HIV/AIDS Projects
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AIHA’s HIV/AIDS projects are designed to build on a foundation of strong, existing programs in disciplines that are crucial to fighting HIV/AIDS, such as infection control, primary healthcare, maternal and child health, and patient education and outreach. Experience in these areas has placed institutions involved in AIHA’s healthcare twinning partnerships at the vanguard of efforts to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in their own communities and around the globe.
In developing and transitioning nations, healthcare providers who have extensive knowledge and experience in HIV/AIDS-related treatment and care are few and far between, so keeping these practitioners healthy is of paramount importance. Through practitioner training and funding for infection control materials and supplies, AIHA’s partnerships and programs are helping reduce occupational exposure to HIV and other infectious diseases.