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    Children and AIDS: a stocktaking report. Actions and progress during the first year of 'Unite for Children, Unite against AIDS'

    Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 2007
    This briefing paper provides an overview of the achievements of the 'Unite for Children, Unite against AIDS initiative' in improving prevention of and treatment for HIV and AIDS among children.Topics addressed include:coverage of access to antiretroviral treatments and counselling servicesefforts to prevent infection through education of children and adolescentspreventing mother
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    From access to adherence: the challenges of antiretroviral treatment

    World Health Organization, 2006
    This report demonstrates that access to antiretrovirals (ARVs) is only one part of the treatment equation. The study presents studies from Botswana, Tanzania and Uganda. It argues that without targeted patient support, patients may not take their medicines regularly or frequently enough (adherence), and lose the therapeutic benefits of treatment.
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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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    Antiretroviral roll-out in South Africa: where do children feature?

    Children's Institute, University of Cape Town, 2004
    This paper explores whether children’s health needs are adequately addressed in South Africa's national plan for comprehensive care and treatment for HIV and AIDS.
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    Rights passages from "near death" to "new life": AIDS activism and treatment testimonies in South Africa

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2005
    This IDS working paper explores how the combination of illness experiences and involvement in treatment programmes has dramatically altered the lives, identities and futures of people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) in South Africa.
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    AIDS Epidemic Update 2004

    Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 2004
    This joint UNAIDS/WHO report outlines the most recent trends in the global AIDS epidemic. Women are increasingly affected by HIV and make up nearly half of the 37.2 million living with HIV world wide. In sub-Saharan Africa, almost 60 percent of adults living with HIV are women. The report identifies Southern Africa as the worst-hit region with HIV prevalence rates surpassing 25 percent.
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    HIV/AIDS as a security issue in Africa: lessons from Uganda

    International Crisis Group, 2004
    This report is the third in a series on HIV/AIDS as a security issue from the International Crisis Group (ICG), and draws on the policy experience of Uganda. The report asserts that HIV/AIDS prevention and conflict prevention should go hand in hand: evidence suggests that war can lead to increased risks of HIV/AIDS and HIV/AIDS can make conflicts worse.
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    Rwanda: “Marked for Death”, rape survivors living with HIV/AIDS in Rwanda

    Amnesty International, 2004
    This Amnesty International report explores the situation of rape survivors living with HIV/AIDS in Rwanda.
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    Overview of the impact and best practice responses in favour of children in a world affected by HIV/AIDS

    UNESDOC: Online UNESCO documents, 2002
    This first chapter from the overall study ‘AIDS, public policy and child well-being’ offers an overview of the impact of HIV/AIDS on children and desirable policy responses.

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