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  Mobilization for microbicides: the decisive decade

  Rockefeller Foundation, 2002

  Highlights the need for microbicides to help millions of women around the world prevent HIV infection and death from AIDS.The research model found that the introduction of microbicides could avert 2.5 million HIV infections and save US$2.7 billion on HIV/AIDS treatment.In conclusion, to make microbicides available for use will require lengthy and expensive research to prove their effectivene
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  Children on the brink 2002: a joint report on orphan estimates and program strategies

  Synergy Project, USAID, 2002

  The paper details a number of impacts of the HIV/AIDS pandemic on children.
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  Risks and macroeconomic impacts of HIV/AIDS in the Middle East and North Africa: why waiting to intervene can be costly

  Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2002

  In the Middle East and North Africa, HIV/AIDS prevalence is low when compared with other regions. However, the authors make the case that lack of surveillance may cause authorities to miss significant numbers of cases and that necessary risk factors to the spread of the epidemic are present.
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  The impact of the AIDS epidemic on the health of the elderly in Tanzania

  Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2001

  This paper is a product of the research project on “The economic impact of fatal adult illness due to AIDS and other causes in Sub-Saharan Africa”.The paper uses longitudinal household data from the Kagera Region of Tanzania collected in 1991-94 to measure the impact of mortality, mainly as a result of HIV/AIDS, of prime-aged adult household members on the level and changes in physical well-bei
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  Childhood challenged: South Africa's children, HIV/AIDS and the corporate sector

  Save the Children Fund, 2002

  HIV/AIDS is now the greatest threat to child development in many parts of the world, including South Africa,and will continue to affect the lives of several generations of children.This report from Save the Children summarises research undertaken into the South African corporate sector's engagement with affected children in 2001.HIV/AIDS is a major challenge for business in South Africa,and
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  The report on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic 2002

  Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 2002

  The AIDS epidemic is still in an early phase – HIV prevalence is climbing higher than previously believed possible in the worst-affected countries and is continuing to spread rapidly into new populations in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Eastern Europe.
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  Community mobilization for orphans in Zambia: an assessment of the orphans and vulnerable children programme of Project Concern International

  Displaced Children and Orphans Fund & Patrick J. Leahy War Victims Fund, USAID, 1999

  An estimated 78 percent of Zambia’s current orphans are the result of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.The paper argues that:finding effective ways to mitigate the impacts of HIV/AIDS on children and families must become a top national prioritystrategies to mitigate the problems of AIDS orphans and other vulnerable children must focus on strengthening the capacities of the extended family and
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  Making AIDS part of the global development agenda

  Finance and Development, IMF, 2002

  Developing countries that do not, or cannot, protect human capital will not be able to participate fully in the global economy, much less take advantage of the opportunities it affords. This paper from the journal Finance and Development, from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), looks at opportunities for countries to include strategies for tackling AIDS in their national policy frameworks.
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  The global impact of HIV/AIDS on youth

  Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 2002

  This fact sheet provides an overview of the impact of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic on young people, including data on prevalence and incidence, why adolescents are vulnerable to HIV, which young people are at particular risk, and the role of prevention.The document concludes that rates of infection amongst young people are set to increse and thus, prevention interventions directed at youth will
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  Reaching youth worldwide

  Center for Communication Programs, Johns Hopkins University, 2002

  The United Nations estimates that one-half of all new HIV/AIDS cases are among 15- to 24-year-olds. Youth also face problems such as unemployment, adolescent pregnancy, and drug and alcohol abuse.

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