Young People and HIV/AIDS
The Horizons Program is dedicated to global operations research on HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and support.
The Horizons Program is dedicated to global operations research on HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and support.
Using the experience of Mae Chan community (Thailand), this publication aims to identify and document best practice to help build up resilience to withstand the impact of HIV/AIDS.
HIV/AIDS is currently one of the biggest threats to children and adults worldwide with over 36 million people infected with HIV, of which 1.4 million are children.
This document is included in the Policy Brief prepared for the UNAIDS Inter- Agency Task Team on education that provides a "global snapshot" of HIV/AIDS related education material for developing countries.
The paper gives an account on the activities of UNICEF Myanmar supported "HIV/AIDS Prevention through the Promotion of Reproductive Health Project".
Thailand's country report on the Impact of HIV/AIDS on education presents some of the Thai experiences in HIV and AIDS prevention and control, the role of education in HIV and AIDS prevention and control and the impacts of HIV and AIDS on basic education.
The book examines key areas in population field in relation to education. Sexuality, reproductive rights and health, violence, fertility, ageing, gender relations and AIDS education are some of the themes explored in the book.
In Thailand, too many girls find themselves at an early age in the sex industry Young girls are thought to be "safe" and uninfected with HIV, but the risk of infection to them and their clients is very high.
This regional workshop, "Prevention of HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse through Quality Improvement of Curriculum and Teaching/Learning Materials in Asia and the Pacific was organized from 25-29 August, 1997, by the National Commission of the People's Republic of China for UNESCO in Beijing.
This document is a synthesis report on a workshop on the impact of HIV/AIDS on education that was held at the IIEP in December 1993.