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    Expanding contraceptive choice: an Africa study of emergency contraception

    Reproductive Health Research Unit, 2003
    This study explores the need for and use of emergency contraception in South Africa. It was undertaken in response to the lack of information on the availability, provision and use of emergency contraception in South Africa.
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    Working towards greater equity in the fight against HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis

    Rockefeller Foundation, 2001
    This workshop statement from the Rockefeller Foundation calls for more determined efforts to address inequity in patterns of disease risks and consequences, and in the distribution of benefits from programmes to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis (TB).
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    The burden of co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and malaria in pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa

    American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2004
    This American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene report reviews information collected over the last 15 years which explores the connections between HIV and malaria in pregnant women. The article examines the effect of maternal HIV on malaria during pregnancy, as well as the effect of maternal malaria on HIV.
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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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    Rapid appraisal of primary level health care services for HIV-positive children at public sector clinics in South Africa

    Children's Institute, University of Cape Town, 2002
    South Africa has a large and growing number of HIV-infected children. While no policy exists to provide anti-retroviral therapy to these children, several other effective health and social interventions are available which have been shown to improve life expectancy and quality of life in HIV-infected children.
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    Reducing maternal and neonatal mortality in the poorest communities

    British Medical Journal, 2004
    This article from the British Medical Journal (BMJ) asserts that current safe motherhood and newborn care programmes, which emphasise skilled attendance and institutional delivery, are failing to reach the poorest populations. This is because the poorest mothers are more likely to deliver at home than in a health facility.
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    2003 National HIV/AIDS and Reproductive Health Survey (NARHS), Nigeria

    HIV/AIDS Impact on Education Clearinghouse, 2003
    This National HIV/AIDS and Reproductive Health Survey for Nigeria was conducted in 2003 and consulted over 10 000 people, aged 15 – 64.
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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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    Access to medicines in under-served markets: what are the implications of changes in intellectual property rights, trade and drug registration policy?

    Department for International Development Health Systems Resource Centre, 2004
    This research paper from the DFID Health Systems Resource Centre shows that the laws on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) are having a negative effect on health systems in developing countries.The report brings together findings from seven studies commissioned by DFID on the public health implications of TRIPS for developing countries and the effect it has on access to drug
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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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