New Series of HIV and AIDS Program Briefs

This World AIDS Day, EngenderHealth announces a new series of HIV and AIDS program briefs highlighting promising practices and lessons learned from our work. The briefs explore hallmarks of our programs, including strengthening health systems, developing human resources, engaging communities, and advocating for supportive policies. In nine countries, EngenderHealth partners with local clinics and community-based organizations to provide comprehensive HIV and AIDS prevention, care, and treatment services.

The first in the series is a set of five briefs on the AIDS, Population, and Health Integrated Assistance (APHIA II) Nyanza Project, which is based in Nyanza, Kenya. APHIA II is a holistic project to improve and expand HIV prevention, treatment, care, and support services, along with integrated reproductive health, maternal health, family planning, malaria, tuberculosis, and child health services.

The briefs in this series are:

• Implementation Strategy of the APHIA II Nyanza Project (PDF, 416KB)
  
• Improving Health Facility–Based Services in Nyanza Province, Kenya: The APHIA II Nyanza Project (PDF, 372KB)
• Implementing a Community Strategy within the APHIA II Nyanza Project (PDF, 328KB)
• Community-Based Care and Support within the APHIA II Nyanza Project (PDF, 380KB)
• Strengthening the Kenya Health Management Information System (HMIS) for Monitoring and Evaluation of the APHIA II Nyanza Project (PDF, 372KB)

APHIA II Nyanza is supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development and is managed by EngenderHealth, in collaboration with Kenya’s Ministry of Health. Other partners include: the Academy for Educational Development (AED), the Christian Health Association of Kenya, Inter Diocesan Christian Community Services, and PATH.

For more information about the APHIA II Nyanza Project and EngenderHealth’s HIV and AIDS programs, please visit www.engenderhealth.org/aphia or contact Sharone Beatty at: sbeatty@engenderhealth.org.

World AIDS Day Community Statement

EngenderHealth is among the organizations signing the World AIDS Day Community Statement, which recognizes the advances that have been made in the response to HIV and AIDS, as well as the challenges ahead. Download the full statement. (PDF, 3.0mb)

Turning the Corner for People Living with HIV

EngenderHealth's president, Dr. Ana Langer, appears in the Huffington Post as a guest columnist.

“Today, people across the globe will rally around World AIDS Day. An AIDS awareness bike marathon will wind its way through the streets of Cairo. Zagreb will host a massive rock concert. And hundreds of activists will gather for a candlelight memorial on Gorée Island in Senegal.... A lot has changed since the World Health Organization designated the first World AIDS Day 20 years ago. Back then, 5 to 10 million people were thought to be infected with HIV worldwide. Today that number is estimated at 33 million.”

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