African Communities

Below you will find some useful reports and documents relating HIV prevention work targeted at African communities. These reports have both a local, NHS Greater Glasgow, and also a UK and Scottish focus.

National and UK

  • African gay and bisexual men living with HIV in London Report (2006)
  • The Knowledge, the Will and the Power Report (2008)
  • African HIV Prevention Handbook (2009)
  • Start the Press Report (2007)
  • Detained and Denied Report (2011)
  • NICE Guidelines: Increasing HIV testing amongst Black Africans Report (2011)

Local

  • The sexual health & service needs of African communities living in Greater Glasgow  Report (2007)
  • The Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Glasgow Report (2006)
  • Waverley Care African Health Project Baseline Survey Report (2010)
  • HIV Prevention for African's living in NHS GGC: Outline Assessment of Need Report(2011)
  • "Being part of the solution": The HIV prevention potential of African social networks in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Report (2011)

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde commissioned Waverley Care's African Health Project to provide both targeted community level HIV prevention interventions and support for people living with HIV. To find out more about the African Health Project click here.

Other useful websites include:

NAHIP (National African HIV Prevention Programme)

KWP (The Knowledge, the Will, and the Power) in Practice