Data, Principles and Strategies: How Do Global Control Mechanisms on the HIV Epidemic Work?

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-176
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
World Health ◽  
Control Mechanisms ◽  
Global Epidemic ◽  
Aids Epidemic ◽  
Nations Programme ◽  
United Nations Programme ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
National Governments ◽  
Hiv Aids

The article discusses the activities of two United Nations bodies - the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS(UNAIDS) - which are engaged in developing measures to counteract the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. An important component of this activity is gathering information and producing strategic documents. Their almost unclassifiable diversity, however, can be managed by a rigorous algorithm that incorporates data collection, formulation of principles and development of strategies. An analysis of materials such as “reports,” “fact sheets,” and “global strategies” reveals how the main global mechanisms work as they coordinate the efforts of national governments and attempt to control the epidemic globally; analysis also indicates what kind of language is used and what goals are set. In 2020 the ambitious goal of eliminating the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030 that is declared in WHO and UNAIDS documents unexpectedly became problematic once more due to the spread of another global epidemic - COVID-19. The publication of new materials on how to continue the fight against HIV/AIDS in the context of the coronavirus pandemic suggests that WHO and UNAIDS are already losing faith in the effectiveness of the measures so far developed in order to eliminate HIV/AIDS. The ongoing crisis caused by the COVID pandemic has also revealed a new trend by converting these UN bodies mostly into tools for producing global information while making other aspects of their activities less visible.

scholarly journals Eastern Europe and Central Asia still home to world's fastest-growing HIV/AIDS epidemic

2002 ◽  
Vol 6 (48) ◽  
Author(s):  
L Pritchard
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Central Asia ◽  
World Health ◽  
Aids Epidemic ◽  
Nations Programme ◽  
United Nations Programme ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Hiv Aids

The unfortunate distinction of having the world's fastest-growing HIV/AIDS epidemic still belongs to eastern Europe and Central Asia, according to the report, AIDS epidemic update 2002, released this week (1). In southern Africa, the HIV/AIDS epidemic has greatly decreased the capacity of farm communities to survive famine (2). The update on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic was issued by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization, in advance of World AIDS day on 1 December.

scholarly journals Literasi Penyakit HIV-AIDS pada Siswa Madrasah Tsanawiah Negeri 1 Garut

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dadang Purnama ◽  
Witdiawati W
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
World Health ◽  
Nations Programme ◽  
United Nations Programme ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Acquired Immunodeficiency ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Immunodeficiency Syndrome ◽  
Hiv Aids

Abstrak Penyakit AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) merupakan salah satu penyakit yang mengakibatkan kematian di dunia. Menurut UNAIDS (United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS) dan WHO (World Health Organization), AIDS telah mengakibatkan kematian lebih dari 25 juta jiwa sejak pertama kali diakui tahun 1981, (Kent.et.al, 2010). Saat ini penularan HIV/AIDS di Kabupaten Garut telah mengalami pergeseran yang sebelumnya penyakit ini ditularkan melalui pengguna narkoba suntik sekarang berubah penularan melalui pasangan suami istri khususnya pada istri. Mengingat untuk HIV dan AIDS merupakan fenomena “gunung es” bahwa kasus yang terdata hanya cerminan sedikit kasus yang sebenarnya ada di masyarakat. Secara teori adanya 1 kasus HIV dan AIDS yang ada terdeteksi, kasus yang sebenarnya ada di masyarakat adalah 100 kasus. Metode yang digunakan dalam Kegiatan ini tujuannya adalah, memberikan informasi mengapa HIV-AIDS perlu mendapat perhatian khusus, serta bagaimana gejala-gejalanya karena HIV-AIDS adalah penyakit yang sampai saat ini belum ada obat untuk menanggulanginya dan hanya dapat dilakukan pencegahan.Tahapan selanjutnya Pelaksanaan Pre Test, Kegiatan ini dilakukan untuk menggali sejauh mana pengetahuan dan pemahaman para siswa mengenai penyakit HIV/AIDS dengan memberikan pertanyaan secara tertulis yang berhubungan dengan penyakit HIV/AIDS (soal pertanyaan pre test terlampir). Hasil yang didapat pada pre test menunjukan secara keseluruhan pertanyaan yang diajukan, para siswa hanya bisa menjawab dan memahami tentang materi penyakit HIV/AIDS sebesar 24%. Post test dilakukan setelah penyuluhan berakhir untuk mengetahui tingkat pengetahuan dan pemahaman siswa terhadap materi yang sudah diberikan. Adapun hasil post test menunjukan adanya peningkatan pemahaman tentang penyakit HIV/AIDS yang dibandingkan dengan hasil pre test yaitu sebesar 80% dari soal yang ditanyakan kepada para siswa.Penguatan keterampilan individu (Personnal Skill), dalam mewujudkan kesehatan secara keseluruhan, ketrampilan individu mutlak diperlukan, dalam hal ini siswa Madrasah Tsanawiah Negeri 1 Kabupaten Garut, untuk belajar melalui kehidupan dalam menyiapkan diri mereka untuk semua tingkatannya dan untuk menangani penyakit dan kecelakaan sangatlah penting.

scholarly journals AIDS epidemic increasing faster in eastern Europe than in rest of world: new figures

2001 ◽  
Vol 5 (48) ◽  
Author(s):  
B Twisselmann
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
World Health ◽  
Aids Epidemic ◽  
Nations Programme ◽  
United Nations Programme ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

The number of cases of HIV infection in eastern Europe is rising faster than anywhere else in the world, according to a report published by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO) on 28 November (1). The latest figures, published to coincide with this year’s World AIDS Day on 1 December, show that there were more than 75 000 new diagnoses of HIV infection in Russia between January and early November 2001, a 15-fold increase in just three years.

scholarly journals HIV/AIDS continues to spread rapidly worldwide despite increasing commitment

2002 ◽  
Vol 6 (27) ◽  
Author(s):  
T Chadborn
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Hiv Prevalence ◽  
Joint United Nations Programme ◽  
Aids Epidemic ◽  
Nations Programme ◽  
United Nations Programme ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Aids

Forty million people are now estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS, according to the report on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic prepared by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) (1). The report highlights the fact that HIV prevalence in the worst affected countries is surpassing what was previously believed to be a natural peak, and that it is now increasing rapidly in many countries that previously had a low burden of infection.

scholarly journals World AIDS Day: 40 million with HIV

2004 ◽  
Vol 8 (48) ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Nations Programme ◽  
United Nations Programme ◽  
The World ◽  
Adults And Children ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Living With Hiv

The number of people living with HIV globally continues to increase, with an estimated 39.4 million adults and children infected as of the end of 2004, according to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS and the World Health Organization

scholarly journals HIV infection in Europe: endemic in the west, epidemic in the east

2002 ◽  
Vol 6 (27) ◽  
Author(s):  
L Payne
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
The West ◽  
Joint United Nations Programme ◽  
Aids Epidemic ◽  
Epidemiological Monitoring ◽  
Nations Programme ◽  
United Nations Programme ◽  
Hiv Aids

The European centre for the epidemiological monitoring of AIDS (EuroHIV, http://www.eurohiv.org) has published the latest report on HIV/AIDS surveillance in the 51 countries of the WHO European Region (1). The publication covers data reported until the end of 2001 and its release coincides with the latest update from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS, http://www.unaids.org/) on the global perspective of the HIV/AIDS epidemic (2).

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