HIV/AIDS

 

Development planning and HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa

HIV/AIDS is posing a fundamental challenge to the conceptual foundations and the practice of development planning on the subcontinent. The human tragedy and devastation associated with the HIV/AIDS epidemic can no longer be ignored by anyone or any organisation with an interest in Africa’s development. Even though many dimensions and impacts of HIV/AIDS are as yet unknown, the time to safeguard the rights of those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS and change the course of the epidemic is now. 

 

Hoping and Coping: A Call for Action - The Capacity Challenge of HIV/AIDS in Least Developed Countries

This booklet describes the human and institutional capacity challenges posed by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, illustrating why the Least Developed Countries are particularly vulnerable and why urgent action is needed. It proposes concrete recommendations on how to address the capacity challenges and encourages LDCs and the international community to increase their efforts to enable LDCs to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.
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HIV/AIDS Special Issue of "Choices": Access for All

This supplement of Choices is a special issue prepared for the XV International Conference on HIV/AIDS held from 11-16 July 2004, in Bangkok. The theme of this issue, like the conference, is “Access for All’ - access for all infected and affected groups; access to education, information, and medication; and access to the people who write policies, give support and offer care. The magazine features interviews with UNDP Administrator Mark Malloch Brown and Thailand’s Senator Mechai Viravaidya, statements by Noeleen Heyzer, Mary Robinson and Martin Khor as well as several country profiles that highlight achievements in addressing HIV/AIDS at national level. Read more

Responding to HIV/AIDS: Thailand

Thailand’s Response to HIV/AIDS: Progress and Challenges is an in-depth analysis of what went right in the country. The report describes the ingredients of success that allowed Thailand to get the upper hand in fighting HIV/ADS. But it also warns about current complacency and points to new warning signs of an evolving epidemic. Concrete actions are recommended to revitalize prevention campaigns to avoid a resurgence of the epidemic and to scale up care and support. Read more

HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States - Reversing the Epidemic, Facts and Policy Options:

This report details the available HIV/AIDS data for Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The facts and figures show a region that has some of the fastest growing infection rates in the world. The report encompasses epidemiological trends, and offers demographic and socio-economic profiles of the people living with HIV/AIDS. It focuses on institutional and governance issues, social and economic projections, and policy recommendations. In addition to mapping the epidemic in the region, the report offers the sharp policy recommendations needed to curb the epidemic before the economic and social costs become unmanageable. Download report: English / Russian

Conference papers

Managing the exchange rate consequences of an MDG-related scale-up in HIV/AIDS financing
[26/06/07] Topic: Although increased aid inflows do carry potential hazards, proper economic management can counteract potential negative effects. This could include frontloading aid in order to build necessary infrastructure, institutions and human capital. In this way, it is argued, welfare and productivity benefits can be maximised. Download the pdf...

Monetary Policies for an MDG-Related Scaling up of ODA to Combat HIV/AIDS
[26/05/07] Topic: What would be the effects of a surge in aid flows in developing countries? What are the best monetary policies to manage the macroeconomic effects of a Millennium Development Goal (MDG)-related scaling up of aid inflows to address the HIV and AIDS pandemic. Download the pdf...