New tool to review progress in HIV prevention

The HIV epidemic is still evolving in many countries and some low- and middle-income countries are confronted with multiple challenges in HIV prevention and management. Using the theory and concepts of health promotion developed by the WHO, The Vice Chancellor of the University of Southampton, Professor Don Nutbeam, with associates from CPC, members of the EPSRC Care Life Cycle and others, have developed a new framework to evaluate HIV/AIDS prevention and control. The new logic model provides an operational tool for policy-makers and public health practitioners engaged in HIV intervention programmes. It can be used to examine interventions that may be ideal alongside what is achievable in a given context. It can also be used to identify what needs more attention or what may be missing from an intervention. Read more.

Posted 01/08/2013 14:11