HRH Global Resource Center - HIV/AIDS Workplace Interventions

Who, then what? The need for interventions to help young people with perinatally acquired HIV disclose their HIV status to others

Tue, 08 Jul 2014 12:37:52 +0000

There has been considerable interest in paediatric HIV disclosure. This is the process leading to full disclosure (when the condition is named for the HIV-positive child, usually by a caregiver or healthcare worker). WHO guidelines state that children should be aware of the name of their condition by the age of 12, with younger children told their status incrementally to accommodate their cognitive skills and emotional maturity in preparation for full disclosure.

Systematic Evidence Review to Support Development of Policy Guidelines for Improving Health Worker Access to Prevention, Treatement, and Care Services for HIV and TB

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:17:21 +0000

The objective of this review was to ascertain if priority access to HIV and/or TB services should be provided to health care workers as well as whether workplaces should provide programs reducing stigma and/or discrimination for all health care workers. [from abstract]

Caring for the Caregivers: Models of HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment Provision for Health Care Workers in Southern Africa

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:30:56 +0000

This article describes 3 staff care programs that provide convenient, confidential, and holistic care for HIV-infected health care workers and health care workers affected by caring for HIV-infected patients. [from author]

Outcome Assessment of a Dedicated HIV Positive Health Care Worker Clinic at a Central Hospital in Malawi: a Retrospective Observational Study

Mon, 23 May 2011 20:13:07 +0000

This study evaluates outcomes of a dedicated health care worker HIV clinic in Malawi against the perceptions, levels of awareness and barriers for uptake to care for health care workers attending the general HIV clinic. [from abstract]

Joint WHO ILO UNAIDS Policy Guidelines for Improving Health Workers' Access to HIV and TB Prevention, Treatment, Care and Support Services

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:43:12 +0000

Despite being workers on the front line responding to the public’s HIV and TB care needs, health workers themselves often do not have access to HIV and TB services. These guidelines aim to protect, retain and empower health workers in dealing with the dual threat of HIV and TB and reinforce good practicies for health workers who are living with HIV and/or TB. [adapted from introduction]

Healthy Images of Manhood: a Male Engagement Approach for Workplaces and Community Programs Integrating Gender, Family Planning and HIV/AIDS

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:37:05 +0000

This paper describes a project that has implemented an integrated male engagement program to address gender and family planning/reproductive health in a workplace HIV/AIDS Program. [from author]

HIV/AIDS Services through the Workplace: a Survey in Four Sub-Saharan African Countries

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:31:39 +0000

This study cuts across countries and quantifies the range of service provision types and mechanisms used by sub-Saharan companies that are diverse in terms of size, industry, and national origin. The study results systematically quantify which services are actually being offered, and how companies actually finance those services. The study also explores some motivators for offering workplace services and assesses why certain services and financing mechanisms are used predominantly by large companies. [from summary]

Caring for Caregivers: an HIV/AIDS Workplace Intervention for Hospital Staff in Zambia, Evaluation Results

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:19:07 +0000

There has been little research on HIV incidence or prevalence among hospital staff worldwide, and even less on modes of transmission among those infected. Recent evidence from South Africa suggests that HIV prevalence among health care personnel may not differ greatly from the general population. This evaluation study describes the significant effect of HIV morbidity and mortality among the workers in Zambia’s health care system. [adapted from introduction]

Swaziland Nurses the Wellbeing of Its Health Workers

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:14:13 +0000

Swaziland has taken the lead in caring for overburdened health workers with the opening of the first Wellness Centre in Manzini for them and their families. This article reports on this innovative response to the deepening crisis in human resources for health in sub-Saharan Africa. [adapted from author]

Human Resource Management and HIV/AIDS: a Study Among Share-Net Members

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 13:39:46 +0000

Published lessons learned from high HIV prevalence countries suggest that there are several key lessons available for any organisation that wishes to embark on an internal HIV/AIDS policy development process. This report contains first-hand experience by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs on its HIV/AIDS policy development process, plus comparative examples from various organisations. [from executive summary]