DB Click: HIV/AIDS
September 2002
This communication is for people working on HIV/AIDS issues. DB CLICK: HIV/AIDS will update you on recent HIV/AIDS communication initiatives including programme activities, awards, training, evaluation and research results, networks, recent books and other materials, planning ideas, change theories and other information recently placed on The Communication Initiative web site. DB CLICK: HIV/AIDS complements the general service provide by The Drum Beat though a specific focus on HIV/AIDS. On items of interest to you, please contact the relevant people and engage in the dialogue and sharing that will support your work. DB CLICK: HIV/AIDS will be distributed once per month.
We have developed and launched the HIV/AIDS Window which places all HIV/AIDS relevant material within one section of the site. Please access this through
<http://www.comminit.com/hivaids/>***
1. Media Unit - SAfAIDS - Southern Africa
SAfAIDS media unit was established in 1998 to facilitate for improved coverage and understanding of HIV/AIDS in the media.
<http://www.comminit.com/pds02-23-99/sld-748.html>2. Aiding Youth for Life - Canada & Tanzania
Established in 2002, Aiding Youth for Life (AYL) is an independently created and resourced organisation based in Canada that engages youth in the fight against HIV/AIDS. AYL is working to establish a Canadian inter-university student union that is committed to slow the spread of the disease on an international level.
<http://www.comminit.com/pdskdv72002/sld-5338.html>3. Storybook - Hi! I am HIV Positive
Tells the story of young Thandeka who lives in a rural area in KZN. She is abandoned by her father and her mother is an HIV positive health care worker.
<http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-5200.html>4. Mobile HIV/AIDS Health Clinic for Africa - Africa
"...This awards programme, announced in May, 2002 by Architecture for Humanity, invites applicants to develop designs for a fully equipped, mobile medical unit and HIV/AIDS treatment center specifically for use by medical professionals in Africa...."
<http://www.comminit.com/pdskdv72002/sld-5126.html>5. Impact Data - Involving People with HIV in NGOs - Burkina Faso, Zambia, Ecuador, India
Purpose of research: Does involving HIV-positive people in the planning and delivery of non-governmental HIV services improve the quality of both the services provided and the lives of the HIV-positive people who offer their time, energy, and experience?
<http://www.comminit.com/idkdv2002/sld-5366.html>6. HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review
The Review is devoted to addressing the many legal, ethical, and policy issues related to HIV/AIDS, in Canada and internationally.
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7. Web Site Links full list on CI site at
<http://www.comminit.com/links.html>* HIV and Hepatitus
<http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/index.html>* HIV Anonymous
<http://www.hivanonymous.com/>* SAfAIDS (Southern Africa AIDS Information Dissemination Service)
<http://www.safaids.org.zw/safaidsweb/>9. News Link To search all News Links please access
<http://www.comminit.com/commfordevnews.html>* The Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria at a Critical Juncture - Oxfam
<http://www.comminit.com/BaseLine2002/sld-5286.html>10. Kaiser Family Foundation's Fact Sheets on the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
Organised into the following sections: Current Global HIV/AIDS Statistics; Impact on Women, Children & Young People; Impact by Region [includes Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America & The Caribbean, Eastern Europe & Central Asisa, and Asia & The Pacific]; Multi-Sectoral Impact of AIDS; The Global Response.
<http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-5057.html>11. Course - Managing HIV/AIDS Programmes at the Workplace (Sep 23 - Oct 4 2002) - Nairobi, Kenya
"This course empowers managers from both the private and public sector to establish and maintain HIV/AIDS workplace interventions including policies, prevention activities and care and support services at both managerial and operational levels."
<http://www.comminit.com/events_cal/2002/1264-event.html>12. Books & Other Materials Review recent listings and search the full set of summaries at
<http://www.comminit.com/materials.html>HIV Prevention: Involving Communities Improves Program Success
<http://www.comminit.com/st2002/sld-5048.html>13. Call to Action Project of Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Awards are generally in the range of $100,000 to a high range of $300,000. All requests must be adequately substantiated to justify the amount of the request.
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This strategic thinking on use of mass media for HIV/AIDS action in South Africa -
<http://www.comminit.com/stcoulson/sld-5496.html>This evaluation data on the importance of involving people with HIV -
<http://www.comminit.com/idkdv2002/sld-5366.html>This book on PMTCT in 4 countries -
<http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-4845.html>This planning/strategy model
<http://www.comminit.com/pmodels/sld-2628.html>This programming initiative on Traditional Knowledge and Community Healthcare in Nigeria -
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14. 5th HEARD HIV/AIDS Workshop: Planning for HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa (Oct 28 - Nov 15 2002) - Durban, South Africa
One of a series of International Policy Research Workshops held over the last 11 years in the UK, East Asia and Africa, the 5th HEARD HIV/AIDS workshop focuses on the need to anticipate the medium and long-term social and economic consequences of HIV/AIDS.
<http://www.comminit.com/events_cal/2002/1312-event.html>15. International Training Programme on Surveillance, Monitoring & Evaluation of HIV/AIDS Programmes - Nov 11-16 2002 - Jaipur, India
Rationale: As HIV continues to spread around the world, it has become increasingly clear that the epidemic follows different course and affects different geographical areas of societies in different ways.
<http://www.comminit.com/events_cal/2002/1314-event.html>16. Fulbright Awards for African AIDS Research - Deadline: August 1, 2002
<http://www.comminit.com/awards2002/sld-5564.html>17. 12th STDs/AIDS Diploma Course (Nov 4-8 2002) - Hat Yai, Thailand
This international STDs/AIDS Diploma Course was established in 1991 through the collaboration of a variety of Thai training institutes in STDs/AIDS. At present, there are at least 188 alumni graduated from the course.
<http://www.comminit.com/events_cal/2002/1327-event.html>18. ITGLWF HIV/AIDS Poster Campaign - Global
The International Textile, Garment & Leather Workers' Federation (ITGLWF) has launched a poster campaign to fight HIV/AIDS.
<http://www.comminit.com/pdskdv82002/sld-5613.html>19. Tarisai's Story - As narrated to Sunanda Ray of SAfAIDS by Tarisai.
This story is part of the SAfAIDS "positive voices" series. The story is published as related by Tarisai, an HIV positive Zimbabwean woman, to Dr Sunanda Ray at SAfAIDS. With these stories, SAfAIDS aims to highlight the real life experiences of people living positively with HIV.
<http://www.comminit.com/Commentary/sld-4989.html>20. Proud of Me: Speaking Out Against Sexual Violence & HIV
The book begins with an account of the rape of the author and her attempts to obtain medication to prevent HIV.
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21. HIV/AIDS Media Monitoring Project - Nigeria In March 2002, Journalists Against AIDS (JAAIDS) Nigeria initiated a project to monitor coverage of HIV/AIDS in the print media in Nigeria over a period of 12 months. JAAIDS will conduct analysis of media coverage of HIV/AIDS in selected national newspapers and magasines for frequency, accuracy, and quality. <http://www.comminit.com/pdskdv82002/sld-5816.html>
22. Impact Data - Systematic Review of HIV Behavioral Prevention Research in Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders This investigation focussed on research on HIV prevention that explicitly included Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (API) living in the United States in intervention efforts. The studies focused on four major risk groups: men who have sex with men (MSM), injection drug users (IDU), heterosexuals, and youth/adolescents... <http://www.comminit.com/idkdv2002/sld-5824.html>
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