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The field of disability and HIV/AIDS in southern Africa still lacks valuable empirical research. Therefore HEARD is committed to filling this gap through the initiation of research, bringing together scholars and disabled persons organizations (DPOs), and by collaborating with other research institutions. As an applied research organisation HEARD takes dissemination and advocacy seriously and is dedicated to projects providing leadership within southern Africa. Current research or advocacy projects:
- Human Rights Project
- Academic Publications
- Experiences of Disability and HIV/AIDS
- Mainstreaming Disability into Research - The Young Carer Project
- Film "Stepping into the unknown" - a film about people with disabilities who also live with HIV
- Good Practise Collection on Disability and HIV
Human Rights Project
HEARD is undertaking a disability project that aims to examine legal and human rights dimensions of HIV/AIDS and disability in Southern and Eastern Africa through analysing the National Strategic Plans and HIV policies in these countries. This information will be available in 2010 and will be particularly aimed at governments but will will also be relevant to DPOs and ASOs in Africa. The research project was launched in September 2009 and the reports are available here:
Academic Publications
With contributions from its vibrant network, HEARD has completed a special issue on HIV/AIDS and disability in the Journal of the International AIDS Society,
which is to go online in November 2009. This is most likely the first special issue on disability and HIV in a peer reviewed scientific journal. HEARD has also contributed to the academic literature through a number of other publications, which can be found in our library.
An issue brief, Considerations for Policy and Practice, is also available here.
The Disability Experience
This project is a joint venture between the International Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation (ICDR) in Canada, HEARD in South Africa and Disability, HIV and AIDS Trust (DHAT) a regional organisation in Southern Africa. The project is lead by Stephanie Nixon from ICDR and will look into the experiences of peoples with disabilities that are also HIV positive in Zambia. The project will be launched in 2010.
Mainstreaming Disability into Research - The Young Carer Project
The Young Carers Ukunakekela Project, a collaboration between Oxford University, HEARD and Brown University, is mainstreaming issues of disability into wider HIV/AIDS research. This study focuses on children who care for unwell or disabled adults in the home - whether HIV-related or otherwise - and examines the impacts of disability on people's well-being, their capacity to care for children, and family dynamics. For more information visit: www.youngcarers.netau.net.
"Stepping into the unknown" - a film about people with disabilities who also live with HIV
This documentary aims to feature four people with disabilities who are also infected or affected by HIV and AIDS. The movie is being undertaken with the support of the Disability, HIV and AIDS Trust (DHAT). The shooting for the documentary will take place in March 2010. The film will be launched in July 2010 and will be used as an advocacy tool in support of other HEARD and DHAT projects. The key messages can be downloaded here, and a document on how the project was made can be downloaded here.
Good Practice Collection
HEARD has called for a collection of Good Practices on disability and HIV.
These will be featured on our website under the resource section. The collection will include manuals and tools developed or adopted in African contexts and provide guidance
to resources available elsewhere. The site will also collect resources related to human rights. The site will provide links to download or purchase these tools and manuals.
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 Live Feeds Energy cane and banana power in the CaribbeanAt the moment our team is scoping-out ideas to help boost private sector businesses and new export opportunities for the Caribbean region in low carbon technologies. Working in this strategic development area is exciting and I am discovering so much along the way, talking to various people in the field of energy and... DFID Bloggers
Retrieved: Thu, Sep 9, 2010 AIDS Programs Reach Out To African Immigrant CommunityThe Seattle Times reports on educating people about AIDS in the African immigrant community in Seattle. "For African immigrants, who come from countries with high rates of HIV and AIDS, talking about their own diagnosis is often taboo... HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today
Retrieved: Thu, Sep 9, 2010 Team Of Scientists Issues HIV Vaccine StrategyThe Council of the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise on Tuesday released a new strategy for HIV vaccine research, which marked "the culmination of an 18-month effort that included the input of 400 scientists worldwide," VOA News reports (DeCapua, 9/7). The strategy, published as a Commentary (... HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today
Retrieved: Thu, Sep 9, 2010 UK: Committee announces inquiry into the outcomes of the UN MDG Review Summit 2010The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are a series of targets for human development that were adopted by world leaders in 2000, with a deadline of 2015. They consist of eight over-arching goals with 21 quantifiable targets, measured by 60 indicators. Achievement of the MDGs is one of DFID's central strategic... HIV and AIDS news from AIDSPortal
Retrieved: Thu, Sep 9, 2010 H.I.V. Prevention Gel Hits Snag: MoneyJOHANNESBURG — When scientists celebrated the announcement in July that a vaginal microbicide had finally been found that significantly reduced H.I.V. infections in women, there was still a prosaic — though essential — piece of the puzzle missing: money. Donors have not committed enough money for even one of... HIV and AIDS news from AIDSPortal
Retrieved: Thu, Sep 9, 2010 Education More Important Than Knowledge In Stopping Spread Of HIV In AfricaSimply teaching people the facts about how to protect themselves from HIV may not be enough to prevent the spread of AIDS in Africa, a new study suggests. Researchers found that villagers in Ghana who had higher levels of cognitive and decision-making abilities - not just the most knowledge -- were the ones who were... HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today
Retrieved: Thu, Sep 9, 2010 Novel Sensing Mechanism Discovered In Dendritic Cells To Increase Immune Response To HIVDendritic cells are the grand sentinels of the immune system, standing guard 24/7 to detect foreign invaders such as viruses and bacteria, and bring news of the invasion to other immune cells to marshal an attack. These sentinels, however, nearly always fail to respond adequately to HIV, the virus causing AIDS... HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today
Retrieved: Thu, Sep 9, 2010 KENYA: Kicking HIV out of Nairobi’s slumsPhoto: Kenneth Odiwuor/IRIN The wide appeal of football makes it a useful tool for HIV prevention NAIROBI, 8 September 2010 (PlusNews) – On a dusty football field in Mathare, one of the largest slums in the ... World News : HIV/AIDS (PlusNews)
Retrieved: Thu, Sep 9, 2010 Is Russia's HIV/AIDS problem worse than Africa's?The New York office director of UNAIDS, Bertil Lindblad, is worried about the one region of the world where HIV infections are increasing, even as rates in the rest of the world level off. It's not in Africa or Asia, or even Latin America. It's Eastern Europe -- countries like Russia and Ukraine -- where a recent... HIV and AIDS news from AIDSPortal
Retrieved: Thu, Sep 9, 2010 KENYA: Kicking HIV out of Nairobi’s slumsPhoto: Kenneth Odiwuor/IRIN The wide appeal of football makes it a useful tool for HIV prevention NAIROBI, 8 September 2010 (PlusNews) – On a dusty football field in Mathare, one of the largest slums in the ... World News : HIV/AIDS (PlusNews)
Retrieved: Thu, Sep 9, 2010 South East Asia: WHO pushes for regional medicinal productionSoutheast Asian countries have not invested enough in the research and development essential for self-reliance on medicinal treatment in the region, a World Health Organisation official says. WHO Southeast Asia regional director Samlee Plianbangchang said collaboration on research and development, as well as... HIV and AIDS news from AIDSPortal
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