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    Shadow on the continent: public health and HIV/AIDS in Africa in the 21st century

    The Lancet, 2002
    Approaches to the prevention and control of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa have been heavily based on early experiences and policies from industrialised countries, where the disease affects specific risk groups. HIV/AIDS has been dealt with differently from other sexually transmitted or lethal infectious diseases, despite being Africa’s leading cause of death.
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    The humanitarian crisis in southern Africa: volume 1

    International Development Committee, UK, 2003
    In early 2002 southern Africa was gripped by food shortages. These were just one aspect of a complex humanitarian crisis, with impacts ranging across all sectors, from agriculture, to education and health. The trigger for the crisis was erratic rainfall.
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    HIV/AIDS, economics and governance in South Africa: key issues in understanding response. A literature review

    Centre for AIDS Development, Research and Evaluation, South Africa, 2002
    This review of economic research on HIV/AIDS in South Africa states that its aims were: to identify completed and ongoing research conducted on the economic aspects of HIV/AIDS and its implications for governance in South Africaprovide a comprehensive bibliography of literature in the areamake a preliminary assessment of the quality of the existing research, to identify trends and
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    Interviewing and counselling at the grass roots

    Network Learning, 2001
    This document, available in English, French and Somali, is aimed at people working with and wishing to improve their skills in interviewing and counselling. It provides practical information on interviewing and counselling for a number of groups as well as a section on role plays and check lists.Counselling issues covered include working with depression, the elderly, children and carers.
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    Suffering in silence: the links between human rights abuses and HIV transmission to girls in Zambia

    Human Rights Watch, 2002
    This document reports on high rates of sexual violence and coercion against girls in Zambia as a significant causal factor in the extremely high rates of HIV infection among that group.The report documents girls' testimonies of several categories of abuse that heighten girls’ risk of HIV infection, includingsexual assault of girls by family members, particularly the shocking and all too
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    AIDS and democracy: what do we know?

    Health Economics & HIV/AIDS Research Division, University of Natal, 2002
    The researcher notes a scarcity of evidence based work in this subject area and states that the vast majority of sources discussed are theoretical or conceptual pieces which speculate on the possible, probable, or expected impact of HIV/AIDS on security and democracy, as well as the impact of insecurity andantidemocratic forces on accelerating the spread of HIV, or of democracy and governance on
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    The impact of HIV/AIDS on civil society: assessing and mitigating impacts: tools & models for NGOs & CBOs

    Health Economics & HIV/AIDS Research Division, University of Natal, 2002
    This report is the result of research into the current impact of HIV/AIDS on NGOs and CBOs in KwaZulu-Natal, the worst-affected province of South Africa.
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    Handbook on access to HIV/AIDS-related to treatment: a collection of information, tools and other resources for NGOs, CBOs and PLWHA groups

    International HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2002
    This handbook, aims to provide practical, experience based advice and examples for people and organisation working to improve access to HIV/AIDS treatment.The book explores care and treatment, providing an introduction to links between treatment and prevention and barriers to access to treatment.
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    Contracting non-governmental organizations to combat HIV/AIDS

    Partners for Health Reformplus, 2001
    In many developing countries, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have taken the lead in responding to the HIV/AIDS crisis. As international funding to combat HIV/AIDS has increased, donors and government officials are looking for effective ways to distribute new funding to maximise impact.
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    Civil society and the invention of social policy: state, society and citizenship in the fight against AIDS

    Civil Society and Governance Programme, IDS, 2000
    HIV/AIDS is an analytically useful policy domain because of the uncertain, complex and highly contested nature of the public health interventions that were needed. This article examines the role of New York City's AIDS community in the development of local and national HIV/AIDS policies.

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