Handbook on Access to HIV/AIDS-Related Treatment

This handbook is produced by the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), World Health Organization (WHO) and the International HIV/AIDS Alliance. It is intended to assist groups in finding ways of understanding, planning and undertaking work on HIV/AIDS-related treatment and is designed for use with people of varying levels of experience. The handbook is designed to build practical skills through participatory activities and experience-sharing among non-governmental organisations (NGOs), community-based organisations (CBOs) and people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) groups. It provides training resources and supports facilitaion of ongoing learning about the HIV/AIDS-related treatment work of NGOs, CBOs and PLWHA groups.

The contents include:

• An Introduction and sample workshop schedule.
• Chapter 1: First questions to ask.
• Chapter 2: Foundations of treatment
• Chapter 3: Putting treatment into practice.
• Chapter 4: Assessing needs and resources, and deciding what to do.
• Chapter 5: Learning from, and improving, HIV/AIDS-related treatment work.

Chapters generally follow this format:
The introductory text explains the subject and the key issues involved and includes information that can be given to participants as handouts. A participatory group activity follows, beginning with the objective, which explains what the activity is designed to achieve. Instructions outlining the steps to take to complete the activity and the key questions to consider are included. Facilitators’ notes share ideas about how to successfully guide participants through the activity. An example of a completed activity is given to show how the activity has been used.