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    The status and trends of HIV/AIDS/STI epidemics in Asia and the Pacific

    Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 2001
    Report looks at current statistics of AIDS/HIV/STI in Asia and the Pacific and discusses the trends behind population groups and country regions where infections are prevalent.It suggests that focused interventions can keep infection rates low in specific groups and reduce the risk of extensive HIV spread in the population at large.
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    AIDS: the undeclared war

    Stakeholder Forum, 2001
    Identifying the key issues relating to the war on HIV / AIDS as access to medication, cultural factors, lack of knowledge and resource short-fall this paper discusses broad areas of change needed to break current trends.The author goes on to suggest some more detailed policy responses for governments, ngos, the private sector and international institutions placing HIV /AIDS in the context of th
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    Understanding the poverty business interface: experiences from Tanzania

    Resource Centre for the Social Dimensions of Business Practice, UK, 2001
    Uses case studies of five businesses operating in Tanzania explore the poverty business interface.Key lessons include:The core business activities of a successful business can have a positive impact on poverty through the creation of employment, through employment benefits such as medical provision for employees and their families, and through the supply of products and services tailore
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    The impact of HIV/AIDS on adult mortality in South Africa

    Medical Research Council, South Africa, 2001
    Demographic projections of the epidemic indicate that HIV/AIDS will cause a rapid change the age and sex pattern of deaths in South Africa.A system to monitor the age pattern has been developed by the Medical Research Council.
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    Resource needs for HIV/AIDS

    International AIDS Economics Network, 2001
    This paper estimates the costs of of HIV/AIDS programmes by the year 2005, and how these might be met from domestic and international sources . The paper specifically looks at the costs of meeting the targets set by the General Assembly Special Session on AIDS in June 2001By 2005, programmes will require about US$9 billion annually, with half of these resources needed in sub-Saharan Africa.
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    Untangling the web of price reductions: a pricing guide for the purchase of ARVs for developing countries (4th Edition)

    Access to Essential Medicines Campaign, MSF, 2003
    The data in this guide on ARV prices offered by originator companies and some generic companies in low- and middle-income countries are meant to provide potential buyers with clear verified data. This information is intended for use by government and non-profit procurement agencies, as well as other bulk purchasers of ARVs, including health facilities and non governmental organizations (NGOs).
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    HIV/AIDS and development in the education sector

    Health Economics & HIV/AIDS Research Division, University of Natal, 2000
    The objective of this paper is to describe the underlying problem of HIV/AIDS in the context of education development in Southern Africa, and also to identify opportunities for remedial action and positive enablement.
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    The hidden battle: HIV/AIDS in the family and community

    Health Economics & HIV/AIDS Research Division, University of Natal, 2000
    This paper examines the impact on family and community of the three ‘phases’ in the cycle of illnessand death from AIDS: 1. the illness; 2. the period following immediately after death; and 3. the longer-term aftermath.
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    The impact of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights on human rights: report of the High Commissioner

    United Nations [UN] High Commission for Refugees, 2001
    This report examines the role of the TRIPS Agreement on the promotion and protection of the right to health. It focuses on the right to health as an entry point for an analysis of the TRIPS Agreement for several reasons. First, resolution 2000/7 recognises that the TRIPS Agreement could affect the enjoyment of the right to health - in particular through its effect on access to pharmaceuticals.
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    HIV/AIDS in development

    Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, 2001
    Paper asks:how does HIV/AIDS influence the scope for eradicating poverty and creating intercultural co-operation?how can MS contribute to an open and constructive approach to the human problems related to HIV/AIDS?how can training and seminars increasingly take the HIV/AIDS catastrophe into consideration?MS and MS partners should increase the awareness and create a debate in the

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