The Communication Initiative

[Carol Maringa]

Dear Warren ,
 
In my opinion I believe training and capacity development for all those who are in one way or another involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS is very vital. All health workers need to be up-to-date with current research in the area of HIV/AIDS. Let’s take a case of ARVs dispensing… how many of our small health centers have staff who are knowledgeable about ARV adherence and what advice to give to give to the patients who visit them?.
How are the counseling skills done the health care providers, and in this case am looking at the skills of especially those who have to deal with those who are physically challenged in one way or the other…there has been cases when visually challenged persons visit VCTs and the personnel there instead of helping them discriminate and stigmatize them because they are supposedly not to be sexually active…… etc.
 
I believe training and capacity development is will contribute to the effectiveness of BCC.
 
Thanks.
 
 
Carol Maringa
Regional AIDS training Network, Nairobi.