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In the spirit of knowledge advancement and sharing of information, here we offer space for research and related material from various sources on the areas of work to which HEARD is committed and in which our users are interested.
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Tertiary Education for Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
Please click here to read the World Bank's report on tertiary education in Africa
The NGO Code of Conduct for Health Systems Strengthening
The NGO Code of Conduct for Health Systems Strengthening is a response to the recent growth in the number of international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) associated with increase in aid flows to the health sector.
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New IPC Publication January 2009
In the latest IPC Publication, Charity Moore charts the history of Nicaragua's cash transfer programme and discusses its notable success as well as eventual termination.
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SA flunks when it comes to AIDS spending
South Africa has flunked with an E-symbol (0-20%) when it come to the amount of money spent on HIV/AIDS, but attained an overall B-symbol for its response to the epidemic on the AIDS Reporting Index, an AIDS Accountability International (AAI) scorecard.
Released in Stockholm yesterday, the country-by-country scorecard rates the information countries provide to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS ( UNAIDS). The scorecard - which rates data collection, focus on most-at-risk populations, treatment, prevention, co-ordination, civil society, financing and human rights mainstreaming - was developed over a two year period with the help of experts from among others Harvard and the University of Cape Town.
To read more of this article click here.
New IPC Publication
Eliminating Gender Inequalities Reduces Poverty. How? by Joana Costa and Elydia Silva
The authors argue that tackling all types of gender inequalities reduces poverty levels. The greatest impact comes from promoting women's participation in the labour market.
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National Strategic Plan on HIV and AIDS Africa
The South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) Law and Human Rights Sector working committee which includes representation from the AIDS Law Project, the Lesbian and Gay Equality Project, the Legal Resources Centre, the South African Human Rights Commission, the South African Medical Association, the Legal Aid Board, Tshwaranang Legal Advocacy Centre and the private legal profession welcomes SANAC's endorsement of the national HIV & AIDS and STI Strategic Plan for South Africa 2007-2011 ("the NSP").
Click on the link provided to view the remainder of the article online: http://www.tac.org.za/community/nsp
OSSREA HEARD Research 2005 The HIV/AIDS Challenge in Africa
Summary of Research Dissemination Workshop hosted in Durban, RSA, by HEARD and the Organisation for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa - OSSREA -on 5 October 2005.
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AIDS Briefs
These were developed as part of the USAID project "Operationalising HIV/AIDS Issues For Development" (1998-2004). There are twenty-eight AIDS briefs in all, each written by an expert in the field.
To download the AIDS Briefs click here.
AIDS Toolkits
These were developed as part of the USAID project "Operationalising HIV/AIDS Issues For Development" (1998-2004). There are eleven Toolkits, seven aimed at standard government ministries or departments, and four which are general in character.
To download the AIDS Toolkits click here.
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