Sanitation, water, hygiene and HIV/AIDS

Concept papers, training materials and case studies on the links between sanitation, hygiene, water and HIV/AIDS



A Participatory Approach to Community-Based HIV/AIDS Awareness

26 Jan 07

Read more here about how the tool was used for training and community work.

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Participatory Tool and Method HIV-AIDS Problems

26 Jan 07

This tool is an excellent aid to help community groups discuss:

  • How HIV/AIDS affects their lives
  • What they can do, alone and/or as group/ community to reduce transmission
  • What they can do to mitigate impacts

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HIV/AIDS and the water sector

15 Jun 04

What has HIV/AIDS to do with water, sanitation and hygiene? The virus is not transmitted through water, latrines, flies or soiled hands.... Yet there are important links with sanitation, hygiene and water.

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HIV/AIDS and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

04 Sep 03

AIDS is not a water-related disease. HIV is not spread via contaminated water or poor hygiene. So why do we need a Thematic Overview Paper (TOP) on the influence of HIV/AIDS on the water, sanitation and hygiene (WSH) sector?

Read more or download TOP2HIV_AIDS05.pdf (377.3 kB)