Parliamentary Strengthening: Parliament & HIV/AIDS

Unit 4: Questions

Please answer each of the following questions. If you are taking this course in a group you may then meet to discuss your answers.

Why is parliamentary leadership on HIV/AIDS important? Provide examples that differentiate parliamentary leadership from government leadership in response to the pandemic.
How is your parliament currently contributing to the national response to HIV/AIDS?
Using your country as an example, what are the key challenges and obstacles that limit how MPs engage on HIV/AIDS issues?
Identify some measures that could be undertaken to strengthen parliamentary leadership in response to HIV/AIDS.

Selected Bibliography:

The Role of Parliamentarians in Combating the HIV/AIDS Pandemic, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, 2005

Taking Action Against HIV – A handbook for parliamentarians, IPU/UNAIDS/UNDP, 2007

Parliaments, Politics and AIDS: A Comparative Study of Five African Countries, IDASA and Parliamentary Centre, 2006.

Fighting Back: HIV/AIDS Toolkit for Political Leaders, AWEPA, 2004.

What Parliamentarians Can Do About HIV/AIDS – Action for Children and Young People, UNICEF, 2003

HIV/AIDS Toolkit: Building Political Commitment, The POLICY Project, 2000

HIV/AIDS and Democratic Governance in South Africa, IDASA, 2004

The Political Cost of AIDS in Africa, IDASA, 2008

Governance of HIV/AIDS Responses: Issues and Outlook, UNDP, 2006

Internet resources:

Suggestions for further reading:
HIV/AIDS Toolkit: Measuring Political Commitment, The POLICY Project, 2000

HIV/AIDS Toolkit: Building Political Commitment through Broadening Participation in the Policy Process, The POLICY Project, 2000

Together We Can – Leadership in a world of AIDS, UNAIDS, 2001