Health Communication Materials Database | M/MC ID# PL ZAM 266 |
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| English Title: The HIV & AIDS questions and answers book
Series Title: | Care & Compassion Movement |
Media Format: Pamphlet
Date: 2005
Country: Zambia
Subjects: AIDS, HIV Infections, HIV Prevention, HIV Testing, HIV Transmission, Persons Living with HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS Home Care and Support, Voluntary Counseling and Testing, Hotlines, Support Groups, USAID, JHU/HCP
Audience: Community Workers, Health Personnel, Journalists, Parents, Trainers and Teachers
Languages: English
Description: 21 x 15 cm. 40 p. pamphlet. Cover: red and white background with white and black text; line drawing of two people embracing.
Producers: Zambia Ministry of Health, Office of the United States Global AIDS Coordinator, Zambia, National AIDS Council, Zambia Interfaith Network Group (ZINGO), USAID, Health Communication Partnership (HCP)
Contact: Health Communication Partnership (HCP)
111 Market Place, Suite 310
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
United States of America
Phone: 410-659-6300
Email: hcpinfo@jhuccp.org
Website: http://www.hcpartnership.org
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|  | Abstract: This book is a summary of the common questions asked by many people, young and old, about HIV and AIDS with appropriate responses to those questions. It has been compiled so that all types of leaders in Zambia - family heads, parents, chiefs and other community leaders, religious leaders and even health workers - will be able to answer these questions correctly. This book is intended to help teachers,... more Abstract: This book is a summary of the common questions asked by many people, young and old, about HIV and AIDS with appropriate responses to those questions. It has been compiled so that all types of leaders in Zambia - family heads, parents, chiefs and other community leaders, religious leaders and even health workers - will be able to answer these questions correctly. This book is intended to help teachers, extension workers, radio and television journalists, political leaders, traditional and religious leaders talk about HIV and AIDS in simple, easily understood language. It is also intended to be a useful tool for parents in frankly discussing information about HIV and AIDS with their children. Includes lists of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) centers and voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) centers in Zambia. Also includes list of bibliographical references. less
Notes: Zambia 's religious and traditional leaders are joining together under a new program to promote care, support, and compassion for persons living with HIV/AIDS and the country honored the effort by holding the first Zambian Open Day for Care and Compassion.|Effectively mobilizing religious and community groups is the foundation of a new program called Care and Compassion Movement in Zambia , where about... more Notes: Zambia 's religious and traditional leaders are joining together under a new program to promote care, support, and compassion for persons living with HIV/AIDS and the country honored the effort by holding the first Zambian Open Day for Care and Compassion.|Effectively mobilizing religious and community groups is the foundation of a new program called Care and Compassion Movement in Zambia , where about 1.6 million people are living with the virus that causes AIDS. The Care and Compassion Movement is designed to engage religious and community groups all over Zambia to get passionately involved in all efforts directed at h alting further spread of HIV/AIDS and efficiently managing the present level of infection through promotion of greater care and compassion.|The Care and Compassion Movement is a key activity being implemented by the Health Communication Partnership (HCP) in collaboration with the Zambian Ministry of Health, the National AIDS Council, and the Zambia Interfaith Networking Group on HIV/AIDS (ZINGO). The program is supported by the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).|More than 700 religious leaders and members of their congregations, mosques, and temples from Christian, Muslim, Bahai, and Hindu faiths participated in the celebration of Zambia's first national day devoted to care and compassion for those living with HIV/AIDS. As part of the event, Mr. James Bednar, the USAID Mission Director in Zambia presented new "Zambia Compassion Kits" to more than 200 religious leaders trained in psycho-social counseling on HIV/AIDS. Seven leaders of the religious mother bodies in Zambia (Christian, Muslim, Bahai and Hindu) signed a declaration calling on all religious and community leaders to make the formation of care and support groups a priority. They also strongly condemned all forms of stigma, discrimination, and isolation against persons living with the disease in their churches, mosques, and communities and called on all Zambians to go for counseling and testing. less
Formative Research Links:
Baseline Evaluation of the HCP Zambia Project
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