ABSTRACT
For quite some time the National AIDS Prevention and Control Programme has felt the need of the module to improve the knowledge and skills of health care providers. The Ministry of Health in conjunction with WHO and USAID has now produced this module for use as a reference manual and teaching guide. It is hoped that this module will help to improve the management of HIV/AIDS at all levels of health care delivery. Infection with HIV and AIDS presents a major challenge to health workers around the world. WHO estimates that 8 to 10 million persons are infected with HIV and almost 50 percent of these are in Africa. Health care workers are called upon to perform many tasks in the face of HIV infection and AIDS. They must diagnose and manage HIV infection and its related illness. In addition; they must deal with psychological; social; legal and ethical issues. The community looks to Health Workers for guidance; for information and education