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    Reproductive rights for women affected by HIV/AIDS? A project to monitor Millennium Development Goals 5 and 6

    IPAS, 2005
    This document reports on how six organisations in Argentina, Mexico and Poland, Kenya, Lesotho, South Africa and Swaziland tried out a monitoring tool as a data collection method to assess steps along the path toward achieving MDGs 5 and 6.This report is a synthesis of each organisation’s own project report, describes how the monitoring tool was used and outlines the main findings presented by
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    A multi-country study of the involvement of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in the country coordinating mechanisms (CCM)

    Global Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS, 2004
    This GNP report synthesises the experiences of people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) and their relationship with the Country Coordinating Mechanisms (CCMs) associated with the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM). The document outlines the findings on existing participation of PLWHA with CCMs and makes a number of country specific recommendations.
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    White House policy on HIV/AIDS, chapter seven: the global HIV/AIDS epidemic

    White House Council of Economic Advisors, 2005
    This chapter, from the White House Policy on HIV and AIDS, describes the global epidemic and outlines current American policy aimed at tackling it. The chapter discusses the nature of the crisis and its consequences.
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    HIV prevention in the era of expanded treatment access

    Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 2004
    This report by the Global HIV prevention working group argues that long term success against HIV and AIDS requires simultaneous expansion of both antiretroviral therapy (ART) and prevention. The report makes detailed recommendations on how to effectively integrate HIV prevention into expanding HIV treatment programmes.
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    The treatment era: ART in Africa

    United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 2004
    This new resource from IRIN’s Plusnews website looks at the issues involved in anti-retroviral treatment (ART) in Africa. As a result of falling antiretroviral prices, new sources of international funding and growing political commitment, providing treatment for Africa’s HIV-positive citizens is an achievable goal.
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    Renewing our voice: code of good practice for NGOs responding to HIV/AIDS

    Code of Good Practice for NGOs Responding to HIV/AIDS, 2004
    HIV/AIDS is recognised as an unprecedented global development challenge. This code sets out a number of guiding principles which apply a human rights approach to the range of HIV/AIDS-specific health, development and humanitarian work undertaken by NGOs responding to HIV/AIDS.
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    Treating AIDS now: an opportunity for the UK to lead the world in bringing AIDS treatment to all who need it

    People and Planet, 2004
    This paper is a call to action for the UK government to use its international leadership to increase access to HIV/AIDS treatment. The paper outlines the case for antiretrovirals (ARV), as well as the key role of drug costs in determining access to ARVs. It then makes the case for expanding generic drug production in developing countries and explores the barriers to this expansion.
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    Women and HIV/AIDS: confronting the crisis

    United Nations Development Fund for Women, 2004
    This report, published by UNIFEM, UNAIDS and UNFPA, is a call to action to address the triple threat of gender inequality, poverty and HIV/AIDS. It highlights the work of the Global Coalition on Women and AIDS, a UNAIDS initiative that supports programmes which mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls worldwide.
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    HIV/AIDS and work: global estimates, impact and response, 2004

    International Labour Organization, 2004
    This major report, prepared by the ILO Programme on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work, is intended as a reference tool. Part One provides global estimates of the impact of HIV/AIDS on the world of work and outlines the macroeconomic impact of HIV/AIDS. It looks at the effects of HIV/AIDS on the private sector: the public sector and the informal economy; as well as its impact on women and children.
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    Scaling-up treatment for HIV/AIDS: lessons learned from multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

    The Lancet, 2004
    This article, published in The Lancet, considers strategies for providing antiretroviral treatment to three million people with HIV/AIDS by 2005 (the ‘3 by 5’ target), drawing on lessons from the Green Light Committee’s expansion of treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).

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