Parliaments and the fight against HIV/AIDS

Mainstreaming AIDS in development activities

To scale up the response to the pandemic, there needs to be increased integration at a policy and programme level between the broader development agenda and HIV/AIDS. Some resources in this area are presented below, accompanied with useful references about how to conduct prevention on HIV/AIDS at the workplace.

• Support to Mainstreaming AIDS in Development. UNAIDS Secretariat Strategy Note and Action Framework 2004-2005
• MAINSTREAMING THE POLICY AND PROGRAMMING RESPONSE TO THE HIV EPIDEMIC. UNDP
• MAINSTREAMING HIV AND AIDS IN SECTORS & PROGRAMMES. UNAIDS, UNDP, WORLD BANK
• MAINSTREAMING HIV/AIDS IN PRACTICE. SDC
• Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS into Development: What it can look like. OXFAM
• Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS using a community-led rights-based approach. ACORD
• HIV/AIDS Mainstreaming: A Definition, Some Experiences and Strategies. A resource developed by HIV/AIDS focal points from government sectors and those that have been working on HIV/AIDS mainstreaming. January 2003 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division, University of Natal, South Africa. DfID.
• OXFAM’s Lessons learned on HIV/AIDS mainstreaming:

  • Flyer 1: Overview of mainstreaming

  • Flyer 2: Practical outcomes of mainstreaming

  • Flyer 3: Awareness raising

  • Flyer 4: Workplace policy workshop

  • Flyer 5: Research process

  • Flyer 6: Local research findings

  • Flyer 7: Modifying existing programmes

• Institutionalising an Emergency Response: HIV/AIDS and Governance in Uganda and Senegal.
• Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS Mitigation Measures in Agriculture and Rural Development. GTZ 
• Mainstreaming processes for expansion and acceleration of HIV/AIDS responses HIV/AIDS UNESCO Clearinghouse
• HIV/AIDS Mainstreaming Checklist and Tools. IPPF/AIDS Consortium