AIDS remains a global concern given its unprecedented impact on development. The economic and social impacts of AIDS are not uniform across countries nor within societies, yet wherever it strikes, AIDS affects individuals, communities and sectors, relentlessly eroding human capability, productivity and prospects. The need to deliver responses that leave no-one behind, reduce vulnerability to future pandemics, build resilience to future shocks and overcome the severe and systematic inequalities exposed by this pandemic is quite urgent.
Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) are not targeted by many HIV/AIDS actors which results into lack of information and vulnerability to the pandemic. IDIWA conducts monthly HIV/AIDS sessions for staff and Board members, annual Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) surveys, and mainstreams HIV/AIDS in all program activities.