Leadership development and HIV/AIDS.
Leadership development among all sectors addressing HIV/AIDS has come to be recognized as a critically important endeavor as the HIV pandemic moves into its fourth decade. Globally, there is a tremendous need for well-trained leaders in healthcare, research, policy, programme management, activism and advocacy, especially in countries and settings with high HIV prevalence and limited human resource capacity. This article examines the growing need for HIV/AIDS leadership development, and describes and assesses a number of current initiatives that focus on leadership development in a variety of populations and settings. A series of recommendations are provided to expand the scope and impact of leadership development activities; recommendations are primarily targeted towards foundations and other funders and leadership development programme managers.
Szekeres
Greg
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UCLA Program in Global Health, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA. gszekeres@mednet.ucla.edu
Coates
Thomas J
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Ehrhardt
Anke A
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D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005582:Foundations / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D014943:Global Health; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006266:Health Education / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007390:International Agencies / Q000458:organization & administration; D007391:International Cooperation; D007857:Leadership