HIV/AIDS and Human Development
Mitigating the Impact
 HIV/AIDS
affects people in their most productive years, and is uniquely devastating
as it increases poverty and reverses human development achievements.
In order to support countries to mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS on
Human Development, UNDP promotes multi-sector responses that mainstream
HIV/AIDS in national development plans, sector programmes and decentralized
plans. In partnership with the World Bank, UNDP provides technical support
to assist countries to more effectively integrate HIV/AIDS into poverty
reduction strategies and implementation modalities. In addition UNDP
supports countries to generate enabling trade, health and intellectual
property legislation for sustainable access to low-cost, quality AIDS
medicines.
Key areas of UNDP support include:
- Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS
- HIV/AIDS and MDG-based National Development and Poverty Reduction Strategies
- Trade, TRIPS and Access to ARVs
Publications
Integrating AIDS into PRSPs: A
Review of Experiences
This report is a progress review of the experiences of the seven countries participating
in the first round of the Joint UNDP, World Bank and UNAIDS Secretariat Programme to strengthen
capacity in integrating AIDS into poverty reduction strategies. The seven countries are Ethiopia,
Ghana, Mali, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania and Zambia. The country experiences shared in this report
provide strategies and possibilities for strengthening the integration of AIDS at all stages
of the Poverty Reduction Strategy process. Download
the pdf.
 Mainstreaming
HIV and AIDS in Sectors and Programmes: An Implementation Guide for
National Responses
This guide aims to stimulate action and promote a programmatic approach
to mainstreaming HIV/AIDS in sectors allowing sector programmes to incorporate
HIV/AIDS action in their regular functions and annual institutional
budget cycles. This step-by-step guide is a practical resource tool
to support the implementation of national AIDS Frameworks and is primarily
directed at national policy makers, development planners and HIV/AIDS
focal points in sector ministries and local governments. It is also
a useful capacity development resource for the private sector, trade
unions and civil society organisations. English | French
 HIV/AIDS
and Human Development: Thematic Guidance Note
This document provides guidance for the preparation of NHDRs focusing
on HIV/AIDS. The aim of the guidelines is to support preparation of
NHDRs that promote implementation of effective strategies to reverse
the spread of the epidemic—strategies that address individual,
societal and institutional factors that impact the growth of HIV/AIDS.
Online Toolkit:
Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS into Country Programmes
This Toolkit presents a range of concepts, methods and tools for reviewing
and integrating HIV into UNDP supported country programs and approaches
to solving problems that are likely to be encountered. The purpose of
this toolkit is to provide participants with basic concepts in organizational
learning and change, systems thinking, strategic thinking and planning
so as to facilitate a clear understanding of the interlocking challenge
of HIV and AIDS, poverty and disaster.
Making
Global Trade Work for People
Chapter 11 of this 2003 book on international trade and human rights
deals with TRIPS in the contexts of public health and developing countries.
One sidebar features a synopsis of the history of TRIPs and the intersection
of trade and IP rights. The author also explains how the Doha Declaration
reaffirms the right of developing countries to interpret the TRIPS Agreement
through a public health perspective. Brazil is offered as a case study.
UNDP
Policy Note: HIV/AIDS and Poverty Reduction Strategies:
Word document available in : English
/ French
/ Spanish
This note provides policy guidance on the important challenge of integrating
HIV/AIDS priorities into poverty reduction strategies, including Poverty
Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs). It proposes nine policy areas that
UNDP and its partners must focus on as a matter of priority.
 HIV/AIDS:
Implications for Poverty Reduction, 2001
This 2001 Policy Paper was created for the 2001 UNGASS session. It’s
purpose is to explore how UNDP’s work can help counteract the
developmental impact of the epidemic. Firstly, the paper describes the
devastating and multifaceted socio-economic impact of HIV/AIDS, well
beyond the tragedy of illness and death. Secondly, it identifies priorities
for action in coping with this impact.
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