1. HIV/AIDS and Why Education Matters. Where we are today. How we got here. Why education matters -- 2. The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Education. Supply and quality. Demand. AIDS orphans. School-age girls. Impact of HIV/AIDS on education sector costs -- 3. Country Responses: Promising Directions. School-based prevention programs. Skills-based health education. Using peer educators and counselors. Planning for the supply of teachers. Maintaining the supply of teachers. Adopting multimedia approaches. Supporting orphans and other vulnerable children -- 4. Strategy for Action. Define objectives and targeted outcomes. Expand knowledge base for interventions. Identify actions needed. Find public or private donor resources for financing these actions. Address complex outstanding issues -- 5. The World Bank's Role. Scaling up successful approaches. Promoting innovation. Mobilizing resources. Generating and sharing knowledge. Building capacity. Working with strategic partners
Summary
Annotation The global HIV/AIDS epidemic has already killed 20 million people and another 40 million people are currently infected. The magnitude of this epidemic requires a response that confronts the disease from every sector, but education plays a particularly important role.'Education and HIV/AIDS' provides a strategic direction for the World Bank in responding to the impact of HIV/AIDS on education systems. The central message of this book is that the education of children and youth deserves the highest priority in a world afflicted by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Education has proven to be one of the most effective means of HIV prevention. This book finds that countries need to immediately strengthen their education systems in order to offer hope for escaping from the grip of HIV/AIDS
