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Maximizing the health sector’s contribution to HIV prevention
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 Prevention
of sexual transmission of HIV: condom programming, prevention of STI,
upscaling outreach to populations at highest risk (including sex workers,
men who have sex with men, young people, drug users); and integrating
HIV/AIDS into sexual and reproductive health services.
Prevention
for people living with HIV/AIDS (positive prevention)
Prevention of HIV transmission through injecting drug use (harm reduction)
Prevention
of mother-to-child transmission (PPTCT)
Prevention
of HIV in the health care setting: blood safety, safe injections, universal
precautions, universal access to post-exposure prophylaxis
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Linking prevention activities
to treatment and care interventions is crucial for a comprehensive approach
to combating HIV/AIDS.
The work of WHO includes
providing technical support for the following:
Development of National guidelines for STI
treatment using the syndromic approach
Development of national guidelines for
post-exposure prophylaxis
Development of the national training
curriculum on PPTCT
Development of guidelines and policies on blood safety
Promotion of voluntary non-renumerated donor
recruitment and appropriate clinical use of blood
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Guidelines
National guidelines for STI treatment using the syndromic
approach (forthcoming)
 National guidelines for
post-exposure prophylaxis
National guidelines on blood safety
Training Curriculum
National
training curriculum on PPTCT
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