UNESCO review of higher education institutions' responses to HIV and AIDS. The West Indies: the case of the University of the West Indies

UNESCO has undertaken a study of the response of Universities to the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the University of The West Indies (UWI) was selected as one of these. When reviewed against the general overview of the response of the tertiary sector internationally, the UWI shows a strong commitment to HIV and AIDS management and to the development of a comprehensive and innovative programme. The existing UWI response is summarised followed by some of the interesting observations and lessons learned and some suggestions for expanding the programme and the development of new initiatives. This document also contains in the appendix a copy of the University of the West Indies HIV/AIDS Policy.