26 Apr 2012The Afrobarometer survey conducted in South Africa towards the end of 2011 provides interesting insights into the charachteristics of South African citizens and their percpetions of society and the country's democracy. ...

13 Apr 2012It is generally acknowledged that HIV and AIDS is multifaceted, with diverse ramifica­tions across social, political and economic life, hence the need for a multiple response. The design and implementation ...

12 Apr 2012Please find attached Idasa's latest Activity Alert on a GAP and UNESCO collaboration which focussed on enabling journalism educators to support comprehensive governance responses to HIV/AIDS and other development challenges ...

12 Apr 2012Please find herewith Idasa's latetst report provided by our Governance and Aids Programme and UNESCO. The report is focussed on enabling journalism educators to support comprehensive governance responses to HIV/AIDS ...

02 Dec 2011On World Aids Day Idasa calls on African countries to find innovative ways of funding HIV and AIDS responses from domestic resources as a matter of urgency. For more information ...

25 Nov 2011Dar es Salaam, Tanzania                    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETo ensure the sustainability of HIV and AIDS programmes in times of global economic woes, African countries need to focus ...

24 Nov 2011Please note that this publication is in French ParGervais NDUWIMANA,Chercheur Senior, IDECgnduwimana@idecburundi.orgForum sur la Gouvernance et le VIH/SIDA, Tanzanie, 22-24 Novembre 2011 Plan de la présentation Objectifs de l’Etude Situation ...

24 Nov 2011Infection rates have remained high at around 14%, although they peaked in the 1990s at 16% We are among the countries in the region with the smallest prevalence drop between ...

24 Nov 2011By Riichard Kiibombo and Sam KayabweMISR Provision of HIV Services remains heavily dependent on donor funding (who sometimes dictate the HIV agenda) Government financing is focussing largely on treatment (and ...

24 Nov 2011John B.. Mugiisa MD, MPHCOUNTRY DIIRECTOR – AMIICAALL,, UGANDA CHAPTERPresentation Outline Introduction to political decentralization and HIV response Advantages of political decentralization in scaling up the national HIV response HIV ...

24 Nov 2011The key objectives of the Third Governance and AIDS Forum hence are: To use empirical evidence as a basis for promoting homegrown solutions in the governance of the HIV and ...

24 Nov 2011Stigma and discrimination has an impact on the functionality of the local government leadership. Majority FGDs had the perception that HIV+ leaders would fail the community in service delivery. Anticipation ...

24 Nov 2011Stella Neema, PhDPaul Bukuluki, PhDMoses Mukundane, MSCMakerere Institute of Social ResearchPresentation Outline Study Objectives and Rationale Background Methodology Findings Conclusion Recommendations Download the full presentation for more information.

24 Nov 2011Presented by Naita HishoonoLead Researcher:Justine HunterAssistant Researchers:Naita Hishoono and Naomi KistingAim and objective of the studyStudy investigated the extent to which HIV/AIDS may contribute to fragility in local government structures ...

24 Nov 2011Joana N. GuoISODECStudy Objectives and Rationale Descriptive Exploratory Study that aims to Examine the relationship between HIV and AIDS and fragility in Local Government structures in Ghana, To create a ...

24 Nov 2011Margaret JobitaCountry Director, AMICAALL KenyaThe institution of Local Government may currently appear fragile, but it remains the key player in HIV Response given the localization of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. To ...

24 Nov 2011'This is a critical time for Parliamentarians to be more engaged in the response to HIV and AIDS. The commitments made to respond to the pandemic at various levels form ...

22 Nov 2011By Dr Flora KessyGovernance and AIDS ForumSee Cliff Hotel, Dar es Salaam,Tanzania22nd November 2011The Research Process Scoping, assessment and selection Methodology workshop Mapping of stakeholders and desk review Stakeholder and ...

22 Nov 2011Mesfin Getahun, UNDPDar es Salam Nov 22 2011Presentation Outline Background – the global HIV scenario: gains and challenges HIV in sub-Saharan Africa and in African Cities Purpose – why focus ...

