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Parliaments, Politics and AIDSAn attempt to become more independentFrom an operational perspective, the Executive interacts with parliament as if it is attached to theoffice of the President, like some form of minor government department. In 1988 the Botswanaparliament passed a motion urging government to take steps forthwith to ensure that parliamentas a supreme body in Botswana becomes an independent institution, detached from the President’soffice.Not much was done to implement this motion until 2002 when the then Speaker of parliamentappointed a task force to draft terms of reference for a consultancy to assist parliament in actingon the 1988 motion. The report produced by the consultants was debated and that was all thatwas achieved – a debate.Parliament adjourned without acting on the report and the matter has yet to be brought beforethe current parliament.Impact on the institutionThere is no or very little indication that parliaments are considering the impact of HIV/AIDSon itself as an institution in spite of the fact that all five parliaments recognise and agree withthe Executive that it is an important national issue requiring political leadership. The potentialimpact of the pandemic on the electoral systems is one example of an issue that requires furtherinvestigation.Representing women’s voicesAs noted, only two countries have more than 30% representation of women in parliament.The low levels of representation by women entrenches a largely patriarchal framework for parliamentaryoversight of HIV/AIDS and silences the gender issues that should be central to thisfunction.It appears to be both a tragedy and an opportunity that the story of HIV/AIDS so clearlyexposes continued gender inequalities in political, economic, cultural and social conditions thatmake women more vulnerable and susceptible to the virus. Yet the oversight function seemsill-equipped to address the pandemic in this context.25
Parliaments, Politics and AIDSAcronyms and abbreviationsADBAIDSAMOPROCARTARVsBCPBDPBNFCASGACBOsCCGCDDCNCSCNCSPCPPCSOsDACFFIDAFRELIMOGACGAPGARFUNDGASDE-UEMGoMGPCGRNAGPRSHIVIDASAIMFINEIPUJSSKINDLIMUKAM&EMDAAfrican Development BankAcquired Immune Deficiency SyndromeAssociacao Mocambicana para Promocao da Cidadania (MozambicanAssociation for the Promotion of Citizenship)Antiretroviral therapyAntiretroviralsBotswana Congress PartyBotswana Democratic PartyBotswana National FrontComissao dos Assuntos Sociais, do Genero e Ambiente (Committee for SocialAffairs, Gender and Environment), MozambiqueCommunity-Based OrganisationsChristian Council of Ghana<strong>Centre</strong> for Democratic Development, GhanaConselho Nacional de Combate ao SIDA (National AIDS Council), MozambiqueNational AIDS Control Programme (Ministry of Health), MozambiqueConvention People’s Party, GhanaCivil Society OrganisationsDistrict Assembly Common Fund, GhanaFederation of Women Lawyers, GhanaFrente de Libertacao de Mocambique (Mozambique’s Liberation Movement)Ghana AIDS CommissionGovernance and AIDS Programme (in IDASA)Ghana AIDS Response FundGrupo de Activistas ANTI-SIDA e DTS- Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (Group ofanti-AIDS and STDs’ Activists at Eduardo Mondlane University)Government of MozambiqueGhana Pentecostal CouncilGhana Registered Nurses AssociationGhana Poverty Reduction StrategyHuman Immuno-deficiency VirusInstitute for Democracy in South AfricaInternational Monetary FundInstituto Nacional de Estatística (National Institute of Statistics), MozambiqueInter-<strong>Parliamentary</strong> UnionJunior Secondary SchoolAssociacao das PessoasMonitoring and EvaluationMinistries, Departments and Agencies26
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