Barriers to HIV Services and Treatment for Persons with Disabilities in Zambia
The 80-page report documents the obstacles faced by people with disabilities in both the community and healthcare settings. These include pervasive stigma and discrimination, lack of access to inclusive HIV prevention ed...ucation, obstacles to accessing voluntary testing and HIV treatment, and lack of appropriate support for adherence to antiretroviral treatment. The report also describes the sexual and intimate partner violence women and girls with disabilities face, and the need for the government and international donors to do more to ensure inclusive and accessible HIV services.
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Disability Fact Sheet #13 (FS13)
Accessed November 2, 2017
Third Stocktaking Report, 2008
Unite for Children, Unite against AIDS
Designed for trainers of health workers, this manual offers skills-building sessions on developing more “male-friendly” health services. Utilizing participatory and experiential activities, the manual examines attitudinal and structural barriers that inhibit men from seeking HIV and AIDS service...s (both from the client and the provider perspectives), as well as strategies for overcoming such barriers. The manual is designed for all workers in a health care system—frontline staff, clinicians, and administrative, operational, and outreach workers.
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A catalogue of family planning job aids for low resource settings, which includes a brief description and key messages as well as pros and cons for each job aid.
Accessed June 2014.
Participant Manual September 2009
(Published with Decision No. 3003/QðBYT dated 19/8/2009 of the Minister of Health)