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C~SAN HIV/AIDS INITIATIVE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Background
  The Democratic Nurses Organization of South Africa (DENOSA) and the International Council of Nurses (ICN) organized a satellite meeting at the International HIV/AIDS Congress (Durban, 2000) to discuss the impact of HIV/AIDS on nurses and midwives globally. These discussions lead DENOSA and the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) to submit a joint proposal to the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in 2001. CIDA and South Africa’s National Treasury undertook a review to establish priorities 2003-2008. It was agreed that “South Africa required technical assistance to build the capacity to implement its policies and provide access to basic services for its most disadvantaged residents”.
  
  The study, “HIV/AIDS in South Africa: A Review and Options for CIDA Support” found that “the gap between prevention efforts and the emerging needs for care and support widens daily. The health services are overburdened”. It was agreed that CIDA’s bilateral program would strive to “help stabilize and reduce the incidence and impact of HIV/AIDS”. The DENOSA-CNA proposal to increase the capacity of nurses in the health sector to reduce the impact of HIV and AIDS on individuals, families, and communities coincided with this overall direction. CNA and CIDA signed a five-year bilateral agreement in October 2003. CNA and DENOSA signed a contract in April 2004. The project is titled “Canada-South Africa Nurses HIV/AIDS Initiative”.
  
  
• Project Goal
  To contribute to the reduction of the impact of HIV&AIDS on women, men, girls and boys in South Africa
  
  
• Project Outcome
  The project outcome is improved health and health care of South Africans affected by HIV through increasing the capacity of nurses to deliver high quality and improved HIV&AIDS services that are gender sensitive.
  
  The project completion date is December 2008

• Project Implementation Plans
  The project planning process identified six outputs for the project. A brief description of the activities for the period of the project is as follows:

1. “Caring of the Carer" Model developed and implemented through:
2. Capacity of DENOSA leadership to contribute to HIV&AIDS policy dialogue and implementation improved and strengthened through:
3. Mechanisms for support and collaboration between nurses and HIV&AIDS related organizations established through:
4. Access to and coordination of gender sensitive HIV&AIDS information by nurses will be increased and improved through the following:
5. Network of DENOSA trained HIV&AIDS advocates established through: