. Jolly; S. Cornwall / Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK, 2004; This article, published by the Institute of Development Studies, explores the way that women's sexuality is represented in the context of development programmes and AIDS prevention. It claims that, a...
Scaling up access to antiretroviral treatment in southern Africa: who will do the job?: K. Kober; W. van Damme / The Lancet, 2005; Recommended reading; This paper, published in the Lancet, examines plans for scaling up antiretroviral treatment (ART) for HIV-positive people in Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, and South Africa. It reports that a lack of...
Governance, politics and HIV/AIDS: M. Robinson / Eldis HIV and AIDS Resource Guide, 2005; This presentation, prepared for a UNAIDS workshop on AIDS and Vulnerability, explores the impact of HIV and AIDS on governance and politics. The presentation examines: the implications of AIDS for sta...
AIDS and vulnerability: reflections on “long wave” shocks: H. Standing / Eldis HIV and AIDS Resource Guide, 2005; Recommended reading; This background note, for a UNAIDS workshop on AIDS and Vulnerability, considers the research and policy implications and challenges of treating AIDS as a long wave shock. The paper specifically explo...
Scaling-up anti-retroviral treatment (ART) and the health system in southern Africa: W. Van Damme / Eldis HIV and AIDS Resource Guide, 2005; Recommended reading; This note, prepared for a UNAIDS workshop on Vulnerability and AIDS, provides a number of observations and opinions on the feasibility of scaling up anti-retroviral treatment (ART) in sub-Saharan Afri...
The vulnerability related with AIDS in China: J. Zhang / Eldis HIV and AIDS Resource Guide, 2005; Recommended reading; This short note, prepared for a UNAIDS workshop on Vulnerability and AIDS, describes experiences of vulnerability in relation to HIV and AIDS in China. The author describes: experiences of contracting...
HIV/AIDS and vulnerability: sundering the bonds of human society?: T. Barnett / Eldis HIV and AIDS Resource Guide, 2005; This background note, for a UNAIDS workshop on Vulnerability and AIDS, explores how the impact of HIV and AIDS may threaten social development, with major implications for social and political relatio...
AIDS and vulnerability: policy responses: G. Bloom / Eldis HIV and AIDS Resource Guide, 2005; Recommended reading; This background note, prepared for a UNAIDS workshop on Vulnerability and AIDS, aims to stimulate thinking on how effective strategies to strengthen the response to HIV and AIDS must be based on an un...
Rethinking rights and responsibilities in a time of AIDS: S. Robins / Eldis HIV and AIDS Resource Guide, 2005; Recommended reading; This article, written for a South African newspaper, explores the debates over rights and responsibilities for people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA). Many public health practitioners have called for...
Vulnerability, risk and sexual rights: S. Jolly / Eldis HIV and AIDS Resource Guide, 2005; This think piece, prepared for a UNAIDS workshop on Vulnerability and AIDS, suggests how sexual rights and sexual pleasure could play a role in bridging the gaps in HIV strategies. The author outlines...
AIDS, vulnerability and social protection: S. Devereux; R. Sabates-Wheeler / Eldis HIV and AIDS Resource Guide, 2005; This paper, prepared for a UNAIDS workshop on Vulnerability and AIDS, examines the links between HIV, vulnerability and social protection. The paper relates vulnerabilities to and from HIV and AIDS to...
Rights passages from "near death" to "new life": AIDS activism and treatment testimonies in South Africa: S. Robins / Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK, 2005; This IDS working paper explores how the combination of illness experiences and involvement in treatment programmes has dramatically altered the lives, identities and futures of people living with HIV ...
Social protection and social welfare: African perspective: S. Devereaux / Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK, 2005; This presentation, made at a UNICEF conference, highlights critical issues in the intersections between rising HIV prevalence in Africa and growing interest in providing social protection, to fill the...
Implications of U.S. policy restrictions on programs aimed at commercial sex workers and victims of trafficking worldwide: Center for Health and Gender Equity , 2005; Recommended reading; This policy brief from CHANGE, examines the implications of the United States (US) Global AIDS Act, which bars the use of federal funds to promote, support or advocate the legalisation or practice of ...
The rise of injecting drug use in East Africa: a case study from Kenya: S. Beckerleg; M. Telfer; G. Lewando Hundt / Harm Reduction Journal, 2005; This article, from the Harm Reduction Journal, examines the nature of heroin injecting drug users (IDUs) in Malindi, Kenya. Heroin is widely available in Kenya and there is a growing number of heroin...
