[pronut-hiv] World Bank document on HIV, nutrition, and food security

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The World Bank has just launched the attached document, "HIV/AIDS,
Nutrition, and Food Security: What We Can Do?  A Synthesis of
International Guidance".  It is also available on their Web site:
www.worldbank.org/nutrition.  A description of the document is given
below.  The Bank will be sending us hard copies next month, and if you
want a copy please contact Kevin Blythe. 

"HIV/AIDS, Nutrition, and Food Security: What We Can Do" is a synthesis
of existing international technical guidance on HIV/AIDS, nutrition, and
food security, which is a valuable contribution to efforts that support the
integration of nutrition and HIV/AIDS projects and programs. With
funding from the Bank-Netherlands Partnership Program (BNPP), the World Bank began a wide consultative process to produce such a synthesis, which collates and summarizes existing technical knowledge and guidance at both global and regional levels.
The synthesis aims to provide decisionmakers and service providers,
especially those who design and manage programs, with guidance on how nutrition may be integrated into HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment.  One main purpose of the synthesis was to provide guidance to national AIDS programs in Sub-Saharan Africa (especially those supported through the World Bank Multi-Country HIV/AIDS
Program, or MAP, projects). Therefore, the document was developed and
field-tested for use in the Africa region.  However, most of the
recommendations draw on international guidelines and should also be applicable in other AIDS-affected regions in the world where public resources are constrained.