Taming HIV/AIDS on Africa's Roads
Findings of international studies of the HIV/AIDS pandemic at work places suggest that, the transport sector is a major vector for the disease. The reason is simple. People working in the transport sector are mobile, they spend weeks and months awa...
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okr-10986-96992021-04-23T14:02:46Z Taming HIV/AIDS on Africa's Roads Lema, Antoine Brushett, Stephen Lewi, Negede Riverson, John Siele, Silue ADULT MORTALITY COMMUTING ECONOMICS EROSION FAMILIES FRAMEWORK FUEL HEALTH CARE LABOR FORCE LESSONS LEARNED LIFE EXPECTANCY MANAGERS MIGRANTS MIGRATION MINISTRIES OF HEALTH PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT PREPARATION QUALITY OF LIFE REHABILITATION ROAD DENSITY ROAD NETWORKS ROADS ROUTES RURAL ROADS SEX WORKERS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL ISSUES STIS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRAFFIC TRANSPORT TRANSPORT PROJECTS TRUCK DRIVERS UNAIDS VICTIMS WASTE WORKERS Findings of international studies of the HIV/AIDS pandemic at work places suggest that, the transport sector is a major vector for the disease. The reason is simple. People working in the transport sector are mobile, they spend weeks and months away from their families and their homes and many satisfy their sexual needs "on the road." Migration, short-term or long-term, increases opportunities for sexual relationships with multiple partners, transforming transport routes to critical links in the propagation of HIV/AIDS. International studies also suggest that long-haul truck drivers are the highest risk group in the road sector. Clearly, social capital is at risk. In Africa, studies assessing the relationship between transport and HIV/AIDS are still partial and embryonic. Yet, situational analyses undertaken to date suggest that HIV/AIDS has become a major threat to the social capital of the transport sector and to transport operations, but few actions are taken to address the insurgence of the pandemic. Nonetheless, investing adequately in combating HIV/AIDS in Africa is now a precondition for all other development investments to succeed. The transport sector faces four major challenges: 1) Reduction of social capital 2) Poor safeguard policies addressing HIV/AIDS at work places 3) Absence of standard HIV/AIDS clauses in works contracts 4) Limited sector analytical work on HIV/AIDS. These challenges can be addressed. Committed leadership, continuous dialogue with clients, and strategic partnerships could make a difference. 2012-08-13T09:18:53Z 2012-08-13T09:18:53Z 2004-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/03/5529459/taming-hivaids-africas-roads http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9699 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 236 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa |
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ADULT MORTALITY COMMUTING ECONOMICS EROSION FAMILIES FRAMEWORK FUEL HEALTH CARE LABOR FORCE LESSONS LEARNED LIFE EXPECTANCY MANAGERS MIGRANTS MIGRATION MINISTRIES OF HEALTH PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT PREPARATION QUALITY OF LIFE REHABILITATION ROAD DENSITY ROAD NETWORKS ROADS ROUTES RURAL ROADS SEX WORKERS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL ISSUES STIS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRAFFIC TRANSPORT TRANSPORT PROJECTS TRUCK DRIVERS UNAIDS VICTIMS WASTE WORKERS |
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ADULT MORTALITY COMMUTING ECONOMICS EROSION FAMILIES FRAMEWORK FUEL HEALTH CARE LABOR FORCE LESSONS LEARNED LIFE EXPECTANCY MANAGERS MIGRANTS MIGRATION MINISTRIES OF HEALTH PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT PREPARATION QUALITY OF LIFE REHABILITATION ROAD DENSITY ROAD NETWORKS ROADS ROUTES RURAL ROADS SEX WORKERS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL ISSUES STIS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRAFFIC TRANSPORT TRANSPORT PROJECTS TRUCK DRIVERS UNAIDS VICTIMS WASTE WORKERS Lema, Antoine Brushett, Stephen Lewi, Negede Riverson, John Siele, Silue Taming HIV/AIDS on Africa's Roads |
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Findings of international studies of the
HIV/AIDS pandemic at work places suggest that, the transport
sector is a major vector for the disease. The reason is
simple. People working in the transport sector are mobile,
they spend weeks and months away from their families and
their homes and many satisfy their sexual needs "on the
road." Migration, short-term or long-term, increases
opportunities for sexual relationships with multiple
partners, transforming transport routes to critical links in
the propagation of HIV/AIDS. International studies also
suggest that long-haul truck drivers are the highest risk
group in the road sector. Clearly, social capital is at
risk. In Africa, studies assessing the relationship between
transport and HIV/AIDS are still partial and embryonic. Yet,
situational analyses undertaken to date suggest that
HIV/AIDS has become a major threat to the social capital of
the transport sector and to transport operations, but few
actions are taken to address the insurgence of the pandemic.
Nonetheless, investing adequately in combating HIV/AIDS in
Africa is now a precondition for all other development
investments to succeed. The transport sector faces four
major challenges: 1) Reduction of social capital 2) Poor
safeguard policies addressing HIV/AIDS at work places 3)
Absence of standard HIV/AIDS clauses in works contracts 4)
Limited sector analytical work on HIV/AIDS. These challenges
can be addressed. Committed leadership, continuous dialogue
with clients, and strategic partnerships could make a difference. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Lema, Antoine Brushett, Stephen Lewi, Negede Riverson, John Siele, Silue |
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Lema, Antoine Brushett, Stephen Lewi, Negede Riverson, John Siele, Silue |
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Lema, Antoine |
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Taming HIV/AIDS on Africa's Roads |
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Taming HIV/AIDS on Africa's Roads |
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Taming HIV/AIDS on Africa's Roads |
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Taming HIV/AIDS on Africa's Roads |
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Taming HIV/AIDS on Africa's Roads |
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taming hiv/aids on africa's roads |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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