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HIV/AIDS & FISHERIES

HIV/AIDS & FISHERIES. Helen Leitch The WorldFish Center, MALAYSIA. OUTLINE. INTRODUCTION HIV IN FISHERIES SECTOR WHY HIGH RISK IMPACT on FISHERIES ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES. INTRODUCTION - WHY FISH. Rich food for poor people

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HIV/AIDS & FISHERIES

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  1. HIV/AIDS & FISHERIES Helen Leitch The WorldFish Center, MALAYSIA

  2. OUTLINE • INTRODUCTION • HIV IN FISHERIES SECTOR • WHY HIGH RISK • IMPACT on FISHERIES • ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES

  3. INTRODUCTION - WHY FISH • Rich food for poor people • 70% of fish production & consumption in developing countries (20% protein in SSA/ up to 75% Asia ) • Micro-nutrient rich ‘ brain food’ • Livelihoods depend on fish • 200 million derive livelihoods from fishing/ 10 mil processing industry • Economic development • $18 B net value trade to developing countries

  4. INTRODUCTION - WHO WE ARE • Founded 1977 Rockefeller Fdn • Non profit international research Center • Provides science-based solutions to • Reduce poverty and hunger in developing countries through fisheries and aquaculture • Regional offices 12 countries (Asia/ Africa/ South Pacific) Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, DRCongo, • Projects in >20 countries

  5. INTRODUCTION - WHAT WE DO • R4D to reduce poverty & hunger through fisheries & aquaculture • Enable productive & resilient small scale fisheries • Expand sustainable aquaculture • Outcomes sought contribute to • MDGS • Climate change • Gender equity • Human health

  6. HIV & FISHERIES • Fishers – a high risk community • 4-14 x rate of infection in general population • 20.3% in DRCongo • 30.5% in Kenya (2.1 x truck drivers) • 24% in Uganda (1.8 x truck drivers) • 44,000 (Kenya); 33,000 (Uganda); 72,000 (Indonesia) Reference: Kissling, Allison, Seeley et al 2005, AIDS vol 19

  7. HIV & FISHERIES – Why high risk • Age of fisheries – 15-35 yrs group most vulnerable to STD • High risk character of occupation • Migratory nature of fishing coupled with cash income, irregular working hours • ‘Sex for fish’ & role of women in marketing chain • Gender inequality compounded by poverty that puts women at risk • Fishing communities limited access to health services

  8. HIV & FISHERIES – Impact on fisheries • Loss of productive adult labor • Loss of livelihood – ultimately assets (boats & nets sold) • Enormous strain on surviving households (orphans) • Men compromised by health displace women in processing sector • Undermines co-management programs to address fisheries management challenges • Compromises food security nationally Fisheries development HIV/AIDS

  9. HIV & FISHERIES – Project 1: Build capacity for control of HIV/AIDS. • Strengthen clinical & lab research capacity • & collection of epidemiological & social baseline data • to prepare for future HIV control programs/vaccine trials • Improve understanding of the impact of • the socio-economic dynamics of the fisheries • sector on human disease environment, • and vice-versa • 2) Develop good practice models for • integrating medical research and • socio-economic research in SSA to • address these linkages

  10. Location: UGANDA/ MALAWI • Partners: • Uganda Virus Research Institute • Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Program • International AIDS Vaccine Initiative • University of East Anglia

  11. HIV & FISHERIES – Project 2: Investing in sustainable solutions • Increase the contributions of the fisheries sector to nutrition security, income and mitigate HIV/AIDS impact • (1) reduce vulnerability to HIV/AIDS along marketing chains by developing business-based options for small-scale traders and processors to reduce their risk to HIV/AIDS • (2) enhance nutrition security among vulnerable populations through small-scale aquaculture and improved fish supply chains

  12. ADAPTING FISH FARMING TO HELP FAMILIES COPE WITH HIV/AIDS –(1,200 households in Malawi) * income doubled • 150% fish consumption • malnutrition among children dropped from 45% to 15%. • 50% increase in farm productivity • more resilient during times of drought

  13. IDENTIFYING AREAS SUITABLE FOR AQUACULTURE • FAO – 15% of SSA suitable for aquaculture. • GIS, biophysical & socioeconomic factors used to identify & map potential areas for pond aquaculture in Africa & Asia to aid planning & management.

  14. Locations: DR Congo/ Malawi/Mozambique/ Zambia/ Uganda/ Benin/Nigeria/ Cameroon • Partners: WorldFish/ FAO/ National research partners (nutrition research institutes and university departments, as well as social and economic research institutions)

  15. Thank you !

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