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The World Bank's Commitment to HIV/AIDS in Africa : Our Agenda for Action, 2007-2011

dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-25T13:56:32Z
dc.date.available2012-05-25T13:56:32Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractThe World Bank is committed to support Sub-Saharan Africa in responding to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This Agenda for Action (AFA) is a road map for the next five years to guide Bank management and staff in fulfilling that commitment. It underscores the lessons learned and outlines a line of action. HIV/AIDS remains and will remain for the foreseeable future an enormous economic, social, and human challenge to Sub-Saharan Africa. This region is the global epicenter of the disease. About 22.5 million Africans are HIV positive, and AIDS is the leading cause of premature death on the continent. HIV/AIDS affects young people and women disproportionately. Some 61 percent of those who are HIV positive are women, and young women are three times more likely to be HIV positive than are young men. As a result of the epidemic, an estimated 11.4 million children under age 18 have lost at least one parent. Its impact on households, human capital, the private sector, and the public sector undermines the alleviation of poverty, the Bank's overarching mandate. In sum, HIV/AIDS threatens the development goals in the region unlike anywhere else in the world.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/9484156/world-banks-commitment-hivaids-africa-agenda-action-2007-2011
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-8213-7448-1
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6401
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC : World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSENTEEISM
dc.subjectABUSE
dc.subjectACCESS TO TREATMENT
dc.subjectACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME
dc.subjectACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME
dc.subjectAIDS COMMITTEE
dc.subjectAIDS DEATHS
dc.subjectAIDS EPIDEMIC
dc.subjectAIDS INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectAIDS PROGRAMS
dc.subjectAIDS RELIEF
dc.subjectALLEVIATION OF POVERTY
dc.subjectBEHAVIOR CHANGE
dc.subjectBEHAVIORAL CHANGE
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCAUSES OF DEATH
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCHRONIC DISEASE
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectCONDOM
dc.subjectCONDOM DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectCONDOM USE
dc.subjectCONTROL OVER RESOURCES
dc.subjectCOST EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectDEATH RATES
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDEPENDENCY RATIO
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectDIAGNOSIS
dc.subjectDIAGNOSTICS
dc.subjectDIARRHEAL DISEASES
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectDISABLED PERSONS
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectDISSEMINATION
dc.subjectDOUBLE ORPHANS
dc.subjectDRUG RESISTANCE
dc.subjectDRUGS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE PREVENTION
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE USE
dc.subjectEMERGENCY PLAN
dc.subjectEMERGENCY RESPONSE
dc.subjectEPIDEMICS
dc.subjectEPIDEMIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectEPIDEMIOLOGY
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUALITIES
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUALITY
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHAZARD
dc.subjectHEALTH BURDEN
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH PLANNING
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subjectHEALTH WORKERS
dc.subjectHEART DISEASE
dc.subjectHIGH-RISK GROUPS
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectHIV INFECTIONS
dc.subjectHIV POSITIVE
dc.subjectHIV PREVENTION
dc.subjectHIV TRANSMISSION
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPACITY
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
dc.subjectIMMUNE DEFICIENCY
dc.subjectIMMUNE SYSTEMS
dc.subjectIMMUNODEFICIENCY
dc.subjectIMPACT ON CHILDREN
dc.subjectINCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectINFECTION
dc.subjectINJECTING DRUG USE
dc.subjectINJECTING DRUG USERS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE BASE
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLACK OF CAPACITY
dc.subjectLEGAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLOCAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectMALARIA
dc.subjectMALE CIRCUMCISION
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMEASLES
dc.subjectMEDICAL SUPPLIES
dc.subjectMICROBICIDES
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectMINISTRIES OF HEALTH
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectMOTHER-TO-CHILD
dc.subjectMOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION
dc.subjectNATIONAL AIDS
dc.subjectNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectNATIONAL DIALOGUE
dc.subjectNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEADERS
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNATIONAL PRIORITIES
dc.subjectNATIONAL STRATEGIES
dc.subjectNEGATIVE EFFECTS
dc.subjectNEW INFECTIONS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF DEATHS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF NEW INFECTIONS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectOLD AGE
dc.subjectOPPORTUNISTIC DISEASES
dc.subjectORPHAN
dc.subjectORPHAN SUPPORT
dc.subjectORPHANS
dc.subjectPARENTING
dc.subjectPATIENT
dc.subjectPERSONS IN NEED
dc.subjectPOLICY DIALOGUE
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION GOALS
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subjectPREGNANT WOMEN
dc.subjectPREMATURE DEATH
dc.subjectPREVALENCE
dc.subjectPREVALENCE RATES
dc.subjectPREVENTION EFFORTS
dc.subjectPREVENTION INFORMATION
dc.subjectPREVENTION INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectPREVENTION OF MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE YEARS
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectQUALITY ASSURANCE
dc.subjectRECIPIENT COUNTRIES
dc.subjectREFUGEES
dc.subjectREGIONAL INITIATIVES
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
dc.subjectRESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectRESOURCE NEEDS
dc.subjectRESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
dc.subjectRETURNEES
dc.subjectRISK POPULATIONS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSAFE SEX
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSEX WITH MEN
dc.subjectSEX WORK
dc.subjectSEX WORKER
dc.subjectSEX WORKERS
dc.subjectSEXUAL BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectSEXUALLY ACTIVE
dc.subjectSEXUALLY ACTIVE MEN
dc.subjectSEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION
dc.subjectSEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL NETWORKS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSOCIAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectSTIS
dc.subjectSTRATEGIC PRIORITIES
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAINS
dc.subjectTB
dc.subjectTECHNICAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectTHERAPY
dc.subjectTRADE UNIONS
dc.subjectTRANSMISSION
dc.subjectTUBERCULOSIS
dc.subjectUNAIDS
dc.subjectUNFPA
dc.subjectUNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL ACCESS
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL ACCESS TO TREATMENT
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectVACCINES
dc.subjectVICTIMS
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectVOLUNTARY COUNSELING
dc.subjectVOLUNTARY TESTING
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectVULNERABLE CHILDREN
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectVULNERABLE POPULATIONS
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.subjectWORKPLACE
dc.subjectWORKPLACE EDUCATION
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectYOUNG ADULTS
dc.subjectYOUNG GIRLS
dc.subjectYOUNG MEN
dc.subjectYOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subjectYOUNG PREGNANT WOMEN
dc.subjectYOUNG WOMEN
dc.titleThe World Bank's Commitment to HIV/AIDS in Africa : Our Agenda for Action, 2007-2011en
dc.title.alternativeO compromisso do Banco Mundial com o VIH/SIDA em Africa : o nosso plano de actividades, 2007-2011en
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okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/9484156/world-banks-commitment-hivaids-africa-agenda-action-2007-2011
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-7448-1
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b08785f510_2_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum9484156
okr.identifier.report43960
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.geographicalAfrica
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::HIV AIDS
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicDisease Control and Prevention
okr.topicGender::Gender and Health
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitACTafrica (AFTHV)
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