The health sector gap in the Southern Africa crisis in 2002/2003

Disasters

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 388-404

  Griekspoor, Andre ^a   Aldis, William ^b   Spiegel, Paul ^c   Harvey, Paul ^d  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b WHO   (Malawi)

^c UN High Commisioner for Refugees   (Switzerland)

^d OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Food crisis; Food insecurity; Health services; HIV AIDS; Humanitarian response; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SERVICE PROVISION;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 10944252891     PISSN: 03613666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0361-3666.2004.00265.x     Document Type: Article

References (49)

1. Baylies, C. (2002) The Impact of AIDS on Rural Households in Africa: A Shock Like Any Other? Development and Change 33(4): 611-32.
2. Boudreau, T. (1998) The Food Economy Approach: A Framework for Understanding Rural Livelihoods. Relief and Rehabilitation Network Paper 26, Overseas Development Institute, London.
3. Bradbury, M. (1998) Normalising the Crisis in Africa; paper presented at The Emperor's New Clothes? Uncovering the Collapse of Humanitarian Principles seminar. Disasters Emergency Committee; see http://www.jha.ac/articles/a043.htm, accessed 11 March 2003.
4. Buchanan-Smith, M. and S. Maxwell (1994) Linking Relief and Development: An Introduction and Overview. IDS Bulletin 25(4): 3-9.
5. Chanje, D. (2002) Nutrition Surveys in Thyolo and Mulanje Districts, Malawi. Oxfam, Lilongwe.
6. Darcy, J., A. Harmer, A. Griekspoor and F. Watson (2003) Measuring Humanitarian Needs: A Critical Review of Needs Assessment Practice and Its Influence on Resource Allocation. Report of the case study on the southern Africa crisis, Overseas Development Institute, London.
7. DCPP (2003) Disease Control Priorities Project. Working paper series. WHO, World Bank, Fogarty Intl Center and NIH. See http://www.fic.nih.gov/dcpp/wps.html, accessed 14 March 2004.
8. De Waal, A. (1989) Famine Mortality: A Case Study of Darfur, Sudan. Population Studies
9. De Waal, A. (ed.) (2000) Democratic Political Process and the Fight Against Famine. In A. de Waal (ed.) Who Fights? Who Cares? War and Humanitarian Action in Africa. Africa World Press, Asmara.
10. De Waal, A. and A. Whiteside (2003) New Variant Famine: AIDS and Food Crisis in Southern Africa. Lancet 362: 1234-37.
11. DHS (2000) Malawi Demographic and Health Survey 2000. Macro International, Calverton.
12. Dyson, T. (1991) On the Demography of South Asian Famines. Population Studies 45(1): 5-25.
13. Fedida, G. (2003) Disparate Responses to Need in Southern Africa. Field Exchange 18; see http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/0/ 418e61f6201d526385256d21004e5b5d?OpenDocument
14. Harvey, P. (2003) HIV/AIDS: What are the Implications for Humanitarian Action? A Literature Review (draft 1). Overseas Development Institute, London.
15. IASC (2002) Guidelines for HIV/AIDS Interventions in Emergencies. Interagency Standing Committee Reference Group on HIV/AIDS in Emergency Settings, Geneva.
16. ICPH (1978) Declaration of Alma Ata. International Conference on Primary Health Care, 6-12 September, Alma Ata.
17. Jaspers, S. and J. Shoham (2002) A Critical Review of Approaches to Assessing and Monitoring Livelihoods in Situations of Chronic Conflict and Political Instability. Working Paper 191, Overseas Development Institute, London.
18. Jha, P. and A. Mills (2002) Improving Health Outcomes for the Poor. The Report of Working Group 5 of the Commission on Macro-economics and Health. World Health Organization, Geneva.
19. Kitahata, M.M., M.K. Tegger, E.H. Wagner and K.K. Holmes (2002) Comprehensive Health Care for People Infected with HIV in Developing Countries. BMJ 325(7370): 954-7.
20. Loevisohn, M. and S. Gillespie (2003) HIV/AIDS, Food Security and Rural Livelihoods: Understanding and Responding. The Hague, IFPRI, ISNAR and RENEWAL; see http://www.sarpn.org.za/mitigation_of_HIV_AIDS/m0027/Renewal_WP2.pdf, accessed 11 June.
21. Macrae, J., (2001) Aiding Recovery? The Crisis of Aid in Chronic Political Emergencies. Zed, London.
22. Macrae, J., S. Collinson, M. Buchanan-Smith, N. Reindorp, A. Schmidt, T. Mowjee and A. Harmer (2002) Uncertain Power: The Changing Role of Official Donors in Humanitarian Action. Humanitarian Policy Group Report Number 12, Overseas Development Institute, London.
23. Maxwell, D. (1999) Programmes in Chronically Vulnerable Areas. Challenges and Lessons Learned. Disasters 23(4): 373-84.
24. MOH and WHO (2002) Rapid Needs Assessment for the Health Sector in Zimbabwe. Humanitarian Assistance and Recovery Programme, Ministry of Health and Child Welfare. World Health Organization, Harare.
25. MOHP and WHO (2002) Report on the Rapid Health Assessment to Establish the Impact on Human Health Caused by the Food Crisis of 2001-2002 in Malawi. Ministry of Health and Population and World Health Organization, Lilongwe.
