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  Global health watch 2005/06: an alternative world health report

  Global Health Watch, 2005

  Published by the Global Health Watch Secretariat, the Global Health Watch 2005/06 is the first “alternative world health report”, written from the perspective of civil society. It challenges the world’s major health institutions, addresses the causes of global inequality, and sets out measures for achieving adequate and equitable health for all.
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  Zambia National Health Accounts 2002: main findings

  Partners for Health Reformplus, 2004

  This document, by the Zambian Ministry of Health and PHRplus, summarises how the National Health Accounts (NHA) system was used to assess both general health and HIV and AIDS-specific spending in Zambia in 2002. The document also reviews health care use and borrowing patterns for people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA).
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  Preventing and coping with HIV/AIDS in post conflict situations: gender-based lessons

  Linking Complex Emergency Response and Transition Initiative, 2000

  This paper, produced by CERTI, outlines the reasons and objectives of the symposium ‘Preventing and coping with HIV/AIDS in post conflict situations: gender-based lessons’, held in Pretoria, South Africa in 2001. Although there is little cross-country epidemiological data, there is evidence suggesting that conflicts increase the risk and impact of HIV and AIDS.
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  Poverty, HIV/AIDS and social security

  Economic Policy Research Institute, South Africa, 2002

  The HIV/AIDS pandemic raises vital questions about the appropriate policy response for dealing with severe poverty, particularly with respect to social security reform.
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  Antiretroviral therapy in primary healthcare: Experience of the Khayelitsha programme in South Africa

  World Health Organization, 2003

  This paper, published by the World Health Organization, discusses the experience of a Médecins Sans Frontières programme to offer antiretroviral (ARV) treatment within primary health care centres in Khayelitsha township, Cape Town, South Africa.It provides an overview of the treatment programme, and outlines a range of positive outcomes.These include dramatic improvements in health a
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  HIV/AIDS, poverty and growth: evidence from a household impact study conducted in the Free State province, South Africa

  Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford, 2002

  This paper from the Centre for Study of African Economies (CSAE) reports on a study to assess the impact of HIV/AIDS on households. It finds that many affected households in South Africa rely heavily on social welfare grants. This implies that the government will in future years be faced with increasing claims.
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  Household welfare impacts of mortality of adult females in Zimbabwe: implications for policy and program development

  International AIDS Economics Network, 2000

  This paper from IAEN describes the major household impacts of female mortality in Zimbabwe, identifies the household coping mechanisms adopted and the current formal and informal social support mechanisms.
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  Antiretroviral drugs for treating pregnant women and preventing HIV infection in infants: guidelines on care, treatment and support for women living with HIV/AIDS and their children in resource-constrained settings

  World Health Organization, 2004

  These World Health Organization guidelines review existing evidence on the use of antiretroviral drugs for preventing mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV and recommend specific ARV regimens according to different clinical situations.
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  Sex work toolkit: targeted HIV/AIDS prevention and care in sex work settings

  World Health Organization, 2004

  This WHO toolkit is intended as a resource to guide the development and implementation of effective HIV interventions in diverse sex work settings and is aimed at anyone who works in HIV prevention in these settings. The first section of the toolkit provides an introduction and context for HIV interventions in sex work.
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  Rapid expansion, emerging challenges

  Access to Essential Medicines Campaign, MSF, 2004

  This MSF briefing document describes some of the progress on antiretroviral therapy (ART), as well as some of the emerging operational and clinical challenges. It presents this information from the perspective of a medical humanitarian organisation that provides treatment to people living with HIV/AIDS in resource poor settings.

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