HIV/AIDS and Community Action: Now I know my Rights!

Description

yes / This briefing presents research on a small project on the use of a rights-based approach by groups of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Northern Tanzania. It concludes that with support the groups were able to use the 2008 HIV/AIDS act to claim their rights to tackle stigma and access ARV medication. However, the fulfillment of these rights is limited by chronic poverty and structural weakness of the state.

Links & Downloads

1. Mdee, A. L., Otieno, P. and Thorley, L. (2012). HIV/AIDS and Community Action: Now I know my Rights! Bradford: University of Bradford, Department of Peace Studies, John & Elnora Ferguson Centre for African Studies (JEFCAS). Briefing Paper No. 1.
2. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/5367

Tags

HIV/AIDS

Tanzania

Development

Rights

Community action

Stigma

Anti-Retroviral Treatments (ARVs)

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/5367
Date	01 1900
Creators	Mdee (nee Toner), Anna L., Otieno, Paul, Thorley, Lisa
Source Sets	Bradford Scholars
Language	English
Detected Language	English
Type	Briefing Paper, published version paper
Rights	© 2012 University of Bradford. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share-Alike License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk).
Relation	http://jefcas.wordpress.com/publications/