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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 Compliance Service uses SMS technology for TB treatment

    Bridges.org, 2002
    A service in South Africa that uses the Short Message Service (SMS) to alert tuberculosis (TB) patients to take their medication. The initiative has led to a significant increase in the recovery rate of patients and could lead to savings for healthcare authorities.Cape Town has one of the world's highest incidences of TB, largely due to socio-economic and climatic factors.
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    South African health review 2002

    Health Systems Trust, South Africa, 2003
    The purpose of the SAHR is to provide an annual and longer – term review of the development and implementation of South African health policies. It acts as a barometer for assessing the transformation processes and their impact on provision of equitable health care to all South Africans.
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    The science of HIV/AIDS vaccines: an introduction for community groups

    International Council of AIDS Services Organsiations, 2003
    This is a layman's guide to the science behind attempts to find a vaccine for the HIV virus. It begins by describing the immune system and how it works. It then describes the HIV virus and the effect it has on the immune system.The guide describes the general concept of vaccines and the different types of vaccine and how they work.
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    Women and health: mainstreaming the gender perspective into the health sector

    United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women, 1998
    An Expert Group Meeting on "Women and Health – Mainstreaming the Gender Perspective into the Health Sector" was organised in Tunisia in 1998, in preparation for the forty-third session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in 1999 which considered "Women and Health" as a priority theme.
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    The global infectious disease threat and its implications for the United States

    Central Intelligence Agency, 2000
    The authors of this paper state that new and reemerging infectious diseases will pose a rising global health threat and will complicate US and global security over the next 20 years.
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    A new security threat: HIV/AIDS in the military

    Worldwatch Institute, 2003
    This paper describes the possible extent and consequences of HIV/AIDS prevalence among military personnel worldwide.
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    Pushing and pulling HIV/AIDS vaccines

    International AIDS Economics Network, 2000
    Market forces drive technology research and development (R&D). Demands for high return on investment result in a lack of investment capital for technologies for the poor such as an HIV/AIDS vaccine.
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    Potential barriers to demand for an AIDS/HIV vaccine in developing countries

    International AIDS Economics Network, 2000
    In many studies, it has been assumed that everyone would demand access to an AIDS vaccine if it was available. Yet in reality, there are significant barriers to the consumer in demanding an AIDS vaccine, as has been observed with other vaccines.
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    Effective food and nutrition policy responses to HIV/AIDS: what we know and what we need to know

    International Food Policy Research Institute, 2002
    This paper from the International Food Policy Research Institute reviews the ways in which HIV and AIDS impact on assets and institutions generally, as well as agriculture, natural resource management, food security, and nutrition. The authors argue that the role of the food and nutrition sectors is in mitigation, which is also an effective form of prevention.

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