HIV and collective action

ila mam's comments on HIV AIDS and men's contribution has set me thinking...

the moot question is whether collective cooperation across gender is possible/needed in this case??

i believe v wil need to understand the problem better bfor recommending solutions...the questions v wil need to address are :-

1) are men solely to blame?

2) even if they are, wil their abstinence alone solve the issue?

3) if men are solely to blame, how do v bring this problem under the scope of collective action. I mean, should the collective action be of men alone.

But then, isnt it also true tat women are also gettin affected by it? So, should the stakeholders b both the affected nd the causal agents...please note tat the way v define HIV problem leads to different models of collective action which will finally translate into action plans..

all of urs collective cooperation solicited to resolve my confusion...