Governance of HIV/AIDS: Implications for Health Sector Response

Document Type : Policy Brief

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Indian Institute of Education, Pune, India

Abstract

This paper reviews the essence of effective governance and importance of a multi-sectoral approach in generating health systems response to HIV/AIDS. This comprehensive approach highlights the importance of integrating reproductive sexual health programs and HIV prevention services, including peer education, life skills, and Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT), for Prevention of Mother–to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) and reaching out to People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA).
Research implications for governance of health systems response to HIV/AIDS, integrated youth health policies and high-level political commitment, are emphasized by strategic implications for HIV/AIDS control and followed by a policy thrust on health systems as a strategic plan to achieve sustainability in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

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  • Receive Date: 05 November 2013
  • Revise Date: 07 January 2014
  • Accept Date: 24 December 2013
  • First Publish Date: 01 January 2014

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