By Stephan Bren, MAYF
October 2006

WASHINGTON: Earlier this year, the US National Commission on Libraries and Information Science released a report,The Role of Libraries in HIV/AIDS Information Dissemination in Sub-Saharan Africa, that describes how the current crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa can be an occasion for libraries to become more involved in education of the people in regard to prevention, treatment, and care, and how the current situation in Sub-Saharan Africa is also an opportunity for growth of the library and information science profession in that part of the world. The report identifies the best practices of HIV/AIDS education activities in order to encourage replication in other environments.

The findings in this report were based upon literature reviews and materials collected from library sources in Sub-Saharan Africa, including MAYF.

The report was made possible by a UNESCO grant from the U.S. Department of State and is associated with the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) iniative.