26. Morris, J. (2002). Mission Report: Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, and Swaziland, 3-15 September, United Nations, Rome.
27. Morris, J. and S. Lewis (2003) Mission Report: Lesotho, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe 22-9 January, United Nations, Rome.
28. MSF and WHO (2003) Antiretroviral Therapy in Primary Health Care: South African Experience, Médecins Sans Frontières, World Health Organization, Cape Town; see http://www.accessmed-msf.org/documents/ARVSouthAfricaexperience.pdf, accessed 14 August 2003.
29. OHCHR (1948) Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 25. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva; see http://www.unhchr.ch/udhr/lang/eng.htm, accessed 14 March 2003.
30. OHCHR (1966) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Article 12. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva; see http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/a_ceser.htm, accessed 2 April 2003.
31. RIACSO (2003) Regional Consultation on Humanitarian Assistance Needs in Southern Africa: Maintaining the Momentum. UN Regional Inter-Agency Coordination Support Office Johannesburg; see http://wwww.reliefweb. int/w/rwb.nsf/480fa8736b88bbc3c12564f6004c8ad5/667e05698e884527c 1256d5d00354f70
32. RIACSO (2003) Southern African Humanitarian Crisis update, 16 Jul 2003, UN Regional Inter-Agency Coordination Support Office; see http://wwww.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/480fa8736b88bbc3c12564f6004c8ad5/ 02f1d2f1ec13b f50c1256d6b00486063?OpenDocument
33. Sachs, J. (2001) Report of the Commission on Macroeconomics and Health. World Health Organization, Geneva.
34. Slim, H. (2000) Dissolving the Difference between Humanitarianism and Development: The Mixing of a Rights-based Solution. Development in Practice 10(3 and 4): 491-4.
35. Stabinsky, L., K. Pelley, S.T. Jacob, J.M. Long and J. Leaning (2003) Reframing HIV and AIDS. BMJ 327: 1101-3).
36. Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response (2003) The Sphere Project: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response. Sphere Project, Geneva.
37. Taifour, H. (2002) Nutrition Survey Report: Salima and Mchinji districts, Malawi. Ministry of Health and Save the Children-UK, Lilongwe.
38. Tawfik, L. and S. Kinoti (2001) The Impact of HIV/AIDS on the Health Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Issue of Human Resources. SARA project, USAID/AFR/SD, Washington.
39. UNAIDS (2002) Report on the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic. UNAIDS, Geneva.
40. UNDP (2002) Human Development Report 2002. United Nations Development Programme, New York; see http://hdr.undp.org/reports/global/2002/en/, accessed 11 March 2003.
41. Unicef (2002) Preliminary Report of 1st Round of District Nutrition and Mortality Surveys in Malawi, August/September, Unicef, Lilongwe.
42. UNOCHA (2002a) United Nations Consolidated Appeal in Response to the Humanitarian Crisis in Southern Africa: Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, July 2002- June 2003. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, New York and Geneva; see http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/s/697758EF9099E9 FAC1256BFA004A6EEB, accessed 14 March 2003.
43. UNOCHA (2002b) United Nations Consolidated Appeal in response to the humanitarian crisis in southern Africa: Zimbabwe, July 2002-June 2003. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, New York and Geneva; see http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/480fa8736b88bbc3c1256 4f6004c8ad5/e047a96fbe2bl64ac1256bfa0058aa9d?OpenDocument
44. UNOCHA (2002c) United Nations Consolidated Appeal in Response to the Humanitarian Crisis in Southern Africa: Malawi, July 2002-June 2003. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, New York and Geneva; see http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/480fa8736b88bbc3c12564f6 004c8ad5/0fbabfd46461e32cc1256bfa00524285?OpenDocument
45. UNOCHA (2004) An Assessment Framework and Matrix for the Consolidated Appeal Process Developed by the Interagency Standing Committee's Sub-working Group for the Consolidated Appeal Process. Available through the OCHA CAP unit, Geneva.
46. Valid International (2003) A Stitch in Time? Independent Evaluation of the Disasters Emergency Committee's Southern Africa Crisis Appeal, July 2002-June 2003, London.
47. WHO (2002) World Health Report 2002; Reducing Risks, Promoting Healthy Life. WHO, Geneva.
48. WHO (2003) The Three-by-five Initiative: Treat 3 Million people living with HIV/AIDS by 2005. World Health Organization, Geneva; see http://www.who.int/3by5/en/index.html, accessed 30 March 2004.
49. Zimbabwe VAC (2002) Zimbabwe Emergency Food Security Assessment Report. Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee, 16 September, Harare.