Expanding the Field of Inquiry: A cross-country study of Higher Education Institutions’ responses to HIV and AIDS

12-06-2006 - UNESCO’s Division of Higher Education has just released the first report documenting at a global level the responses of higher education institutions to the AIDS epidemic.

The 73-page report analyzes the findings from twelve case studies. It compares institutional responses to HIV and AIDS in order to understand the epidemic’s impact on tertiary institutions in different social and cultural contexts

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