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  • Title: NGOs fight against HIV / AIDS.
    Author: Mouli VC.
    Journal: Aidscaptions; 1994; 1(2):5-7. PubMed ID: 12291728.
    Abstract:
    Nongovernmental programs for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) care, support, and prevention emerged in many countries at an early stage of the AIDS epidemic. By 1991, more than 200 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) were working on AIDS-related programs in Africa; another 500 NGOs were active in Latin America. These organizations have a wide range of styles and missions, from family counseling services to advocacy at the national policy level. Countries with the weakest NGO response to AIDS tend to be those that score most poorly on global indexes of freedom, gender equality, and human rights rather than those with the poorest economic conditions. The flexibility of NGOs enables them to respond quickly to fill in gaps in health and social services. Their most valuable role, however, has been to experiment with innovative approaches to AIDS prevention and care and to generate a number of tested, replicable models. The challenge facing NGOs in the next decade will be to work more efficiently and cost-effectively in a climate of diminishing resources and to move from confrontation to collaboration with governments to ensure community input into the policy development process.
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