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    How labour intensive is a doctor-based delivery model for antiretroviral treatment (ART)?: evidence from an observational study in Siem Reap, Cambodia

    Human Resources for Health, 2007
    This article from Human Resources for Health shows that delivering antiretroviral therapy (ART) initially involves a high level of input from doctors but that this decreases as delivery is scaled-up. As increased funding is made available for delivering ART to those affected by HIV, the most significant remaining obstacle is the shortage of health professionals.
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    Tackling political barriers to end AIDS

    Books for Change, 2007
    This policy document from ActionAid argues that the world’s political leaders are still refusing to mount an adequate response to the global HIV emergency. In 2005 world leaders made a commitment to creating universal access to HIV treatment, prevention and care by 2010, but two years later there is still no financial plan in place to achieve this.
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    World Drug Report 2006

    United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2006
    This report, from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, provides an overview of illicit drug trends internationally. Volume One analyses the trends of how drugs are produced, trafficked and used in the world and includes a special thematic chapter on cannabis. Volume 2 provides detailed statistics.
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    Reducing drug related harms to health: an overview of the global evidence

    Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme, 2006
    This report, from a series produced by the Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme that explores the effectiveness of drug policies, reviews the current evidence for attempts to tackle drug-related harms. The report reviews the drug-related harms to health such as HIV, hepatitis, death by overdose, and local and systemic bacterial infections.
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    Improving female recruitment, participation, and retention among peer educators in the Geração BIZ Program in Mozambique

    Pathfinder International, 2006
    This report from Pathfinder International outlines an intervention to boost the number of young women participating as peer workers in a youth work project in Mozambique.
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    For goodness sake!: Asia-Pacific faith-based organizations battle HIV/AIDS

    United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2003
    This chapter, from the book HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Support: Stories from the Community, examines the response to HIV and AIDS of faith-based organisations in the Asia-Pacific region. The paper explores the range of activities these organisations have undertaken.
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    Dream: an integrated faith-based initiative to treat HIV/AIDS in Mozambique

    World Health Organization, 2005
    This case study, from the World Health Organization, describes DREAM, a faith-based initiative to treat HIV and AIDS in Mozambique.
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    Enhancing the greater involvement of people living with HIV (GIPA) in NGOs/CBOs in India

    International HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2006
    This handbook, from the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, explores the different dimensions of GIPA (greater involvement of people living with HIV/AIDS), and is based on experiences of NGOs (non-governmental organisations) in India. The handbook is a collection of information sheets and participatory activities for NGOs who want to work towards GIPA in their work.
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    Guidance to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and support for human resources for health

    Physicians for Human Rights, 2005
    This practical guidance, prepared by Physicians for Human Rights, is intended for anyone involved in preparing or providing input into a proposal for the Global Fund (Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria), with a focus on Africa.
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    Expert patients and AIDS care

    Eldis HIV and AIDS Resource Guide, 2006
    This paper, published by the Institute of Tropical Medicine, reviews the literature on expert patient programmes for AIDS care in high-income countries, and explores their relevance for low-income countries with severe human resources shortages.

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