New online discussion forum: Pro-poor HIV/AIDS strategies: A. Garai / OneWorld.net, 2005; One World South Asia is facilitating an electronic discussion forum on strategies to address the HIV and AIDS needs of the most vulnerable groups, including women and children and rural populations. T...
Helping children in the time of HIV and AIDS: Children's Institute, University of Cape Town , 2004; This booklet offers practical guidelines to individuals and organisations on what is needed most and how to go about helping the thousands of children who are rendered vulnerable in the context of HIV...
Poverty and HIV/AIDS: impact, coping and mitigation policy: T. Barnett; A. Whiteside / UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, 2002; This chapter, published in the UNICEF book “AIDS, public policy, and child well-being,” looks at the relations between poverty and HIV and AIDS. It finds that attempts to mitigate the impact of AIDS ...
Costs attributable to AIDS at household level in Chad: K. Wyss; G Hutton; Y. N’diekhor / Helina-l, 2004; This AIDS CARE paper examines the economic costs of AIDS at the household level in Chad. The aim of this study is to help fill the gap in existing empirical knowledge of household coping strategies in...
Rapid situation assessment of Malaysia: G. Reid; A. Kamarulzaman; S. Kaur Sran / Centre for Harm Reduction, Melbourne, 2005; This situation assessment of Malaysia, produced by the Centre for Harm Reduction, examines drug issues from a public health and public security perspective. It highlights the complexity, challenges a...
Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS in development and humanitarian programmes: S. Holden / Oxfam, 2004; This book, produced by Oxfam and in association with Action Aid and Save the Children, is a simplified version of AIDS on the Agenda which explores how to mainstream HIV and AIDS into the work of huma...
Kenya AIDS Watch: how twelve urban and rural communities across Kenya are managing the HIV/AIDS pandemic: S. Hayes / Huairou Commission, 2005; This report, from the Huairou Commission, documents the home-based care (HBC) work of GROOTS Kenya, a network of grassroots organisations. The report focuses on urban and rural communities across Ken...
Acceptability of the female condom among street based commercial sex workers (csw) in Colombo: Female Health Company, 2002; This study, produced by the Community Development Service, examines the acceptability of the female condom among commercial sex workers (CSWs) in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The study was based on the experie...
Equity issues in HIV/AIDS nutrition and food security in southern Africa: M. Chopra / EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa, 2003; Recommended reading; This paper, produced by Equinet, explores the interactions between HIV, nutrition and food security, and discusses programmatic approaches to address these interactions in terms of impact on equity. ...
Rapid spread of HIV among injecting drug users in north-eastern states of India: S. Sarkar; N. Das; S. Panda; T. N.| Naik / United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime , 1993; Recommended reading; This paper, from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), reports on a study that examined the prevalence, risk behaviour and HIV status of intravenous drug users (IDUs) in Northern India...
HIV/AIDS, poverty and growth: evidence from a household impact study conducted in the Free State province, South Africa: F. le R. Booysen; M. Bachmann / Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford, 2002; This paper from the Centre for Study of African Economies (CSAE) reports on a study to assess the impact of HIV/AIDS on households. It finds that many affected households in South Africa rely heavily...
Understanding power and creating spaces: sex workers’ voices in HIV prevention: CARE International, 2004; This paper, from the SAKSHAM project of CARE India, explores different dimensions of power in the sex work industry and considers these issues in relation to HIV prevention with sex workers. The auth...
PLACE in Central Asia: A regional strategy to focus AIDS prevention in Almaty and Karaganda, Kazakhstan; Osh, Kyrgyzstan; Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2002: MEASURE Evaluation, 2004; This report from the Center for Study of Public Opinion details the Priorities for Local AIDS Control Efforts (PLACE) protocol that was implemented in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. PLACE ide...
Working towards greater equity in the fight against HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis: Rockefeller Foundation, 2001; Recommended reading; This workshop statement from the Rockefeller Foundation calls for more determined efforts to address inequity in patterns of disease risks and consequences, and in the distribution of benefits from pr...
AIDS Epidemic Update 2004: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS , 2004; This joint UNAIDS/WHO report outlines the most recent trends in the global AIDS epidemic. Women are increasingly affected by HIV and make up nearly half of the 37.2 million living with HIV world wide...
