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- An overview of progress made in attaining the millennium development goals with regard to children
- ( United Nations [UN] Children's Fund , 2007)
- This paper provides an overview on progress made in attaining the millennium development goals (MDGs) with regard to children....
- An overview of palliative care models in sub-Saharan Africa
- ( R. Harding;I. J. Higginson / The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund , 2004)
- This report offers an overview of existing palliative care models in sub-Saharan Africa. It analyses evidence from electronic biomedical databases and prepared reports. The paper finds that where avai...
- Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: a new measure for measuring programme effectiveness
- ( E.M. Stringer;B.H. Chi;N. Chintu / Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health , 2008)
- This article from the Bulletin of the World Health Organization proposes a new method for evaluating prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programmes. The authors suggest that HIV-...
- Changes in sexual behaviour lead to spread of HIV in China
- ( J. Watts / The Lancet , 2008)
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This report from The Lancet focuses on the spread of HIV in China. Findings show that heterosexual sex has overtaken intravenous drug use as the main route of HIV transmission, with many new cases ...
- A life-saving procedure?: male circumcision proves effective against HIV in Africa
- ( J.D. Klausner;R.G. Wamai;K. Bowa / , 2008)
- This article from Future Medicine reports on research into the effectiveness of male circumcision (MC) as a means of preventing HIV in Africa. Findings show an average 65 percent reduction in HIV infe...
- Vulnerability to HIV infection has not been sufficiently addressed, particularly for marginalised populations
- ( Open Society Institute and Soros Foundations Network , 2007)
- This report from the Open Society Institute examines groups that are excluded or marginalised from the design, implementation, and evaluation of national HIV/AIDS policies and programmes due to stigma...
- New blood test simplifies process of diagnosing HIV in infants
- ( Pathfinder International , 2007)
- Unless an infant infected with HIV in Africa receives prophylactic antibiotics soon after birth and Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) as soon as is medically indicated, it has a 35 per cent chance of dying...
- Prevalence of HIV is low amongst high school students in northwestern Ethiopia
- ( G. Andargie / Ethiopian Journal of Health Development , 2007)
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This paper from the Ethiopian Journal of Health Development investigates the prevalence of HIV infection and to assess personal knowledge, attitude and practice related to HIV/AIDS in Gondar; north...
- Three priorities for leadership in HIV/AIDS for 2008 and beyond
- ( K. Buse;F. Samuels / Overseas Development Institute, London , 2007)
- This article from the Overseas Development Institute outlines the need for better leadership in HIV/AIDS in 2008 and beyond. The authors outline the historical context of leadership in the control of ...
- African gay and bisexual men living with HIV in London face stigma and discrimination
- ( L. Doyal;J. Anderson;S. Paparini / Homerton University Hospital , 2007)
- This report from the Centre of Sexual Health and HIV at Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust describes the challenges faced by gay and bisexual African men living with HIV in London. The ...
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