HIV, nutrition, food and livelihoods in Subsaharan Africa. Evidence, debates and reflections for guidance

This report is one output of a review study, commissioned by the UK Department of International Development (DFID), with the objective of supporting DFID Health Advisers and Livelihoods Advisers to improve their support for integrating HIV and livelihood policies, programmes and strategies. The study focuses on the various linkages between HIV and livelihoods, food security and nutrition in countries of Sub-Saharan Africa, where HIV and AIDS have hit the hardest. The report draws on a diversified range of sources (academic, NGO or personal experience). In the conlusion, a series of solutions are presented which are linked for HIV upstream determinants, midstream vulnerabilites and downstream impacts. 

 J. Edström et al, ODI, IDS - June 2007