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  Efforts underway to stem "brain drain" of doctors and nurses

  Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health, 2005

  This report from the World Health Organization (WHO) outlines actions that are being taken to combat the problem of developing countries losing healthcare professionals through migration to wealthier countries.
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  Scaling up HIV/AIDS care: service delivery and human resources perspectives

  World Health Organization, 2004

  This report from the World Health Organization (WHO) outlines the results of a study into the human resources implications of delivering anti-retroviral therapy (ART) to those affected by HIV and AIDS.
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  Scaling up access to antiretroviral treatment in southern Africa: who will do the job?

  The Lancet, 2005

  This paper, published in the Lancet, examines plans for scaling up antiretroviral treatment (ART) for HIV-positive people in Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, and South Africa. It reports that a lack of human resources for health, rather than financial resources, is regarded as the main obstacle to implementing national treatment plans in these countries.
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  Business and HIV/AIDS: a healthier partnership?

  World Economic Forum, 2005

  This report provides an overview of business perceptions and responses to HIV/AIDS.
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  Governance, politics and HIV/AIDS

  Eldis HIV and AIDS Resource Guide, 2005

  This presentation, prepared for a UNAIDS workshop on AIDS and Vulnerability, explores the impact of HIV and AIDS on governance and politics. The presentation examines: the implications of AIDS for state capacity; considerations for service delivery; the budgetary and transparency implications of the AIDS response; and the impact on, as well as the response and inclusion of civil society.
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  Scaling-up anti-retroviral treatment (ART) and the health system in southern Africa

  Eldis HIV and AIDS Resource Guide, 2005

  This note, prepared for a UNAIDS workshop on Vulnerability and AIDS, provides a number of observations and opinions on the feasibility of scaling up anti-retroviral treatment (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa. The document reviews lessons learned from various hospitals and health centres delivering ART in southern Africa, and highlights considerable human resource constraints.
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  Exchange on HIV/AIDS, sexuality and gender: internal HIV/AIDS mainstreaming

  Royal Tropical Institute, 2005

  This is the first issue of Exchange, previously Sexual Health Exchange, produced by the Royal Tropical Institute of the Netherlands in collaboration with Novib (Oxfam Netherlands). The main focus of this edition is mainstreaming HIV and AIDS in civil society organisations (CSOs).
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  Health system capacities in developing countries and global health initiatives on communicable diseases

  Uma Lele, Personal Website, 2005

  The paper assesses seven international health programs addressing communicable diseases, primarily focusing on the focus on the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (GFATM) and its interactions with other organisations. It argues that global health programmes need to shift away from a tendency for crisis management to a greater focus on longer-term strategic planning and implementati
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  Human resources: international context: Chapter 6 of the South African Health Review 2005

  Health Systems Trust, South Africa, 2005

  This chapter, from the South African Health Review 2005, reviews human resources for health in South Africa from an international perspective. It highlights the vast inequities in global and regional distribution of health workers and briefly examines those factors affecting human resource development.
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  Implications of U.S. policy restrictions on programs aimed at commercial sex workers and victims of trafficking worldwide

  Center for Health and Gender Equity, 2005

  This policy brief from CHANGE, examines the implications of the United States (US) Global AIDS Act, which bars the use of federal funds to promote, support or advocate the legalisation or practice of prostitution. The brief outlines how these policies and restrictions have numerous adverse implications for effective HIV prevention and the promotion of human rights and public health.

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