C4D and HIV/AIDS

What is the role of communication for development in the face of HIV / AIDS? Since the very start of the illness more than 35 years ago Communication for Development (C4D) in its many forms – from information delivery to advocacy and voice strategies- has played an important role in combating the ignorance and stigma that often surrounds the illness, and impacts people involved.

C4D approaches such as behaviour change communication and platforms like ICTs have been and continue to be used as part of HIV prevention and treatment efforts around the world.

This C4D Network topical section highlights postings from the Network about HIV/AIDS and C4D work and resources from members perspectives; as well as highlighting relevant events and news.

Latest C4D and HIV/AIDS Resources and News

Thumb-Stopping and 15 other Case Studies on HIV-related Behaviour Change Communication (APCOM, 2018)

Many Asian countries are recording alarmingly high numbers of HIV infection among its MSM population. This is particularly evident in ...
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Bridging Theory and Practice in Entertainment Education: An Assessment of the Conceptualization and Design of Tsha Tsha in South Africa (SAGE Open Journal, 2018)

Abstract: The entertainment–education (E-E) strategy in development communication has been widely described as the panacea to development challenges in Africa ...
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22nd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2018) – list of C4D related sessions and abstracts

The 22nd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2018 http://www.aids2018.org/) took place in July 2018 in Amsterdam. The theme of AIDS 2018 ...
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Effectiveness of Community Dialogue in Changing Gender and Sexual Norms for HIV Prevention: Evaluation of the Tchova Tchova Program in Mozambique (Journal of Health Communication, 21:5, 554-563, 2016)

Abstract: Structural HIV prevention interventions have gained prominence as ways to address underlying social and cultural factors that fuel the ...
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Radio as a Tool for Health Education: What Makes for an Effective HIV/AIDS Radio Campaign in Sub-Saharan Africa? (Intersect: The Stanford Journal of Science, Technology, and Society, Vol 9 No 3, 2016)

Abstract: From the bustling cities of Zambia to the most rural parts of Lesotho, HIV/AIDS is a raging epidemic that ...
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Civil society under threat: How can HIV advocates resist the impact? Conservative populism and social exclusion of civil society (Video presentation from the 22nd International AIDS Conference – AIDS 2018)

Repression of civil society is rising. In 2012-2015, more than 120 laws restricting civil rights were introduced or proposed in ...
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UNAIDS Project: ICTs for HIV and Sexual and Reproductive Health Programming

The C4D Network, through its consultancy channel, is managing a UNAIDS project focusing on the use of ICTs for HIV ...
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Processing gender: lived experiences of reproducing and transforming gender norms over the life course of young people in Northern Uganda (Culture, Health & Sexuality Journal, 2018)

This article provides a framework to identify the resources, institutions, and processes that shape adolescents’ gendered choices and behaviors. This ...
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