CGIAR Systemwide Initiative on HIV/AIDS (SWIHA): HIV/AIDS is a global catastrophe, affecting every sector of society. Agriculture is no exception, losing millions of workers and producers in their prime to AIDS. Through agricultural research and development, SWIHA mitigates the impact of HIV/AIDS on food security, nutrition, and economic development.
An ILO Code of Practice on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work: This publication from the International Labour Organization (ILO) provides a set of guidelines on HIV/AIDS in the workplace. Key areas covered include prevention; management and mitigation of impact; and, care and support of infected and affected workers. It is recommended for policymakers, employers and workers' organizations and is downloadable in a wide variety of languages, including Arabic; French; Hindi; Portuguese; Russian; Vietnamese; Spanish; Turkish: Urdu; and Thai.
Women and HIV/AIDS: Action against HIV/AIDS that does not confront gender inequality is doomed to failure, according to a report, "Women and HIV/AIDS: Confronting the Crisis", released by UNAIDS and UNIFEM. This report documents the devastating and often invisible impact of AIDS on women and girls and highlights the ways discrimination, poverty and gender-based violence help fuel the epidemic.
Fact Sheets on Women and HIV/AIDS from the World Health Organization.
Science and Development Network HIV/AIDS Quick Online Guide: SciDev.Net has created a one-stop online guide where you can keep up to date with the latest progress of science in HIV/AIDS prevention and eradication.
The Center for African Family Studies (CAFS) is a regional organization dedicated to strengthening capabilities of sub-Saharan African organizations and networks to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. The information provided at the following site indicates the resources available through local and regional agencies in sub-Saharan Africa. Site is in English and French.
Business Responds To AIDS (BRTA) in USA provides several reference guidelines on HIV/AIDS. In association with Labor Reacts To AIDS (LRTA) and the Center for Disease Control (CDC), BRTA offers workplace tools for HIV/AIDS.
Family Health International (FHI) is an international consultant organization active in various areas of family and reproductive health. FHI provides readable and useful information on the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS as well as information on private and public sector workplace policy on HIV/AIDS. The FHI website is also accessible in Arabic, French, Russian and Spanish.
HIV and AIDS Online Course from Engender Health: This minicourse is designed to provide a basic introduction to HIV and AIDS. The course can be taken online with graphics; as text only; or downloaded for offline use.
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) provides useful workplace policy and educational guidelines for HIV/AIDS. Go to the Diversity Tools section of the site and scroll down to find the "HIV/AIDS Workplace Toolkit".
UNAIDS, the United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS is a global source of information on the HIV/AIDS pandemic. This website provides information on workplace issues, including the UNAIDS HIV/AIDS personnel manual.
Harvard Business Review--AIDS is Your Business: This February 2003 statistics-rich excerpt explores AIDS first and foremost as a human tragedy but also as a business crisis.
