HANSAR: A HIV/AIDS nutrition network

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HANSAR HIV/AIDS Nutrition Intervention Strategies in the Asian

Region.

A HIV/AIDS nutrition network of health care workers/professionals and PLWHA in

the Asian region. To join simply send your details to hansar@...

or go to www.uow.edu.au/health/Hansar/index.html. For more information read

below.

Dear Health Care Professional,

INTRODUCING HANSAR

Who are we?

The Albion Street Centre is a government funded community based centre

in Sydney, Australia, dealing exclusively with HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis

C clinical management, nutrition, nursing, counselling, research,

prevention and education.

The Nutrition Development Division of the Albion Street Centre (ASC)

has proposed establishing a Nutrition and HIV Network in the Asian

region.

The HANSAR Proposal

We propose that a regional specific network be established to map

current HIV/AIDS nutritional intervention strategies. The aim of this

network is to provide resources for health care professionals and

people living with HIV/AIDS in the Asian Region. The HANSAR HIV/AIDS

Nutrition Strategies in the Asian Region project will gather

information on various nutrition intervention programs currently being

undertaken in this region as they relate to HIV/AIDS and share this

information with other network members.

The Challenge

Nutrition intervention plays a key role in reducing the effects of

HIV. Currently in the Asian region there is a need for a system of

mapping and supporting HIV/AIDS Nutrition intervention strategies as

they relate to five key areas:

" Food Security projects

" Nutrition Health Promotion activities

" Nutrition and Anti-Retroviral Therapy

" Symptom Management using nutrition

" Food and Palliative Care.

HANSAR aims to map these intervention strategies and distribute this

valuable information amongst its members in the Asian region.

The Asian Region

Initially we plan to map activities in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China,

East Timor, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal,

Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. This

region is set to expand, with further plans to include the Pacific in

this network.

Accessing the Network

Health care Professionals

If you are or you know persons involved in HIV/AIDS nutrition programs

let us know by either responding to this email, going to the HANSAR

web site at www.uow.edu.au/health/Hansar/index.html and follow the

prompts to the Join HANSAR Mailing List , or finally, using our

Contact Information below.

PLWHA

Involvement in the HANSAR network will deliver updates on HIV/AIDS

nutrition strategies in your region. Either respond to this email, or

contact us on the information bellow.

What You Will Receive

The HANSAR network will provide participating individuals and groups

access too:

• Subscription to a mailing and email list,

• Newsletters and

• Web site specific to HIV/AIDS Nutrition Projects and

research in the region.

The overall consequence of this shall be a better information

assistance network that can provide useful strategies to aid in the

nutritional treatment of not only the individual but also the larger

social implications that the HIV/AIDS pandemic encompasses.

Your assistance and participation in this project is appreciated.

Yours sincerely,

Adam

HANSAR Coordinator

Nutrition Development Division

Simon Sadler

Nutrition Manager

Nutrition Development Division

Louise Houtzager

Nutritionist and Project Manager

Nutrition Development Division

HANSAR Contact Information

Nutrition Development Division,

Albion Street Centre

150-154 Albion St Surry Hills, NSW 2010 Australia

Phone: +612 9332 9686

Facsimile: +612 9331 3490

E-mail: hansar@...