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TitleWater services and HIV / AIDS : a booklet for councillors and local government officials responsible for water, sanitation and municipal health services
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication2007
AuthorsAdatia, R
Pagination16 p. : boxes, ill.,
Date Published2007-08-01
PublisherWater Research Commission, WRC
Place PublishedPretoria, South Africa
Keywordsevaluation, guidelines, health education, hiv/aids, hygiene, monitoring, sanitation, sdiafr, sdihyg, water authorities, water supply
Abstract

Responding to the challenges of HIV/AIDS involves everyone in South Africa. There is much that can be done to reduce the impacts of the pandemic, ranging from the provision of support for people living with HIV/AIDS, to strategies that prevent the spread of HIV. Managing the pandemic requires action across all government departments, the private sector and civil society. Municipalities have a particularly important role to play in managing HIV/AIDS. The provision of water and sanitation services has to be affordable, accessible, reliable and used with appropriate health and hygiene practices. This will help people with HIV to stay healthy, it increases the effectiveness of home-based care services for patients with HIV/AID, supports people’s livelihoods, and it is vital for community development.
This booklet about an integrated approach to health and hygiene education in water and sanitation within the context of HIV/AIDS emanates from a Mvula Trust study, the largest water and sanitation NGO in South Africa, for the Water Research Commission. It is a guide for the planning and implementation of water and sanitation services together with appropriate health and hygiene behaviour. It accompanies the DVD, Municipal Water Services and HIV/AIDS. Both the booklet and the DVD focus on the links between water, sanitation, hygiene and HIV/AIDS. They highlight and explain the need for water and sanitation services to support people that are living with, and affected by, HIV/AIDS. It is a guide for local councillors and government officials responsible for water, sanitation and municipal health services

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