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PUBLICATION TITLE	LANGUAGE
The State of Business Coalitions in Sub-Saharan Africa: How Businesses Could Succeed in Scaling Up the Businesses Could Succeed in Scaling UP the Business Response to Aids in Africa September 2006 In the first ever study of its kind, “The State of Business Coalitions in Sub-Saharan Africa”, which is released today, shows how 27 countries are supporting businesses in addressing HIV/AIDS. At least 20 coalitions exist in Sub- Saharan Africa today with more than 16 having been established in the last 5 years to meet growing demands. The study provides guidance to newly launched and those soon to be formed coalitions, shares best practices, benefits, achievements, and highlights the key challenges facing coalitions. Other businesses and donors are now being urged to back the approach and help strengthen Business Coalitions as an important part of the solution to the epidemic, which is devastatingAfrica’s people and economy.	English
Guidance Note on Disbursement for HIV/AIDS Programs January 2006 This booklet explains the disbursement procedures for HIV/AIDS projects, designed to get funds quickly and simply to beneficiary groups, while ensuring that funds are used for the purposes intended. It covers flows of funds to National HIV/AIDS Councils, Intermediary Organizations (ministries, local governments, NGOs, private sector service providers) and Community-Level Organizations. It includes sample forms for requesting funds, showing simplified reporting that organizations must provide to certify that funds have been used appropriately.	English French
Interim review of the Multi-Country AIDS Program (MAP) for Africa November 2004 The review was conducted by a multi-partner team drawn from the World Bank, UNAIDS, DFID, and MAP International. The review reaffirms the general approach of the MAP, and emphasizes in particular the role the MAP has played in stimulating inclusive, multisectoral HIV/AIDS programs across Africa. It highlights as key strengths the MAP?s speed, flexibility, and client-driven character, and its strong support for civil society and communities.	English French Portuguese
Turning Bureaucrats Into Warriors: Preparing and Implementing Multi-Sector HIV-AIDS Programs In Africa  June 2004 These guidelines on preparing and implementing multi-sector HIV-AIDS programs are based on many lessons learned in Africa over the last three years and are designed as a generic operations manual (GOM) from which countries and implementing agencies can learn and adapt for their own use. There has been widespread consultation with relevant stakeholders in preparation of this manual and the responses have been taken into consideration in the final drafting. The GOM is meant as a “living document” to be updated continually on the basis of experience on the ground and to be used by anyone involved in HIV/AIDS programs who finds them useful	English French Potuguese On-line version of GOM with complete annexes
Supply Chain Management for HIV/AIDS Medical Commodities November 2004 - Sangeeta Raja and Nadeem Mohammad The handbook on supply chain management for HIV/AIDS commodities was written to assist program managers to plan and implement day–to-day management of all drugs and medical supplies for an HIV/AIDS program. Many of the suggested techniques described in this handbook are helpful to program managers starting to plan or scale-up provision of drugs and supplies for a HIV/AIDS program.	English French Portuguese
Integrating Gender Issues into HIV/AIDS Programs: An Operational Guide November 2004 This Operational Guide offers practical examples of how to strengthen HIV/AIDS programs by integrating a gender perspective. As such, it will be useful to both National HIV/AIDS program management teams, national policy makers, as well as World Bank staff.	English French- Sommaire exécutif Portuguese
HIV/AIDS Business Coalitions: November 2004 Guidelines for Building Business Coalitions against HIV/AIDS	English French Portuguese
Experience in Scaling Up Support to Local Response in Multi-Country AIDS Programs (MAP) in Africa This paper takes stock of methodologies in scaling up local response components supported by the World Bank’s Multi-Country HIV/AIDS Program (MAP) in Africa. The paper draws lessons from, among others, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda. It focuses on experiences of countries that have succeeded in scaling up their local response programs within two to three years, the processes involved and the lessons learned.	English
Reaching Out to Africa's Orphans: A Framework for Public Action December 2004 This study is aimed at addressing the needs of young children affected by the loss of one or both parents as a consequence of HIV/AIDS and conflicts. In doing so, it makes a substantial contribution to our understanding of the many risks and vulnerabilities faced by orphans and the ameliorating role played by governments and donors.	English
Battling HIV/AIDS: A Decision Maker's Guide to the Procurement of Medicines and Related Supplies June 2004 Battling HIV/AIDS sets out principles and provides advice on the procurement of HIV/AIDS medicines and related supplies for programs scaling up antiretroviral therapy (ART) and associated health services. This technical guide examines the elements required to establish and ensure continuity of supplies, including medicines and other commodities. It provides extensive guidance on key topics: Quality Assurance, Selection & Quantification methods, Intellectual Property Rights, Procurement Strategies, Pricing & Financing, the Supply Cycle and Policy Issues.	English French
Education and HIV/AIDS:  A Sourcebook of HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs Alexandria Valerio and Donald Bundy, authors African Human Development Series. Includes CD-ROM. January 2004. 400 pages. Stock no. 15757 (ISBN 0-8213-5757-3). The Sourcebook aims to support efforts by countries to strengthen the role of the education sector in the prevention of HIV/AIDS. It was developed in response to numerous requests for a simple forum to help countries share their practical experiences of designing and implementing programs that are targeted at school-age children. The Sourcebook documents thirteen education based HIV/AIDS prevention programs targeting children and youth from seven Sub-Saharan African countries.	English French Portuguese Sourcebook Website
