The debate of delivering HIV and AIDS education within schools is a sensitive topic that often elicits strong feelings from parents, teachers and school administrators.
In June 2006 the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the government of Trinidad and Tobago hosted a high-level meeting of Ministers of Education and National AIDS Authorities from throughout the Caribbean Region, under the auspices of the CARICOM Council on Human and Social Development (COHSOD).
This manual comes in response to the identified need to prepare teachers to cope at indvidual level and thereafter to support their school community to cope with the burden caused by the HIV and AIDS pandemic.
Around the world youth often do not have access to basic sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information, skills in negotiating sexual relationships and access to affordable confidential SRH services.
This manual is designed for teacher educators and teachers looking for practical guidelines and tools to incorporate HIV/AIDS into their curriculum based on a theoretical three-day workshop to enable them to learn about: How HIV/AIDS is and is not spread; The difficulties in teaching young people
De la experiencia percibida a través de la Unión de Universidades de América Latina (UDUAL) y la Asociación Latinoamericana de Facultades y Escuelas de Medicina (ALAFEM), la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, ante el avance del flagelo del Virus de Inmunodeficienci
Para contribuir a reducir la mortalidad materna de dos municipios rurales en Bolivia, Save the Children y Project Concern International implementaron una estrategia principalmente educativa en Salud Sexual y Reproductiva (SSyR) llamada Warmi II y donde Organizaciones Comunitarias de Mujeres recib
Girls and young women are disproportionately affected by both poverty and HIV. Donors, policymakers, researchers and program implementers are exploring economic empowerment programs as a strategy to improve the health and economic status of girls and young women.
Pruebas Voluntarias del VIH con Consejería (PVC): Una Guía de Referencias para Consejeros y Capacitadores es una herramienta para enfrentar estos retos. Esta guía equipa a los usuarios con la competencia y confianza de proveer servicios comprensivos, de calidad y culturalmente apropiados.
The question addressed in this paper is whether the beneficial effects of Primary School Action for Better Health (PSABH), an HIV prevention programme delivered in Kenyan primary schools, continue once students move on to secondary schools.