Gender mainstreaming in HIV/AIDS : taking a multisectoral approach.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Commonwealth Secretariat.

Maritime Centre of Excellence for Women's Health.

Series:

New gender mainstreaming series on development issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

HIV infections--Treatment--Government policy--Commonwealth countries.

HIV infections.

HIV-positive persons--Sex differences--Commonwealth countries.

HIV-positive persons.

Discrimination in medical care--Commonwealth countries--Prevention.

Discrimination in medical care.

Sex differences.

HIV infections--Treatment.

Government policy.

Commonwealth countries.

Physical Description:

xviii, 164 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Commonwealth Secretariat, [2002]

Summary:

This book is intended for use by Ministries of Health and other stakeholders involved in health delivery and dealing with HIV/AIDS, health sector educational/training institutions, intergovernmental agencies, NGOs and others. It includes a conceptual mapping of gender, health and HIV/AIDS, case studies and good practices, 'how to' tools and guidelines, figures/tables throughout to facilitate the reader, comparative statistics and other information. It explores key gender issues in the health sector in areas including reproductive health, infectious and communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases, substance abuse, and mental health; and institutional arrangements and processes for mainstreaming gender in health. The section on HIV/AIDS addresses a gender analysis of its incidence, spread, impact on health and other sectors; gender-aware country case studies of combating HIV/AIDS; and using gender mainstreaming including the GMS as a multi-sectoral approach to combating HIV/AIDS.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0850926556

OCLC:

50271681