Local Government Responses to HIV/AIDS:  A Handbook September 2003 This handbook, produced by the World Bank Urban and Global HIV/AIDS programs in collaboration with a number of partners (AMICAALL, UNDP, UN-HABITAT, Urban Management Programme and Cities Alliances), suggests a process and accompanying tools that can support local governments in strengthening and/or developing sustainable responses to HIV/AIDS. The Handbook guides local government authorities through steps of prioritizing HIV/AIDS, assessing local impact of HIV/AIDS, and developing an HIV/AIDS Response Strategy (including workplace policy, mainstreaming and coordinating local responses). It offers suggestions for mobilizing resources, implementing the strategy through partnerships (including civil society organizations, private sector and government agencies), and establishing systems of monitoring and evaluation.   Also available in and .	English French Portuguese Website
Education and HIV/AIDS: A Window of Hope by World Bank English BC 103 pages 6 x 9 Published April 2002 by World Bank ISBN: 0-8213-5117-6 SKU: 15117 The global HIV/AIDS epidemic has already killed 20 million people and another 40 million people are currently infected. The magnitude of this epidemic requires a response that confronts the disease from every sector, but education plays a particularly important role. Education and HIV/AIDS provides a strategic direction for the World Bank in responding to the impact of HIV/AIDS on education systems. The central message of this book is that the education of children and youth deserves the highest priority in a world afflicted by the HIV/AIDS epidemic.	English French Portuguese- executive summary   Executive Summary (pdf) Full Document (pdf)
Condom Procurement Guide November 2001  This guide is geared to the operational needs of World Bank staff and Borrower-country counterparts who seek to procure condoms for the prevention of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections. It draws upon and complements more detailed documentation produced by the World Health Organization, UNFPA and others, as well as World Bank procurement documents. Its main purposes are to highlight key issues and options to consider when designing condom procurements and to help users navigate the more detailed documentation that is available on these issues when additional information is needed.	English
Costs of Scaling HIV Program Activities to a National Level in Sub-Saharan Africa: Methods and Estimates March 31, 2001 This document develops and discusses a resource determination model (RDM) designed to estimate how much would it cost to scale-up different HIV prevention and care strategies to a national level in Sub-Saharan Africa. The model combines cost-studies with detailed information on sexual behavior, condom availability, HIV prevalence and other epidemiological, demographic and health systems. The model yields estimates of the costs of scaling-up ten different HIV prevention and eight care strategies for 37 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.	English
Intensifying Action Against HIV/AIDS in Africa: Responding to a Development Crisis English BC 78 pages Published September 1999 by World Bank ISBN: 0-8213-4572-9 SKU: 14572  The first part of this publication introduces the World Bank's10rategy to combat the epidemic in partnership with African governments and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). The second part documents the growing epidemic, its impact on various sectors, and the imperative of urgent action. Additional sections define building blocks for an effective response, delineate the strategic plan for intensifying the actions against AIDS in Africa, discuss the implementation of the suggested measures, and outline further steps that will be necessary after the strategies have been inculcated. French and Portuguese editions also available.	English
AIDS Prevention and Mitigation in Sub-Saharan Africa : An Updated World Bank Strategy (Vol.1) World Bank Sector Report, 1996 In response to the ever-changing nature of the AIDS epidemic, this update is the 2nd review of the World Bank's 1988 AIDS strategy for Africa. The 1st review, in 1992, found that the 6 strategy actions from 1988 concerning economic & sector work, lending & capacity-building had been initiated with progress. As the 1992 review identified new areas requiring attention, this review suggests some additional actions to assist Africans: 1) generate greater political commitment to the Organization of African Unity declarations on AIDS; 2) work more vigorously to change health behaviors; 3) intensify national programs according to a typology of countries based on severity of prevalence levels; 4) increase the analysis of AIDS & its impact on development goals in economic & sector work; and 5) improve the design & implementation of cost-effective approaches to mitigate the consequences of AIDS.	English
Exploring the Implications of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic for Educational Planning in Selected African Countries: The Demographic Question (March 2000) The HIV/AIDS epidemic is causing considerable turbulence in the education sector in the region, especially in the high prevalence countries of eastern and southern Africa.  In some cases, this turbulence is not being captured in educational planning processes.  In these countries, the situation obviously needs to be rectified by examining in detail the impact of the epidemic on the sector and the implications for educational planning.	English
The Economic Impact of Fatal Adult Illness from AIDS and Other Causes in Sub-Saharan Africa World Bank Abstracts of Current Studies, 1998	English
HIV/AIDS and Mining Toolkit Southern Africa is particularly affected by HIV/AIDS. The disease already has a major impact in the economies in the region and especially on the mining sector, which is a key business driver.  Based on southern African experience, the Guide for the mining sector is a valuable tool in the fight against AIDS. It provides practical advice and management guidance that will help companies implement intervention strategies.	English
Monitoring and Evaluation Operations Manual  August 2002 This manual attempts to: introduce key concepts; present simple, clear procedures, with a checklist of the process, timing and costs of building participatory programme M&E for NACs; offer key tools that implementing partners need for M&E; and provide examples of terms of reference and other M&E management and administration materials. This manual emphasizes: the development of the overall M&E system, in relation to the National Strategic Plan; and programme M&E or the monitoring of services provided through NACs and their implementing partners.	English French

 

 

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