Burkina Faso : A Community-Driven Approach to HIV/AIDS

Schneidman, Miriam

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: AGING;    COMMUNITIES;    COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES;    COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT;    DISCRIMINATION;   

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学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Burkina Faso has the second highestHIV/AIDS infection rates in West Africa, with an overall HIVprevalence rate of around 7.2 percent. A large number ofdevelopment agencies are active in the fight againstHIV/AIDS. An innovative community driven scheme to theepidemic was piloted under a recently completed Bank projectand is now being replicated under a follow up HIV/AIDSDisaster Response Project. This brief describes the designof this pilot scheme both in terms of process and content;presents preliminary results; and identifies key lessons andfuture challenges.