HIV/AIDS and People Fleeing Armed Conflict

Author(s)
International Rescue Committee
Publication language
English
Pages
2pp
Date published
09 Jul 2004
Type
Tools, guidelines and methodologies
Keywords
Conflict, violence & peace, Development & humanitarian aid, Health, NGOs
Organisations
International Rescue Committee

Like all sexually transmitted infections, the AIDS virus spreads faster when communities are in turmoil, and thus the disease has taken a significant toll on refugees and internally displaced persons fleeing wars.

As part of its global health programs, the International Rescue Committee is working to mitigate the effects of HIV/AIDS in communities uprooted or affected by armed conflict.