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Understanding and measuring AIDS-related settings: a developing country perspective
Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance, 2007This article published in the SAHARA Journal examines the prevalence of AIDS-related stigma and discrimination in three large hospitals in New Delhi, India. Data were collected via in-depth interviews with hospital staff and HIV-infected patients, surveys with hospital workers (884 doctors, nurses and ward staff) and observations of hospital practices.DocumentRoutine offer of antenatal HIV testing (“opt-out” approach) to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV in urban Zimbabwe
Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health, 2007This paper from the World Health Organization aims to assess the impact of routine antenatal HIV testing for preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) in urban Zimbabwe.DocumentA national survey of the impact of rapid scale-up of antiretroviral therapy on health-care workers in Malawi: effects on human resources and survival
Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health, 2007This paper from the World Health Organization (WHO) aims to assess the human resources impact of Malawi’s rapidly growing antiretroviral therapy (ART) programme and balance this against the survival benefit of health-care workers who have accessed ART themselves.DocumentWalking the talk: Putting women's rights at the heart of the HIV and AIDS response
Voluntary Service Overseas, 2007This report from VSO and ActionAid focuses on the gender inequalities and challenges faced by women and girls who provide care for people living with and affected by HIV and AIDS.DocumentMainstreaming HIV/AIDS in development and humanitarian programmes
Oxfam, 2004This report from ActionAid, Oxfam GB and Save the Children UK explores mainstreaming of HIV/AIDS. Mainstreaming can be defined as the process of analysing the impact that HIV/AIDS has, and will have, on all sectors including but not limited to health. It is split into two types: external and internal.DocumentHIV, AIDS and Islam: a workshop manual based on compassion, responsibility and justice
Communities Responding to the HIV/AIDS Epidemic, 2007Increasingly, there are initiatives in Muslim communities to raise awareness about the prevalence of HIV and AIDS and address the generally-held belief that it is a disease of promiscuity. This manual aims to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS, its manifestations and impact on the community amongst Muslims.DocumentLiving and eating well
Children in Distress Network, 2004A healthy diet helps children affected by HIV and AIDS. This illustrated and accessible manual addresses several nutritional concerns that may affect children infected with AIDS. These include:DocumentUnderstanding and challenging HIV stigma: Toolkit for action (2007)
Pact Tanzania, 2007What is the impact of stigma on children? This toolkit aims to help explore and understand the different ways in which children are stigmatised, and to look at strategies to change attitudes and experiences.DocumentKeep the best, change the rest: participatory tools for working with communities on gender and sexuality
International HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2007Gender and sexuality are cross cutting factors in the transmission of HIV and the care and support of those infected and affected. Based on seminars and field experience in Zambia, this toolkit aims to enable those working on HIV and AIDS issues to address gender and sexuality effectively as well as giving guidance on building trust in the community. It looks speciDocumentHIV-TB co-infection: meeting the challenge
Forum for Collaborative HIV Research, 2007Ten per cent of individuals infected with TB develop the active disease but this is greatly increased in those whose immune systems have been weakened by HIV.Pages