Governance & HIV and AIDS

Human capital and the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa

Cohen, Desmond | 2002
  • Author(s): Cohen, Desmond
  • Publisher: ILO programme on HIV/AIDS [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: human resources, health care delivery, education, aids, botswana, malawi, africa south of sahara
This working paper concerns the impact of HIV/AIDS on human capital in sub-Saharan Africa. It provides insights into the impact of the epidemic on sustainable development in this region by focusing on key factors critical to human capital.

Good governance in civil society organizations

De la Peza, Lourdes | 2009
  • Author(s): De la Peza, Lourdes
  • Publisher: Management sciences for health (MSH)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: civil society, governance, management
The content of this issue is on good governance and particularly relevant to national or regional organizations that deliver health services.

Politics as a cause and consequence of the AIDS pandemic

Densham, Andrea | 2006
  • Author(s): Densham, Andrea
  • Publisher: American political science association (APSA)
  • Pages: 640--646
  • Keywords: governance, human rights, nongovernmental organizations, epidemics, aids, south africa
This article considers the first quarter century of HIV/AIDS: the politics of failure and opportunity, from the stigmatization and mobilization of individuals and communities, to the avoidance or engagement of states.

The links between HIV/AIDS and democratic governance in Africa

De Waal, Alexander | [2004]
  • Author(s): De Waal, Alexander
  • Publisher: Justice Africa
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: democracy, health policy, public health, governance, aids, africa
This presentation focuses on difficulties that organisations are faced with in ensuring that response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic is consistent with the technical requirements of effective public health policy, and also supportive of democratic governance.

HIV/AIDS and democratic governance

De Waal, Alexander | 2005
  • Author(s): De Waal, Alexander
  • Publisher: AIDS, security and conflict initiative (ASCI)]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: aids, epidemics, disease control, health policy, democracy, africa
This Issue Paper addresses a number of questions related to the relationship between the HIV/AIDS epidemic and democratic governance. AIDS threatens democracy, by placing massive strains on society in general and the institutions necessary to sustain democracy in particular.
 

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