Regional Consultation on Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in French speaking countries
Evidence, lessons and recommendations for action
17 - 20 November, 2008, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Of the approximately 33 million people living with HIV/AIDS worldwide in 2007, an estimated 22 million people were in the Sub-Saharan Africa. High malnutrition rates are persisting in the African Region where food is often identified as most immediately and critically needed by people living with HIV/AIDS and others affected by the pandemic. Scaling-up care and antiretroviral therapy cannot be addressed without planning for appropriate nutrition. Governments are currently grappling with a range of programme and policy challenges related to food, nutrition and HIV/AIDS. Building on global experiences and knowledge, this consultation will recognize the status and extent of the problem in French speaking African countries, and will propose, both, technical and operational plans to address it.
About the Consultation
Technical backgrounders
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Executive summary - (revised)
pdf, 139kb -
Paper 1 - Macronutrients and HIV/AIDS
pdf, 605kb -
Paper 2 - Micronutrients and HIV infection
pdf, 987kb -
Paper 3 - HIV and nutrition: pregnant and lactating women
pdf, 884kb -
Paper 4 - Growth failure in HIV-infected women
pdf, 564kb -
Paper 5 - Infant feeding and HIV transmission - (revised)
pdf, 2.24Mb -
Paper 6 - Nutritional considerations in the use of ART in resource-limited settings - (revised)
pdf, 1.03Mb
Media material
Related documents
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Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Meeting on Nutrition and HIV/AIDS
Meeting report, 2-4 May 2007, Nairobi, Kenya -
Nutrient requirements for people living with HIV/AIDS
Report of a technical consultation, 13-15 May 2003, Geneva, Switzerland
Related information
- Regional Consultation on Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in South-East Asia, 8-11 October 2007, Bangkok, Thailand
- Consultation on Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in Africa, 10-13 April 2005, Durban, South Africa
- Executive Board 116th Session Statement (EB116/12)
For more information contact:
Department of Nutrition for Health and Development (NHD)
Email: nutrition@who.int