Sex work toolkit: targeted HIV/AIDS prevention and care in sex work settings: C. Evans / World Health Organization , 2004; This WHO toolkit is intended as a resource to guide the development and implementation of effective HIV interventions in diverse sex work settings and is aimed at anyone who works in HIV prevention in...
Vulnerability to malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS infection and disease: Part 1: determinants operating at individual and household level: I. Bates; C. Fenton; J. Gruber; D. Lalloo; A. Medina Lara; S.B. Squire; S. Theobald; R. Thomson; R. Tolhurst / The Lancet, 2004; Recommended reading; This review assesses the various factors that affect vulnerability to malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS infection and disease at the individual and household levels. Produced by The Lancet, it examin...
Social security for children in the context of AIDS: questioning the state's response: H. Meintjes; D. Budlender; S. Giese; J. Johnson / Medical Research Council, South Africa, 2004; This paper argues that the existing state security provision is not a sufficient mechanism to support poor orphans and vulnerable children. A review is currently under way of children's legislation in...
Risky sex, addictions, and communicable diseases in India: implications for health, development, and security: R. Gupta / Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 2004; This paper, produced by the Theoretical Division of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, looks at alcohol and drug abuse, as well as risky sexual behaviour - seen as the leading risk factors for HIV/AI...
National cross sectional study of views on sexual violence and risk of HIV infection and AIDS among South African school pupils: N. Andersson; A. Ho-Foster; J. Mathis; N. Marokoane; V. Mashiane; S. Mhatre; S. Mitchell; S. Monasta; N. Ngxowa; M. Salcedo; H. Sonnekus / British Medical Journal , 2004; This study, published in the BMJ, investigates the views of South African school pupils (aged 10 – 19) on sexual violence and on the risk of HIV infection and AIDS, as well as on their experiences of ...
HIV positive women, poverty and gender inequality: International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS , 2004; This ICW vision paper examines the connections between HIV positive women, poverty and gender inequality. It explores how stigma and gender inequality make it difficult for HIV positive women to find...
The potential impact of microbicides in Bagalkot District, Karnataka, India: model projections and implications for product promotion: International Family Health, UK, 2004; This IFH briefing note outlines a study which estimates the impact of a partially effective microbicide in three urban sub-districts in Karnataka, India. The authors found that a 40 per cent microbic...
WHO/UNODC/UNAIDS position paper: substitution maintenance therapy in the management of opioid dependence and HIV/AIDS prevention: World Health Organization , 2004; This position paper, produced by the WHO, UNODC, and UNAIDS, is based on a review of scientific evidence of the effects of substitution maintenance therapy (SMT) for the management of opioid dependenc...
HIV in injecting drug users in Asian countries: A Wodak; R. Ali; M. Farrell / British Medical Journal , 2004; This paper, published by the British Medical Journal, asks why proven strategies to prevent the spread of HIV infection among and from injecting drug users are not being more widely adopted in Asian c...
HIV/AIDS and work: global estimates, impact and response, 2004: International Labour Organization , 2004; This major report, prepared by the ILO Programme on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work, is intended as a reference tool. Part One provides global estimates of the impact of HIV/AIDS on the world of work a...
Breaking down barriers: lessons on providing HIV treatment to injection drug users: International Harm Reduction Development program, OSI, 2004; This report, prepared by the International Harm Reduction Development (IHRD) program, is a collection of cases demonstrating that well-designed, supportive programmes, which address the needs of injec...
AIDS in Asia: face the facts: Monitoring the AIDS Pandemic Network, 2004; This report, produced by the Monitoring the AIDS Pandemic (MAP) Network, offers a comprehensive review of the latest HIV/AIDS data in Asia. It examines the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS in Asia, and ident...
Manual for reducing drug-related harm in Asia: Centre for Harm Reduction, Melbourne, 2003; Recommended reading; This updated edition of the 1999 manual from The Centre for Harm Reduction provides a comprehensive guide to HIV/AIDS programming for injecting drug users (IDUs) in Asia. Following an overview of the ...
Declining HIV prevalence gives hope in Cambodia: Population Services International , 2004; Recommended reading; This article by Population Services International (PSI) charts the significant decrease in HIV prevalence in Cambodia between 1998 and 2002, and outlines the key role that targeted condom promotion ha...
HIV/AIDS and drug misuse in Russia: harm reduction programmes and the Russian legal system: W. Butler / International Family Health, UK, 2003; This International Family Health paper examines how Russian law hinders the development of Harm Reduction programmes to tackle HIV/AIDS in the Russian Federation. Although there are currently around ...
