HIV spreads in an environment of ignorance and misinformation. Stigma and discrimination make it much harder to reach people at risk of HIV, which undermines effective prevention, treatment and care efforts...
In Africa, long-range ground transport is a major route for the spread of HIV. Drivers and their assistants overnight along their way and can spend days at border crossings waiting to clear customs and...
Could a marriage of strong business and management skills with sound public health programming boost health outcomes in India and elsewhere? If much is known about how to solve public health problems...
The Africa Region Transport Group (AFTTR) led the way in the World Bank when it included HIV/AIDS mitigating provisions within standard clauses for works contracts. Getting contractors to comply with the...
This report summarizes the evidence linking male circumcision and HIV infection, and assesses the implications for HIV prevention programs. The practical implications are especially pertinent in countries...
Setting up a functioning HIV monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system in Zanzibar wasn't easy or fast. But persistent and carefully planned efforts have borne fruit. Even skeptics now see how generating...
Madagascar launched three initiatives to collect strategic data needed to refine and improve the efficiency of its response against HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, drawing on lessons learned...
Madagascar launched three initiatives to collect strategic data needed to refine and improve the efficiency of its response against HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, drawing on lessons learned...
This paper explains what epidemic, response and policy syntheses are, their goals and approach, and how they differ from other types of HIV analyses. It suggests criteria for deciding when a synthesis...
A population-based HIV survey conducted in Papua, Indonesia in 2006 challenged widely-held assumptions about the prevalence, distribution and transmission of HIV in this unique island region. The study...
This paper suggests guidelines on AIDS prevention communication programs, which were prepared to be used by the provincial communication departments in China. The spread of HIV has tracked alongside the...
世界银行的交通部门在全部六个地区发展和执行爱滋病应对项目。在东亚及太平洋地区,交通部门所采取的策略是,将爱滋病教育活动融入所有带有大型土木工程的项目中。本文介绍了东亚及太平洋地区交通部门的经验,尤其是十堰至漫川关高速公路项目的经验。
This note explains the uses and importance of evaluation. Evaluation is essential for learning what works and what doesn't, and why. It assesses whether changes expected from program interventions are...
Serena Hotels has implemented an AIDS workplace and community program in Kenya since 2002. In 2007, the AIDS program was transformed into a comprehensive Wellness Program. AIDS deaths among employees dropped...
This note summarizes the experience of countries that are decentralizing their national HIV monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems and describes how it can be done. It defines decentralization, discusses...
When the project was prepared in 2002, Rwanda was classified among the ten countries most severely affected by HIV. The country had recently emerged from a genocide/war and faced severe capacity constraints...
In 2000 Ethiopia committed to developing a participatory, decentralized and community-driven response to HIV and AIDS. This included establishing AIDS Councils and HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Offices...
Some of the people and local organizations empowered by the Uganda AIDS Control Project -- one of the first projects under the Africa Multi-Country AIDS Program (MAP) -- tell their stories. A comprehensive...
There is growing interest in joint M&E missions from countries and development partners. They are proving to be one way to strengthen regional and national M&E partnerships, and provide more effective...
As National AIDS Authorities have coordinated the development and operationalization of national HIV M&E systems, we have learned that there are eleven components that make up a functioning national HIV...