HIV and Global Health Practice: Reciprocal Innovations, Partnerships and Sustainability
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (2 April 2024) | Viewed by 331
Special Issue Editors
Interests: HIV and AIDS; sustainable global health practice; knowledge transfer and implementation science; partnerships and community engagement; maternal and child health; healthcare access
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Dear Colleagues,
Despite significant progress, effective prevention, and treatment strategies, HIV is likely to remain a significant global health challenge in the foreseeable future. While the COVID-19 pandemic further exacerbated challenges and revealed vulnerabilities in the global health practice, including adverse impacts on the HIV health workforce, mental health, supply chain, and global health disparities, it has also led to significant innovations, creative solutions, and adaptations in the field. HIV service provision is increasingly delivered via mHealth solutions as well as directly in community settings, often engaging communities and those with lived experience. It is crucial that the HIV global health practice transforms into a truly collaborative and multidisciplinary field, placing value on reciprocal innovations, equitable and mutually beneficial partnerships across healthcare systems, public health professionals, researchers, policymakers, and community organizations, as well as values such as social justice and global health equity, to address the complex social and health issues related to HIV on a global scale. This Special Issue aims to build on lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond to advance the HIV global health practice and prepare the field for future societal disruptions due to health, climate change, or conflicts. We welcome manuscripts addressing any aspect of HIV and global health practice, including prevention, treatment, and management of HIV, health system strengthening, global health policy and advocacy, community health, and related health issues on a global scale, particularly those focusing on reciprocal innovations, partnerships, and sustainability.
Dr. Anna Helova
Dr. Bhekumusa Lukhele
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- HIV/AIDS
- HIV prevention and care
- global health practice
- reciprocal innovations
- multidisciplinary partnerships
- community-based solutions
- lived experiences of people living with HIV
- equity and social justice
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