The HIV/AIDS Epidemic: An Inherent Gender Issue
A decade ago women seemed to be on the periphery of the epidemic, today they are at the epicentre. In fact, the HIV/AIDS epidemic is taking its toll on everyone, but women are impacted more.
A decade ago women seemed to be on the periphery of the epidemic, today they are at the epicentre. In fact, the HIV/AIDS epidemic is taking its toll on everyone, but women are impacted more.
In this manual there are six classroom activities, which use participatory, interactive teaching methods.
The Mae Chan community response to HIV/AIDS has been chosen and documented by the United Nations Joint Programme on AIDS as a "good practice" example.
The report is the outcome of the third meeting of the two-years measurement project which aims to develop tools, indicators and methodologies to determine the extent to which programming efforts are making a difference to the health and development of adolescents.
The HIV infection rate in Southern Africa is among the highest in the world. Despite the availability of information on the AIDS pandemic, people are still not changing their behaviour said Elizabeth Lwange of UNDP, Mbabane.
The IIEP HIV/AIDS Forum was conceived with two themes in mind - of information sharing and of community building.
The overall objective of this project is to engage the ongoing commitment of the whole university community in the battle against HIV/AIDS.The specific aims of the Lusaka workshop were to:assess the scale of the problem in selected SSA universities; look at particular issues raised by HIV/AIDS in
This booklet is one of a series of easy-to-read materials produced by UNESCO.
The package contains lessons on five main areas of life skills that adolescents would need to develop in order to gain positive and adaptive behaviours that help them make decisions and manage the challenges of their lives concerning their reproductive and sexual lives.
The factsheet explains what sexuality education means, its goal and approach. Key actions for governments are also presented. The fact sheet can be used as advocacy tools for anyone working in the area of young people's sexual and reproductive health.