International HIV/AIDS Alliance develops a set of fact sheets to
support community engagement for antiretroviral (ARV) treatment
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ARV treatment is becoming more widely accessible. It is now ac-
cepted that people with HIV, their families and communities have
an important role to play alongside health workers in ensuring
effective and sustained treatment. They should be involved not
only in preparing for ARV treatment but also in supporting the
life-time commitment that this involves.
The Alliance is developing a set of fact sheets and participa-
tory tools to support community engagement for antiretroviral
(ARV) treatment. The aim is to provide NGO/CBO staff with tools
and information to support PLHA and their communities on ARV
treatment. They are based on experience in supporting treatment
programmes in several countries.
Information covered some so far by the fact sheets include:
- adherence to ARV treatment
- what side effects can be expected with ARV treatment
- interactions between ARVs and food, and how to cope with them
- how stigma can affect ARV treatment
Further fact sheets are in production covering other topics such
as TB, prevention, monitoring treatment, palliative care and
living with a chronic illness.
Participatory tools and activities, drawn from Alliance work-
shops in several countries, will also be made available later in
2005 to assist in education about ARV treatment and in develop-
ing ways of supporting people and communities with treatment.
Who are these fact sheets for?
The fact sheets are intended for use by NGOs/CBOs, training or-
ganisations and individual trainers, international NGOs and NGO
support programmes.
Download the fact sheets from the Alliance website.
A series of 20 fact sheets are planned and each one will be pub-
lished on the Alliance website as it becomes available. There
are currently seven fact sheets on the website; you can download
these at: http://www.aidsalliance.org/sw19588.asp
Please note that the fact sheets are only available on-line and
are not in print.
How can you help more people get these fact sheets?
Please help us to distribute this resource by passing on the in-
formation in this email through your e-mail group or similar fo-
rum, on your website, and/or by using the web link above.
Kind regards,
Garry Robson
Communications Assistant
International HIV/AIDS Alliance
Queensberry House
104-106 Queens Road
Brighton BN1 3XF
United Kingdom
Tel: +44-1273-718-900 (main line)
Tel: +44-1273-718-939 (direct line)
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