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Gendered Responses to HIV/AIDS Infection: A Case Study of Kabarole District in Western Uganda
Office of Women in International Development, University of Illinois, 1998As the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) continues to take a heavy toll in Uganda and elsewhere in Africa, it is important that research initiatives focus on the responses of those living in rural areas who comprise the majority of the Ugandan population. In 1991 HIV infection in rural areas was 5%, much less than the 30% of urban areas.DocumentThe importance of simple/rapid assays in HIV testing
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 1998There has been a rapid evolution in diagnostic technology since the first HIV antibody tests became commercially available in 1985. Today a wide range of different HIV antibody tests are available. Enzyme-linked immunosor-bent assays (ELISAs) are still the most widely used, but many simple and rapid HIV tests have been developed which offer a number of advantages in certain circum-stances.DocumentFunding Priorities for HIV/AIDS Crisis in Thailand
AIDS Economics, World Bank, 1998Introduces the conceptual framework of inter-related consequences of economic crisis on HIV/AIDS prevention and control. Based on document research and in-depth interviews with officials at national and provincial levels, elaborates how Thai Government deals with AIDS epidemic during the economic hardship.DocumentWorld Bank HIV/AIDS Interventions: Ex-ante and Ex-post Evaluation
AIDS Economics, World Bank, 1998Evaluates World Bank activities to prevent and mitigate the effects of AIDS in all regions of the developing world during fiscal years 1986 to 1996. It first prioritizes HIV-prevention and treatment interventions using the principles of public economics.DocumentHIV/AIDS and business in Africa: A socio-medical response to the economic impact? The case of Côte d’Ivoire
Management of Social Transformations Clearing House, 1997Using the findings of research carried out in 1995-1996 on the economic impact of HIV/AIDS on three firms in Abidjan, we look into companies’ reactions to the dysfunctions caused by the epidemic.DocumentHIV and Infant Feeding: A Chronology of Research and Policy Advances and their Implications for Programs
Support for Analysis and Research in Africa, USAID, 1997DocumentNGO perspectives on access to HIV-related drugs in 13 Latin American and Caribbean countries
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 1998Aims to take stock of existing NGO activities and collaboration aimed at improving access to HIV-related drugs and to facilitate networking and partnerships in the region for the purpose of improving access to care for persons living with HIV/AIDSCountries covered include Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, aDocumentSocial marketing: an effective tool in the global response to HIV/AIDS
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 1998Intended to provide a clear understanding of social marketing, its key components and the role social marketing can and continues to play in preventing and slowing the spread of HIV/AIDS.DocumentThe Progress of Nations Report 1999
The Progress of Nations Report, UNICEF, 1999Focuses on the devastating impact of HIV/AIDS on children, while celebrating the enormous strides that have brought the world so close to the eradication of polio.DocumentResearchers identify a simple, inexpensive drug regimen that is highly effective in preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, USA, 1999A joint Uganda-U.S. study has found a highly effective and safe drug regimen for preventing transmission of HIV from an infected mother to her newborn that is more affordable and practical than any other examined to date.Pages