Governance & HIV and AIDS

The politics of national HIV/AIDS responses : a synthesis of literature

Dickinson, Clare | 2006
  • Author(s): Dickinson, Clare
  • Publisher: HLSP institute
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: political conditions, democracy, leadership
This paper reviews current literature that takes political science as the primary framework of analysis for explaining why countries - their states and societies - have responded successfully or have failed to respond to the epidemic.

HIV/AIDS : thinking through the politics of country responses

Dickinson, Clare | 2006
  • Author(s): Dickinson, Clare
  • Publisher: HLSP institute
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: political conditions, programme planning, sectoral planning
This technical approach paper argues that greater analysis of the political dimensions of responses to HIV/AIDS can and should be used to understand how and why governments respond to HIV/AIDS, and how the design and implementation of HIV/AIDS interventions can be made more effective.

National AIDS coordinating authorities : a synthesis of lessons learned and taking learning forward

Dickinson, Clare | 2005
  • Author(s): Dickinson, Clare
  • Publisher: DFID. Health resource centre
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: programme planning, health programmes, health policy, governance, aids
This paper briefly outlines some of the key challenges facing National AIDS Coordinating Authorities (NACAs) in fulfilling their roles in promoting better harmonisation and alignment of national responses to HIV and AIDS.

Understanding the politics of national HIV policies : the roles of institutions, interests and ideas

Dickinson, Clare and Buse, Kent | 2008
  • Author(s): Dickinson, Clare and Buse, Kent
  • Publisher: HLSP institute
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health programmes, health policy, programme management, aids
This technical paper is based on an analysis of peer-reviewed literature. One of the conclusions is that despite the political nature of HIV policy, there is surprisingly little published analysis of the political determinants of HIV policy in low- and middle-income countries.

The Global fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria : strengthening civil society participation and gender expertise : recommendations and action points

Duvvury, Nata and Cornman, Helen and Long, Carolyn | cop. 2005
  • Author(s): Duvvury, Nata and Cornman, Helen and Long, Carolyn
  • Publisher: International center for research on women (ICRW)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: civil society, community participation, gender, health policy, nongovernmental organizations, development assistance, aids
This report contains recommendations from the International Center for Research on Women for how the Global fund can improve its overall effectiveness by building gender expertise into its operations and programs.
 

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