Africa at the crossroads: time to deliver: Oxfam, 2002; Recommended reading; This paper outlines the changes Oxfam believes are needed in order to tackle the crisis facing Africa and to develop a new basis for partnership with the region. It proposes that these efforts will ne...
Illicit drug policies and the global HIV epidemic effects of UN and national government approaches: D. Wolfe; K. Malinowska-Sempruch / International Harm Reduction Development program, OSI, 2004; This paper, prepared by the International Harm Reduction (IHRD) Programme, looks at the intersection of global and national drug policy and HIV trends. It focuses specifically on countries where conta...
Evidence assessment: strategies for HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care: Cochrane Collaborative Review Group on HIV Infection and AIDS, 2004; This paper, prepared by the Cochrane Collaborative Review Group on HIV Infection and AIDS, assesses of the effectiveness of intervention programmes for HIV prevention, treatment and care. The authors...
HIV/AIDS and development in India: I. Gupta; S. Panda; R. Motihar / Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency , 2003; Epidemiologically, the number of people living with HIV in South and South-East Asia is dominated by India; in 2001, 63 percent of the Asia-Pacific total estimate of 6.1 million people living with HIV...
Prevention of HIV infection among migrant population groups in northeast Brazil: L.R.S. Kerr-Pontes; F. González; C. Kendall; E. M. A. Leão; F. R. Távora; I. Caminha; A.M. do Carmo; M. M. França; M. H. Aguiar / Scientific Electronic Library Online Brazil , 2004; In the past 50 years, one of every three rural Brazilians has opted to migrate to urban areas. HIV infection is currently spreading among migrant communities, the poor, and women in the interior of No...
UK’s call for action on HIV/AIDS: 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 A...
Rwanda: “Marked for Death”, rape survivors living with HIV/AIDS in Rwanda: Amnesty International , 2004; This Amnesty International report explores the situation of rape survivors living with HIV/AIDS in Rwanda. Ultimately, the report finds that gender discrimination, compounded by both the stigmatisati...
Lessons learned from mainstreaming HIV into the poverty eradication action plan in Uganda: 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 ...
The agriculture, nutrition, and HIV/AIDS connections in developing countries: Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 2003; Recommended reading; This essay, invited by USAID, explores the connections between rural poverty, undernutrition, and HIV and AIDS in developing nations and aims to suggest specific cross-sector investment strategies tha...
Integrating gender into HIV/AIDS programmes: a review paper: G.R. Gupta; D. Whelan; K. Allendorf / World Health Organization , 2003; This review paper aims to provide background information and a suggested framework for considering the issues and challenges of integrating gender into programmatic and policy action. It also offers s...
Risk, morality, and blame: a critical analysis of government and U.S. donor responses to HIV infections among sex workers in India: A. Amin / Center for Health and Gender Equity , 2004; This paper examines the scope and effectiveness of strategies being used by the Government of India - with bilateral development assistance from the United States - to address the vulnerabilities of a...
Out of the shadows: male to male sexual behaviour in Cambodia: T.A.P. Catalla; K. Sovanara; G. van Mourik / International HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2003; This paper explores the concerns, sexual health issues and risks faced by men who have sex with men (MSM) in Cambodia. It reports the findings of a rapid appraisal of male-to-male sexual behaviour und...
Microfinance: a selective introduction with special focus on HIV/AIDS: P.N. Bondevik / Norwegian Church Aid , 2003; This paper gives a basic overview and understanding of the microfinance (MF) sector. It aims to provide information and tools on microfinance in dealing with the variety of settings where it is, or c...
HIV/AIDS in the Mekong region: Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, & Viet Nam: current situation, future projections, socioeconomic impacts, and recommendations: HIV/AIDS Impact on Education Clearinghouse, 2003; This report provides an overview of the current HIV/AIDS situation in the Mekong Region, presents projections as to where the pandemic is headed in the future, highlights some of the key social and ec...
Poverty and HIV: lessons from the Hardship Fund: Crusaid, 2003; This report presents data on HIV/AIDS and poverty in the UK derived from the experience of the Crusaid Hardship Fund, which helps individuals across the UK to cope with poverty and HIV through the pro...
