| AIDS on the Agenda: Adapting Development and Humanitarian Programmes to Meet the Challenge of HIV/AIDS Contributor(s): Holden, Sue (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0855984694 ISBN-13: 9780855984694 Publisher: Oxfam OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2003 Annotation: AIDS on the Agenda is written for policymakers, managers, and program staff in development and humanitarian agencies, to promote debate about the challenges that confront them in a world which has been changed for ever by the pandemic of AIDS. The book considers three possible responses to the problem: * Do nothing.* Try to specialize in direct AIDS work.* Adapt core programs and internal systems to respond to the impact of AIDS.The author argues for the third approach as the essential initial response. She shows how mainstream work in a wide range of sectors ??? including food security, livelihoods support, education, health promotion, and emergency provision of water and sanitation ??? can be modified to reduce susceptibility to HIV infection and vulnerability to the impacts of AIDS. She also offers practical advice on modifying personnel and financial systems to protect the interests of staff and the viability of organizations when operating in AIDS-prone contexts.The text is based on case studies drawn from the experiences of three agencies (ActionAid, Oxfam International, and Save the Children UK) and their partners; and on insights contributed by a wide range of other organizations. The problems inherent in the ???mainstreaming??? approach are dealt with frankly and constructively. The comprehensive Resources section offers user-friendly guidance on the following topics: * Researching and predicting the internal impacts of AIDS* Assessing the impacts of AIDS education and awareness-raising* Drafting a workplace policy* Monitoring the impact of AIDS and of internal mainstreaming* Training for mainstreaming AIDS in development and humanitarian work* Undertaking community researchfor mainstreaming AIDS in development and humanitarian work* Adapting organizational systems |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Aids & Hiv - Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries |
| Dewey: 338.91 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 7.48" W x 9.64" (1.88 lbs) 380 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: AIDS on the Agenda is written for policy-makers, managers, and programme staff in development and humanitarian agencies, to promote debate about the challenges that confront them in a world which has been changed forever by the pandemic of AIDS. The book considers three possible responses to the problem: Do nothing Try to specialise in direct AIDS work. Adapt core programmes and internal systems to respond to the impact of AIDS. The author argues for the third approach as the essential initial response to the problem. She shows how mainstream work in a wide range of sectors - including food security, livelihoods support, education, health promotion, and emergency provision of water and sanitation - can be modified to reduce susceptibility to HIV infection and vulnerability to the impact of AIDS. She also offers practical advice on modifying personnel and financial systems to protect the interests of staff and the viability of organisations when operating in AIDS-prone contexts. The text is based on case studies drawn from the experiences of three agencies (ActionAid, Oxfam International, and Save the Children UK) and their partners; and on insights contributed by a wide range of other organisations. The project was funded by the UK government's Department for International Development. Sue Holden is an Honorary Research Associate at Lancaster University. She has worked as a consultant on responses to HIV / AIDS for the Department for International Development, the World Health Organisation, and several NGOS, including ActionAid and Oxfam |
Contributor Bio(s): Holden, Sue: - Sue Holden is an Honorary Research Associate of the University of Lancaster, England. She has worked as a consultant on responses to HIV/AIDS for the UK government's Department for International Development, the World Health Organisation, and many NGOs, including ActionAid and Oxfam GB.Holden, Sue: - Sue Holden is an Honorary Research Associate of the University of Lancaster, England. She has worked as a consultant on responses to HIV/AIDS for the UK government's Department for International Development, the World Health Organisation, and many NGOs, including ActionAid and Oxfam GB. |