1. Introduction -- 2. Priority WASH practices to integrate into national HIV/AIDS programmes -- 3. Including WASH in national HIV/AIDS policies and related materials -- 4. Language to use when including WASH in national HIV/AIDS policies and related materials -- 5. Programme approaches for WASH-HIV integration -- -- Bibliography and further reading -- Annex .1 Process development and affiliations of all group members -- Annex 2. Why WASH?: examining the existing research -- Annex 3. Job aids -- Annex 4. Things to get the community talking about and acting against stigma -- Annex 5. Small doable actions chart -- Annex 6. Competencies of home-based care workers in hygiene at household level -- Glossary -- Table 1.1. Basic water needs of people living with HIV and AIDS -- Table 1.2. WASH actions that support different HIV programmes -- Table 2.1. Factors influencing WASH behaviour -- Table 5.1. Illustrative programme approaches -- Table 5.2. Suggestions for integrating HIV considerations into water and sanitation sector plans and programmes -- Table 5.3. Illustrative indicators and objectives that can be used to measure integration activities -- Table A5.1. Small doable actions chart
Summary:
"Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) practices are essential for maintaining health, yet most countries and donors have not included WASH in national policies and programmes for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have begun to explore how to integrate WASH into HIV programming. In particular, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention developed and studied approaches to providing safe drinking water for people living with HIV. Since 2006, WHO and USAID have supported pioneering applications that have integrated WASH into HIV programmes in three countries--Ethiopia, Malawi and Uganda. In addition, USAID has promoted the integration of WASH into different United States Government HIV programmes through various working groups of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Response. Many different donors, organizations and programmes are now considering WASH when developing HIV policies and programmes, and are seeking more guidance on how to integrate WASH practices into their programmes. This practical document is a response to such requests." - p. ix
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