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HIV and AIDS

Health & development - global update
HLSP, January 2009
HLSP's six-monthly review of current debates, events and publications.

Civil society at the centre of HIV responses: lessons from the DFID Programme Management Office, India
B. James and G. Mortimore
HLSP, January 2009

A Synthesis of Institutional Arrangements of National AIDS Commissions in Seven African Countries
C. Dickinson, J. Mundy, J. Whitelaw Jones
HLSP, August 2007
This paper presents a synthesis of institutional arrangements and issues currently facing National AIDS Councils/Commissions (NACs) in 2007. It reviews the governance and institutional arrangements of African NACs as well as harmonisation and alignement processes. For each topic there is an analysis of emerging themes.

HIV antiretroviral therapy: can franchising expand coverage?
R. England
DFID HRC, revised October 2006
This paper reviews the experiences of franchising and discusses the opportunities and implications for governments and donors of franchising for HIV and AIDS services.
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National AIDS Co-ordinating Authorities: a synthesis of lessons learned and taking learning forward
C. Dickinson
DFID HRC, December 2005
This paper draws together lessons learned from a number of evaluations and reviews of National AIDS Coordinating Authorities (NACA)s from the last three years. It suggests that some of the underlying problems facing NACAs stem from broader governance issues concerning the transferability of institutional models and political incentives for doing something about AIDS.

Provision of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in resource-limited settings: a review of experience up to August 2003
K. Attawell and J. Mundy
DFID HSRC, November 2003
This paper aims to increase understanding of the requirements for introducing and scaling up provision of ART as part of comprehensive HIV/AIDS programmes in resource-poor countries. This review was undertaken before WHO's launch of the 3 by 5 initiative on the 1st of December 2003 . (external link)

Meeting notes

7th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific, Kobe, Japan, July 2005
H. Wells
DFID HRC, July 2005
Notes from the perspective of one of the Health Resource Centre's health specialists.

International XV International AIDS Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, July 2004
P. D. Sen
DFID HRC, July 2004
Notes from the perspective of one of the Health Resource Centre's health specialists