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AIDS 3 / West
Africa Project to Combat AIDS and STIs (WAPCAS)
(2001-2006)
As is indicated by its name, AIDS 3 is the third phase of a major Canadian cooperation project to support the fight against AIDS in Africa.
Funded by CIDA, the West Africa AIDS Project began over ten
years ago (see the AIDS 1 and AIDS 2 projects). Operations
during the third phase will continue along the same lines as
AIDS 2 and with the same partners:
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the Centre de recherche clinique of the Centre
hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CRC-CHUS))
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the Centre hospitalier affilié universitaire de Québec
(CHA))
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the
Unité de santé internationale of the Université
de Montréal (USI-UdeM)
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the Centre de coopération internationale en santé et
développement (CCISD), which acts as the consortium’s
representative.
The AIDS 3 Project intends to place the highest priority on
syndromic control of STIs among high risk populations in
prostitution environments. “Syndromic control” involves
using and regularly updating algorithms (diagnostic flow
charts) which meet World Health Organization (WHO) standards
and are recognized in each country for detection, treatment
and prevention of STIs (contributing factors to the spread
of HIV in Africa).
The AIDS 3 Project also supports community participation, to
stimulate a local response to the epidemic.
Activities are in-line with achievements and experiences
acquired in the second phase of the Project (AIDS 2). The
priority for AIDS 3 will be to provide preventive and
curative services to sex workers and their clients as well
as to the men and women who live in environments where the
organization of socio-sexual networks can contribute to the
spread of infection.
The Project favors an integrated approach, combining support
of community organizations in health education programs and
support of clinical health services. Particular attention is
paid to gender issues (inequities between men and women).
- Reports
- Documents,
research and study results
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