Home and Community-based Care
 | Burnout is not an event but a process in which every day stresses and anxieties that are not addressed gradually undermine the carer’s mental and physical health, so that even- tually care giving and personal relationships suffer.As a medical condition burnout has no clear definition, but as a psychological condition it has been well defined1 and is increasingly recognized by people in the caring professions. Burnout has long been identified as a crucial issue in HIV care and support; yet there is relatively little known about what measures can be taken to prevent or mitigate it. Download this publication |
| With over 9 million people living with HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific at the end of 2004, the disease has gained a firm foothold in a region that is home to over 60 per cent of the world’s people. More than 1 million people were infected with HIV in 2004 in Asia and the Pacific and the number of newly infected people in the region has been increasing each year. Download this publication |
| The HIV/AIDS epidemic is a massive and rapidly mounting disaster for children. Almost 3 million children are infected with the HIV virus or living with AIDS. More than 14 million children under the age of 15 have lost one or both parents to AIDS, the vast majority of them in sub-Saharan Africa. Download this publication |
| HIV is a virus. A virus is a tiny germ. It is so small that you cannot see it. When it enters your body it can make you sick. HIV makes your body weak so it cannot fight other germs. Download this publication |
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Cambodia faces the highest burden of HIV infection in the region. New data from the HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2002 estimates the number of adults aged 15-49 years living with HIV in Cambodia to be 157 500 (2.6%). Although this represents a stabilization of prevalence the HIV epidemic in Cambodia is now evolving into a phase in which an increasing number of people infected with HIV will become sick and seek care. New AIDS cases in 2002 are estimated to be about 19 000 and new deaths related to HIV/AIDS about 18 000. Download this publication |
| This document provides a systematic framework for establishing and maintaining community home-based care (CHBC) in resource-limited settings for people with HIV/AIDS and those with other chronic or disabling conditions. Most CHBC services so far have been established through unsystematic, needs-based efforts. As the HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to grow, many organizations and communities are now considering expanding in a more programmatic approach, and countries are looking for scaled-up responses and national strategies for CHBC. Download this publication |
| As the worldwide HIV/AIDS epidemic contin- ues, there is increasing recognition that more attention and resources need to be focused on those indirectly affected by the epidemic. Uninfected family members and sig- nificant others can be affected emotionally, economically, socially and physically by the illness and death of a person with AIDS. This is particularly true for persons who serve as caregivers. Much attention has been given to AIDS orphans— the children left behind by parents who have died from AIDS. Download this publication |
