Welcome to HDN
Health & Development Networks (HDN) is a leading facilitator of information, dialogue and advocacy approaches on HIV and TB. Established as an Irish non-profit organization in 1998 and as a Thai Foundation in 2003, HDN is known for its independent role in ensuring civil society perspectives, priorities and needs are given the attention they deserve. Underpinning all of HDN’s work is the mantra ‘Speak Your World’, which focuses on increasing the voices of those least able to to speak out, including those of marginalized/isolated groups, communities and individuals affected by HIV and TB. Working with and supporting broader civil society in this way is central to the organization’s work. HDN is headquartered in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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Why the community matters to effective HIV and AIDS responses? | NGO Forum news
Chiang Mai, Thailand - Communities need to play a more significant role in the design and implementation of HIV prevention, treatment, care and research programmes in order to enhance HIV and AIDS responses.
Robert Worthington from AIDS Portal visits HDN | HDN news
Robert Worthington, AIDSPortal Manager (www.aidsportal.org) visited Health & Development Networks (HDN) from 9-11 June 2008.
HDN supports call for universal access to TB/HIV care | HDN news
So far 84 organizations from 39 countries have joined this civil society letter calling for universal access to TB/HIV care, in lead up to the First HIV TB Global Leaders' Forum (9 June, New York).
To sign on the letter, send an email to mkavanagh@results.org before 4 June 2008. Thanks
Community-based HIV/AIDS Response: Prevention, Care and Treatment and Research | NGO Forum news
One of the ways to sustain HIV/AIDS response is to work with communities to raise prevention awareness and to strengthen these communities. HIV/AIDS, like many health issues, is a symptom of complicated multi-faceted layers of social maladies. Experiences and learning in the response to HIV/AIDS in the past two decades has convinced NGOs that HIV/AIDS is not only related to the medical aspects of the disease. To address the issue efforts must be focused on the root causes. Thus, various sectors attempted to unveil layer after layer of the problem, including sexual inequality, poverty, stigma as well as discrimination.
