Some more specific guidance
is provided below:
To what policies should the
desk review attend?
·
constitution
·
national laws
·
decentralized regional
or provincial bylaws
·
decrees and local regulations
·
international declarations,
conventions, commitments,
agreements, policy
statements signed and/or
issued by the government
·
Sectoral policies and
strategic plans
·
donor policies (and how
governments interact
with donor policies)
·
civil society policies/manifestos
·
decentralisation policies (depends
from country to country)
·
private sector policies
What should be searched
in the policies?
explicit mention of key issues:
·
Human rights as they relate to
sexuality, including reproduction
·
key populations
·
Stigma and discrimination
·
gender equality and issues
·
access to treatment
·
age of consent
·
informed consent
·
condoms/contraceptives/
commodities
·
treatment
for all of the above
·
When was the policy/
statement created/voiced?
·
How often?
·
By whom?
·
in what context?
·
Written? verbal?
·
opposition/ support?
·
plans/funds available for
implementation? costed?
in other words, for all the policies,
whenever SrH is mentioned,
check if Hiv is mentioned. and
vice versa, whenever Hiv is
mentioned check for SrH.
accessibility statements
·
geographic
·
demographic
·
affordability
for each policy look at
decentralisation strategies.
lastly, it is important to document
`intangible' policies/practices
(e.g. attitudes towards key
populations, early marriage, and
sexuality vs. reproduction).
Appendix 2.
Conducting a Desk Review