Expanding the Field of Inquiry: A cross-country study of Higher Education Institutions’ responses to HIV and AIDS

This report is the first to document, at a global level, the responses of higher education institutions to the AIDS epidemic. The accounts shed much light on the stance that universities in various parts of the world have adopted when confronted with HIV and AIDS.

This report compares, analyses and summarises findings from twelve case studies commissioned by the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in higher education institutions in Brazil, Burkina Faso, the People’s Republic of China, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Lebanon, Lesotho, Suriname, Thailand, and Viet Nam.

The overall objective is to identify relevant and appropriate actions that higher education institutions worldwide can take to prevent the further spread of HIV, to manage the impact of HIV and AIDS on the higher education sector, and to mitigate the effects of HIV and AIDS on individuals, campuses and communities.

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Division for Higher Education, Education Sector, UNESCO