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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451568003321

Titolo

Strengthening the education sector response to HIV & AIDS in the Caribbean [[electronic resource] /] / UNESCO/World Bank Partnership in Support of CARICOM Strategy in Education and HIV & AIDS

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2008

ISBN

1-281-19134-5

9786611191344

0-8213-7477-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (44 p.)

Collana

World Bank working paper, , 1726-5878 ; ; no. 137

Altri autori (Persone)

BundyDonald A. P

Disciplina

362.196/9792009729

Soggetti

AIDS (Disease) - Caribbean Area

HIV infections - Caribbean Area

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Prepared by Donald A.P. Bundy ... [et al.]"--P. v.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 29-30).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Executive Summary; 1. HIV&AIDS in the Caribbean: The Potential of Education; 2. Furthering the Dialogue: Establishing a Collaborative Frameworkin the Caribbean; 3. Port-of-Spain: Meeting to Define the Regional Response; 4. Actions at the Country Level: Jamaica,Guyana, and Saint Lucia; 5. Next Steps at the Regional Level; 6. Conclusions: The Way Forward; Appendixe A. Five Essential Components for a Comprehensive Education Sector Response1; Appendixe B. The HIV/AIDS Response by the Education Sector: A Framework; References

Sommario/riassunto

The Caribbean Region is second only to Africa in the impact of HIV&AIDS. The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has responded to this challenge by promoting a multisectoral response to the epidemic. UNESCO has provided regional leadership in strengthening the education sector component of this response. In 2005, UNESCO launched, with CARICOM and the World Bank, a regioinal dialogue involving representatives of Ministries of Education, national HIV&AIDS coordinating councils, development partners, and regional institutions providing leadership in the HIV response, which led tot he development



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