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The assessment, aimed at understanding gender dynamics critical for successful implementation of HIV and AIDS programmes in Nigeria, is to complement the National Strategic Plan (NSP) 2010-2015. Findings will be used to strengthen and consolidate existing HIV and AIDS control efforts at all levels and contribute to the implementation of the NSP and PCRP (President's Comprehensive Response Plan for HIV/AIDS in Nigeria).
Decades of research from around the world has demonstrated that gender inequality negatively affects a range of health outcomes for adults, and gender inequality has been recognized as a key driver of the worldwide HIV epidemic. Managers at the national and subnational levels need information on the intersection of gender and HIV to address gender in the planning and implementing of HIV programs. Policy makers need information on interventions that are effective in accounting for gender inequities for decision making on national and global levels. …
The primary objectives of the review were to systematically collect and review studies on HIV, AIDS, STIs and STDs conducted in PNG between 2007 and 2008; to assess the quality and reliability of these studies; and to synthesize the research findings under common thematic areas. The secondary objective of the review was to identify relevant recommendations for researchers, policy makers, practitioners, and stakeholders. …
This paper gives an overview of the HIV prevention battle in Southern Africa and supports the development of more balanced and innovative HIV prevention portfolio that adresses the real, immediate, and substantial risk facing young women from sub-Saharan African countries.
The 2008 national Survey of Demography and Reproductive and Sexual Health, ENDSSR-2008, was conducted by the Paraguayan Center of Population Studies (CEPEP), with the cooperation of the United States Agency of International Development (USAID), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), and with the technical assistance of the Division of Reproductive Health of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia USA. …
Cette étude sur l'intégration du genre dans les programmes de lutte contre le VIH/SIDA est une étude évaluative menée auprès des institutions oeuvrant dans le secteur de la lutte contre le SIDA au Rwanda. Les institutions évaluées sont celles du secteur public, privé, ainsi que le secteur communautaire et les structures organisationnelles. …
ADB is committed to mainstream gender equality approaches in all sectors of its operations. This publication assesses the nexus between gender inequalities, HIV spread, and infrastructure development. A desk review and comparative analysis of existing infrastructure sector policies, legal and regulatory frameworks related to HIV prevention in Cambodia, the People's Republic of China, India, Papua New Guinea, and Tajikistan identifies factors which may contribute to promote an effective response to the epidemic. …
Bangladesh has maintained a low HIV prevalence (of less than 1%) despite multiple risk factors. However, recent serological surveillance data have reported very high levels of HIV infection among a subgroup of male injecting drug-users (IDUs). This suggests that an HIV/AIDS epidemic could be imminent in Bangladesh. Although biomedical and behavioural change projects are important, they do not address the root causes of observed risky behaviours among high-risk groups. …
Este documento é uma versão da consultoria solicitada pela Unidade de Prevenção da Coordenação Nacional de DST/AIDS (CN-DST/AIDS) em junho de 2001, para subsidiar diretrizes para a prevenção de DST/AIDS em mulheres, com um enfoque de gênero. O trabalho tomou como ponto de partida o documento Diretrizes e Políticas de Prevenção e Controle de DST/AIDS em Mulheres (1997), elaborado pelo grupo de trabalho constituído pela CN-DST/AIDS para aprofundar este tema. …
O presente artigo questiona o papel da mídia diante da epidemia do HIV/Aids. Toda a discussão é travada à luz da bioética, tentando sempre apreender os dilemas morais subjacentes nas mensagens de prevenção do HIV/Aids. Pautar se a mídia considerou os rumos da epidemia na medida em que essa ia se modificando; refletir se as campanhas educativas do HIV/Aids ponderavam as assimetrias de gênero, a sexualidade e os processos de socialização.
Este artículo es una reflexión sobre la problemática que viven las mujeres ante el VIH/SIDA. A través de estadísticas mundiales y nacionales que dan cuenta del incremento de la epidemia en las mujeres, se hace evidente la necesidad de atender el problema. Se argumenta cómo la estructura y relaciones de género favorecen la vulnerabilidad de las mujeres, y cómo la vulnerabilidad y el riesgo de infección se incrementan para muchas mujeres al transitar por diversas situaciones específicas, como la migración, la precariedad de empleo y la violencia doméstica, entre otras. …
In sub-Saharan Africa, home to two-thirds of all people living with HIV, 60% are now women. In some regions, women account for increasing percentages of all infections, especially young women (aged 15 to 24), who are particularly vulnerable. In sub-Saharan Africa, their risk of HIV infection is three to five times higher than that of young men (UNAIDS, 2008). The Exploratory Project was a partnership of GTZ and two established NGOs in Malawi and Uganda. …
Se describen las mejores prácticas realizadas en la Argentina por organizaciones de gobierno, nacionales y jurisdiccionales, con la finalidad de dar respuesta a la epidemia del VIH/sida al año 2006. Se destacanáaquellas acciones gubernamentales de prevención, atención, tratamiento del VIH/sida realizadas desde la perspectiva de género y derechos humanos. Se realiza una breve síntesis de la situación de la epidemia en la Argentina así como la reseña de las mejores prácticas seleccionadas. En calidad de anexo se adjunta la información relativa al marco normativo nacional vinculado al VIH/sida.
The programme provides an overview of AIDS work in Switzerland, the current situation, the challenges to be faced, and serves as reference for players active in the HIV/AIDS field. It confirms the existing direction of AIDS work in Switzerland and initiates new developments where necessary and important. It sets national goals and specifies the players responsible for implementing them. It contributes towards implementing the United Nations guidelines on HIV/AIDS. The programme concentrates on the three core fields of prevention, therapy and counselling, as well as solidarity.
En este documento se tratan las consecuencias de los roles de género femenino y masculino, las relaciones de poder y el comportamiento sexual en la propagación del VIH/SIDA en América Latina y el Caribe y se explora la vulnerabilidad de la mujer a la epidemia. Se abordan también otros temas, como violencia, sexo comercial y turismo sexual, tráfico de seres humanos, desplaciamento de poblaciones y crisis en el marco de la sensibilidad de las mujeres y los hombres al VIH/SIDA.
