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Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS in development sectors: Have we learnt the lessons from gender mainstreaming?
H Elsey1, R Tolhurst, S Theobald
1Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK. h.elsey@soton.ac.uk
AIDS Care
|September 24, 2005
Summary
Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS into development sectors requires clear strategies and capacity building. Lessons from gender mainstreaming highlight challenges in evidence, donor roles, responsibility, and sustainability for effective integration.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Development Studies
- Gender Studies
Background:
- The HIV/AIDS pandemic has wide-reaching effects necessitating integration into development sectors.
- Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS is gaining interest, yet theoretical and practical clarity is lacking.
- Existing mainstreaming efforts may be too narrow and reductionist to be effective.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review experiences of mainstreaming HIV/AIDS in development sectors in developing countries.
- To explore similarities and differences between HIV/AIDS and gender mainstreaming strategies and challenges.
- To present a working definition and identify key challenges for HIV/AIDS mainstreaming.
Main Methods:
- International literature review.
- Two international workshops.
- Primary qualitative research in Uganda.
Main Results:
- Identified four key challenges for HIV/AIDS mainstreaming: limited evidence base, donor roles, responsibility allocation, and capacity development.
- Compared these challenges with those encountered in gender mainstreaming.
- Highlighted the need for a clear definition and effective approaches to HIV/AIDS mainstreaming.
Conclusions:
- Advocates for more integrated and sustainable approaches to mainstreaming both HIV/AIDS and gender.
- Emphasizes learning from gender mainstreaming experiences to improve HIV/AIDS integration.
- Stresses the importance of addressing identified challenges for successful mainstreaming.