21 Nov 2011Idasa's Governance and Aids Programme (GAP) is holding its third governance and AIDS forum. It will be held in Dar es Salaam's Sea Cliff Hotel from 22-24 November 2011. The ...

27 Oct 2011This paper examines the role that local government might play in promoting food security for people living with HIV in a democratic governance context.It examines local government's role in food ...

25 Oct 2011The Governance and AIDS Programme of the African Democracy Institute Idasa (Idasa-GAP) has completed interviews with key respondents and focus group discussions with students at four Journalism Schools in South ...

13 Oct 2011ACTIVITY ALERT12 October 2011, Lusaka, ZambiaZambia needs to speed up the process of political and fiscal decentralisation of local government structures to ensure that AIDS resources reach the most vulnerable ...

11 Oct 2011The HIV and AIDS discussion needs to become inclusive of citizens so that their needs can be reflected in policy design at every level of government. When citizens become active ...

07 Oct 2011GAP and UNESCO co-hosted a symposium at Rhodes University - read their newsletter and report here (pg16).

26 Sep 2011Idasa-GAP gave a presentation at a September 23-24 journalists’ workshop on HIV prevention. The workshop, in Pretoria, was organised by Panos Southern Africa. Download the presentation below for more information.

14 Sep 201113 September 2011Uganda, Kampala Good leadership is more important than a leader’s HIV status. Preliminary findings from a study conducted in Uganda by the Makerere Institute for Social Research (MISR) ...

07 Sep 2011Vailet Kowayi of Idasa’s Governance and AIDS Programme looks at the implications of Malawi’s crisis for poverty reduction and AIDS relief. Download the full report for more information.

25 Aug 201125 August 2011                        For immediate release While the focus of HIV and AIDS interventions has always been on the 20-40-year-olds most likely to be infected, ...

25 Aug 2011Idasa warns that health workers and social planners have neglected to take into account people over 50 who have contracted HIV – and their numbers are growing. Download the full ...

28 Feb 2011Dr. Nkata Nwani ChukuFeb 2011Presentation OutlineGlobal architecture on health financing and AIDS financingWhat should be done to improve health financing in low income countriesRole of civil societyDownload the full presentation ...

28 Feb 2011Idasa’s Governance and AID Programme looks at the HIV and AIDS-Poverty causal relationship and asks: Does employment creation provide the answer? This paper attempts an answer by examining the 2011/12 ...

11 Jan 2011A study by Idasa found that most South Africans would be willing to vote for an HIV-positive candidate, except in the rural and tribal areas where there is still some ...

30 Nov 2010A study by Idasa, “AIDS, Leadership and Service Delivery in SA: What the People Think”, found that most South Africans would be willing to vote for an HIV-positive candidate, except ...

21 Nov 2010In this video clip, Christele Diwouta of Idasa, an African Democracy Institute, speaks with Polity's Amy Witherden, about the problems with the criminalisation of the wilful transmission of HIV

08 Nov 2010By Christele Diwouta, a researcher with Idasa’s Governance and AIDS Programme In August 2010 the eyes of the world were upon an HIV-positive German pop star found guilty of having ...

21 Oct 2010Marietjie Oelofsen of Idasa-GAP says the curriculum development project with UNESCO is a continuation of Idasa-GAP’s consideration of the role of journalists in unlocking resources across communities to deal with ...

06 Oct 2010The AIDS Budget Unit (ABU) of Idasa’s Governance and AIDS Programme (GAP), in partnership with The Eastern Africa National Networks of AIDS Service Organisations (EANNASO), held a capacity-building workshop on ...

13 Sep 2010This study by Idasa’s Governance and AIDS Programme (GAP) warns that improved access to antiretroviral therapy has created a whole new dilemma for Africa. As the life expectancy of children ...

13 Sep 2010As access to antiretroviral therapy improves, the dilemma that South Africa and other African countries face is: where do children who have been cared for in institutions go when they ...