Africa: HIV/AIDS, democracy and governance

The GAIN Issues Brief is being launched in response to a perceived gap in current news analysis on the issues of HIV/AIDS, its implications for democracy and governance in Africa, and the challenges of ensuring that the response to HIV/AIDS is consonant with democratic principles. This Issues Brief is a product of the African Civil Society Governance and AIDS Initiative (GAIN), launched in October 2003. The aim of this Issues Brief is to provide civil society activists, journalists and policymakers with a concise analytical digest of developments in the field of HIV/AIDS, governance and democracy.