What is the potential of cash transfers to strengthen families affected by HIV and AIDS?: A review of the evidence on impacts and key policy debates

The international trend toward investing in social protection in poor countries has reached sub-Saharan Africa, taking on a new urgency as HIV and AIDS interact with other drivers of poverty to simultaneously destabilize livelihoods systems and family and community safety nets. A new focus on the vu...

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Autores principales: Adato, Michelle, Bassett, Lucy
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161721
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description The international trend toward investing in social protection in poor countries has reached sub-Saharan Africa, taking on a new urgency as HIV and AIDS interact with other drivers of poverty to simultaneously destabilize livelihoods systems and family and community safety nets. A new focus on the vulnerability of families, and threats to the human capital of children with lifelong and intergenerational consequences, has accelerated international, regional, and national commitments to social protection programs in heavily AIDS-affected countries. Social protection in the form of cash transfers—which can provide support for food purchases, transportation, education, health care and other expenses—is receiving increasing recognition as an important part of a comprehensive AIDS response. The urgency of cash assistance for food purchases is underscored by emerging evidence on the effect of good nutrition to slowing the progression of AIDS, and to the effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy, with consequences not only for people living with HIV but also their children, broader families and communities.
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spelling CGSpace1617212025-11-06T04:47:04Z What is the potential of cash transfers to strengthen families affected by HIV and AIDS?: A review of the evidence on impacts and key policy debates Adato, Michelle Bassett, Lucy HIV infections cash transfers social protection agricultural policies transport health care education The international trend toward investing in social protection in poor countries has reached sub-Saharan Africa, taking on a new urgency as HIV and AIDS interact with other drivers of poverty to simultaneously destabilize livelihoods systems and family and community safety nets. A new focus on the vulnerability of families, and threats to the human capital of children with lifelong and intergenerational consequences, has accelerated international, regional, and national commitments to social protection programs in heavily AIDS-affected countries. Social protection in the form of cash transfers—which can provide support for food purchases, transportation, education, health care and other expenses—is receiving increasing recognition as an important part of a comprehensive AIDS response. The urgency of cash assistance for food purchases is underscored by emerging evidence on the effect of good nutrition to slowing the progression of AIDS, and to the effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy, with consequences not only for people living with HIV but also their children, broader families and communities. 2008 2024-11-21T09:57:38Z 2024-11-21T09:57:38Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161721 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Adato, Michelle; Bassett, Lucy. 2008. What is the potential of cash transfers to strengthen families affected by HIV and AIDS? RENEWAL Policy Brief 10. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161721
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What is the potential of cash transfers to strengthen families affected by HIV and AIDS?: A review of the evidence on impacts and key policy debates
title What is the potential of cash transfers to strengthen families affected by HIV and AIDS?: A review of the evidence on impacts and key policy debates
title_full What is the potential of cash transfers to strengthen families affected by HIV and AIDS?: A review of the evidence on impacts and key policy debates
title_fullStr What is the potential of cash transfers to strengthen families affected by HIV and AIDS?: A review of the evidence on impacts and key policy debates
title_full_unstemmed What is the potential of cash transfers to strengthen families affected by HIV and AIDS?: A review of the evidence on impacts and key policy debates
title_short What is the potential of cash transfers to strengthen families affected by HIV and AIDS?: A review of the evidence on impacts and key policy debates
title_sort what is the potential of cash transfers to strengthen families affected by hiv and aids a review of the evidence on impacts and key policy debates
topic HIV infections
cash transfers
social protection
agricultural policies
transport
health care
education
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