PHA-Exchange> id21 insights #64: Dealing with HIV and AIDS

[Tom Barker]

id21 insights #64: Dealing with HIV and AIDS

Over the past several years, the HIV virus has spread in an alarming,
complex and often hidden manner. Ordinary people, local and global
communities and various organisations have responded to the epidemic in
various ways. They offer many lessons but few have been widely adopted.
The latest issue of id21 insights asks: "What can we learn from this
diversity of response?  Can we find better ways to help scale up the
coverage, quality and impact of civil society action? "
Guest editor Jerker Edstrom from the Institute of Development Studies
says that it is important for health systems to involve clients,
communities and affected groups in planning and negotiating HIV testing,
treatment, care and social protection arrangements.  He offers other
recommendations too based on some of the key contributions in the issue.

Contributions include:
* Gill Gordon from the International HIV/AIDS Alliance on talking about
sexuality in Zambia
* Steven Robins on involving HIV positive men
* Meena Seshu and Meena Shivdas on sex workers rights
* Colette Harris on masculinity issues
* Geoff Foster on the role of faith based organisations
* Tony Barnett on responses in rural Uganda
* Vinh Kim Nguyen on global communities

Read the whole issue
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