Rethinking food aid to fight AIDS: S. Kadiyala; S. Gillespie / International Food Policy Research Institute , 2003; Recommended reading; This paper from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) highlights the implications of the AIDS pandemic for food aid strategy and programming. It presents a detailed review of the re...
Equity in health sector responses to HIV/AIDS in Malawi: J. Kemp; J. M. Aitken; S. LeGrand; B. Mwale / EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa, 2003; In Malawi, HIV/AIDS has created an increasing demand for healthcare, exacerbated by population pressure, chronic poverty and food insecurity. This demand is set against a reduced capacity to supply he...
Targeting HIV-prevention efforts on truck drivers and sex workers: implications for a decline in the spread of HIV in Southern Africa: G. Ramjee; E. Gouws / Medical Research Council, South Africa, 2001; This paper examines the potential roles of truck drivers and sex workers in the spread of HIV in southern Africa through a combination of qualitative and quantitative studies among these population gr...
HIV/AIDS and child labour in Zambia: a rapid assessment on the case of the Lusaka, Copperbelt and Eastern Provinces: International Labour Organization , 2003; This rapid assessment examined correlations between the HIV/AIDS pandemic and child labour in Zambia, and subsequently on the welfare of children in terms of their health, education, etc. It assesses ...
Land reform, poverty reduction and HIV/AIDS: D. Mullins / Oxfam, 2001; The paper offers proposals for integrating understanding of and response to the pandemic into land reform-related development activities. The paper argues that in order to do so, policy-makers need t...
The South African old age pension: exploring the role on poverty alleviation in households affected by HIV/AIDS: H. Legido-Quigley / International Social Security Association , 2003; This paper seeks to explore some pressing issues related to the consequences of the old age pension in households affected by HIV/AIDS in South Africa.The paper examines the policy of the South Afr...
HIV among fishers: vulnerability of their partners: M. Huang / The WorldFish Center, 2002; This paper examines the impacts of HIV/AIDS on fishing populations and their partners. It begins by outlining the global impacts of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and looking at the specific characteristics of...
The tip of the iceberg: the global impact of HIV/AIDS on youth: T. Summers; J. Kates; G. Murphy / Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation , 2002; This issue brief provides an overview of the impact of HIV/AIDS on young people around the world, generally defined as those between the ages of 10 and 24. Because of its focus on young people, this b...
Population mobility and HIV/AIDS in Indonesia: G. Hugo / UNDP South East Asia HIV and Development, 2001; The aim of this study is to use existing information to provide a comprehensive picture of the levels, patterns, composition and trends of the various types of contemporary population mobility occurri...
Human Development Report 2003: Millennium Development Goals: a compact among nations to end human poverty: Human Development Report Office, UNDP, 2003; Recommended reading; This year's report proposes a policy approach to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by addressing the structural constraints that impede economic growth and human development. The new p...
Hitting home: how households cope with the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic: a survey of households affected by HIV/AIDS in South Africa: M. Steinberg; S. Johnson; G. Schierhout; D. Ndegwa / Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation , 2002; This report summarises the results of a survey of 771 AIDS-affected households in different parts of South Africa.It documents the impoverishing impact of HIV/AIDS on households and the inordinate ...
HIV/AIDS and the accumulation and utilization of human capital in Africa: A. Hamoudi; N. Birdsall / Center for Global Development, USA, 2002; This paper outlines the likely effects of the AIDS pandemic in Africa on the continent’s ability to produce education and use it effectively for growth and poverty reduction.Four channels are explo...
HIV in central and eastern Europe: F. Hamers; A. Downs / The Lancet, 2003; The authors describe recent trends in the HIV epidemic and the differences between eastern and central Europe, using surveillance data, and published and unpublished reports. During the past 5 years, ...
The 100% condom use policy: a sex worker rights perspective: Global Network of Sex Work Projects, 2002; This document presents an argument against the commonly promoted policy of 100% condom use (CUP), which has been credited with reducing HIV rates among sex workers and their clients in a number of cou...
Reducing girls' vulnerability to HIV/AIDS: the Thai approach: C. Kanchanachitra / Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS , 1999; This publication look specifically at the issue of the common practice in Thailand of young girls entering the sex industry. The author states that it is common, even usual in some areas, for parents ...
AIDS, public policy and child well-being: G. Cornia / UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, 2001; This paper presents the findings of a global study carried out in 2000 on the specific impact of HIV/AIDS on children. The study is based on nine country case studies - six in Africa and three in Asia...

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