HIV/AIDS impact on transport sector study commences

After numerous mini-surveys on the impact of HIV/AIDS on the transport sector, the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication, has finally asked the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) to find competent individuals or organisation to conduct a study. Adverts for expression of interests were placed in newspapers last week calling for “the services of international or Namibian consultants and research institutions to assess the impact of HIV/AIDS on the transport sector in Namibia.”

The ultimate objective of the study is to inform the leaders in the transport sector about how HIV/AIDS is currently affecting the sector's operations and how interventions need to be designed to best protect the workforce, to assure continued productivity and to avert the negative economic and social impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. “The consultancy will include in-depth review and analysis of available research document, nationally and regionally, development of the appropriate research methodology, data collection and analysis, and a public presentation of the findings,” read the advert. The duration of the consultancy is expected to take no longer than 100 days within a six-month period starting in November and ending in April 2007.