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Governance & HIV and AIDS

Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS using a community-led rights-based apporoach : a case study of ACORD Tanzania

Amoaten, Susan and Kasongi, Donald | 2003
  • Author(s): Amoaten, Susan and Kasongi, Donald
  • Publisher: Agency for co-operation and research in development (ACORD). [HIV/AIDS support and advocacy program] (HASAP)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: programme planning, community participation, human rights, aids, tanzania
This case study describes and examines the work of ACORD Tanzania. It offers some lessons on how its approach of community-led rights-based development can embed HIV/AIDS issues within a broader development.

Preventing the further spread of HIV/AIDS : the essential role of human rights

Amon, Joseph | [2006]
  • Author(s): Amon, Joseph
  • Publisher: Human rights watch
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: disease prevention, human rights, community participation, health education, aids
The response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic by governments and multilateral agencies must recognize and respect human rights. Because human rights abuses fuel the HIV epidemic, HIV/AIDS programs must explicitly find ways to mitigate these abuses.

HIV/AIDS : security threat in Central Asia?

Ancker, Svetlana | 2007
  • Author(s): Ancker, Svetlana
  • Publisher: Johns Hopkins university.] Central Asia-Caucasus institute & Silk road studies program
  • Pages: 33--60
  • Keywords: regional security, epidemics, disease prevention, aids, central asia
The article provides key findings and general recommendations on actions that would benefit the efforts of averting the epidemic in Central Asia.

Strengthening health systems by engaging the private health sector : promising HIV/AIDS partnerships

Arar, Aneesa | 2010
  • Author(s): Arar, Aneesa
  • Publisher: Abt
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health policy, aids
The private health sector is mostly viewed in isolation and not conceptualized in a health systems framework. This brief seeks to address this problem and orient policymakers on how to engage the private sector to achieve HIV/AIDS and health systems strengthening outcomes.

Haiti : governance and the AIDS response

Augustin, Antoine | 2006
  • Author(s): Augustin, Antoine
  • Publisher: Centre d'analyse des politiques de santé
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: democracy, health services, human rights, aids, haiti
This document gives an overview of governance and democracy in Haiti, with specific attention to HIV/AIDS.
 

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The information portal provides access to selected, free full-text electronic publications and other Internet sources on the mechanisms of interaction through which HIV and AIDS policies and strategies are developed, implemented, monitored and evaluated at different levels involving both public and private parties.