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  Impact, challenges and long-term implications of antiretroviral therapy programme in Nigeria

  Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria, 2007

  This report from Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria (HERFON) studies the impact, challenges and long-term implication of the antiretroviral treatment (ART) response to AIDS in Nigeria.
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  Mother-to-child transmission of HIV: risk factors and missed opportunities for prevention among pregnant women attending health services in Goiânia, Goiás State, Brazil

  Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2007

  Vertical transmission or mother-to-child transmission, is the main source of the HIV infection in children.
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  Positive prevention: HIV prevention with people living with HIV

  International HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2007

  This document from the International AIDS Alliance is intended as a resource to help NGOs and HIV service providers working across the spectrum of HIV prevention, treatment, care and support services to take steps towards integrating HIV prevention for, by and with people living with HIV (PLWHA).
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  Models of care project: linking HIV/AIDS treatment, care and support in Sexual and Reproductive Health care settings

  International Planned Parenthood Federation, 2005

  This booklet from International Planned Parent Federation (IPPF) showcases different models of care using a variety of entry points to bring sexual and reproductive health (SRH) closer to HIV/AIDS. Four countries were chosen for pilot projects: the Dominican Republic, Kenya, Rwanda and Colombia.
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  Guidance on provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling in health facilities

  World Health Organization, 2007

  These guidelines from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNAIDS outline an opt-out approach to provider-initiated HIV testing. Following this approach, healthcare staff would routinely recommend that certain types of patient should take a HIV test.
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  Community views about routine HIV testing and antiretroviral treatment in Botswana: signs of progress from a cross sectional study

  BioMed Central, 2007

  This research article from BMC International Health and Human Rights reports high levels of approval for the routine HIV testing (RHT) approach practiced in the Botswana public health system since 2004.
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  Antiretroviral (ARV) factsheet - 02

  International HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2007

  This fact sheet from International HIV/AIDS Alliance contains basic information on antiretroviral (ARV) treatment for HIV. It explains how ARVs work to reduce the effects of HIV and allow those affected by the disease to live longer and healthier lives, but emphasises that this treatment is not a cure for HIV.
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  Towards universal access: scaling up priority HIV/AIDS interventions in the health sector

  World Health Organization, 2007

  This progress report from the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows a steady increase in the global levels of access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) for people living with HIV. However, it shows less improvement in other priority areas of HIV treatment. The coverage rate for access to prophylactic ART by pregnant women, to prevent mother to child transmission of the virus, continues to be low.
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  AIDS epidemic update: December 2006

  Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 2006

  This report from UNAIDS and the World Health Organisation (WHO) provides an overview of the number of people living with HIV globally at the end of 2006. It shows that the number of people living with HIV, as well as the number of people dying from AIDS, continues to grow despite increased access to treatment and prevention programmes.
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  Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS: five years later

  United Nations [UN] Conference on Environment and Development, 2006

  This report, from the United Nations Secretary General, provides an update on progress in the global response to HIV and AIDS since the 2001 special session. The report is based on nearly 120 country progress reports from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) as well as over 30 reports from civil society, and national and global surveys.

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