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Searching with a thematic focus on HIV and AIDS transmission, prevention and testing, HIV and AIDS, Mother to child transmission

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    Community care, change, and hope: local responses to HIV in Zambia

    Synergy Project, USAID, 2004
    This case study from The Synergy Project documents a successful model for facilitating a strong community response to HIV and AIDS. The model was used in the Salvation Army Change programme in the Ndola and Choma districts of Zambia. It aims to build on local strengths and resources which enable ordinary people to address barriers to using HIV and AIDS information and services.
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    HIV, malaria and beyond: reducing the disease burden of female adolescents

    Malaria Journal, BioMed Central, 2005
    This article from Malaria Journal asks why female adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa are not being targeted by HIV and malaria control programmes. The authors point out that the highest overlap between malaria and HIV infections occurs in this group, yet control activities are directed towards different target groups.
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    Talking about health, sex and pregnancy: DFID’s approach to promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights in developing countries

    Department for International Development, UK, 2004
    In this document, the UK Department for International Development (DFID) summarises its strategy for promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights and reducing maternal deaths in developing countries.
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    The burden of co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and malaria in pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa

    American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2004
    This American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene report reviews information collected over the last 15 years which explores the connections between HIV and malaria in pregnant women. The article examines the effect of maternal HIV on malaria during pregnancy, as well as the effect of maternal malaria on HIV.
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    HIV prevention in maternal health services: a training guide

    EngenderHealth, 2004
    This training manual, produced by EngenderHealth, provides guidance on how to integrate prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) into maternal health services. Its objective is to build the capacity of programme managers and staff to meet the HIV and STI needs of women who are pregnant or who have given birth.
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    HIV and increases in childhood mortality in Kenya in the late 1980s to the mid-1990s

    US Agency for International Development, 2004
    This report, published by USAID, examines the increase in childhood mortality in Kenya from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s.
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    Spotlight on PMTCT: reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV among women who breastfeed

    LINKAGES Project, 2004
    This LINKAGES spotlight offers guidance to programme managers and health workers on how to support HIV-positive mothers who choose to breastfeed. This will help minimise the risk of transmission while protecting the health of the mother and infant.
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    An analysis of family planning content in HIV/AIDS, VCT, and PMTCT policies in 16 countries

    Policy Project, Futures Group, Washington, 2004
    This working paper from the POLICY Project analyses how international guidelines and national policies on HIV/AIDS, voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) and prevention of mother-to-child-transmission (PMTCT) address family planning. Looking at 16 countries with high HIV prevalence, the study finds that more than three-quarters of the policies reviewed mention family planning.
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    The Zambia HIV/AIDS workforce study: preparing for scale-up

    US Agency for International Development, 2004
    Anticipating significant scale-up of its current HIV/AIDS services, the Zambian Central Board of Health commissioned this study of the human resource implications. The study collected data at 16 government, NGO, and private for-profit sites across Zambia that currently provide VCT, P-MTCT, and ART services.
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    Emergency obstetric care: critical need among populations affected by conflict

    Reproductive Health Response in Conflict Consortium, 2004
    This report, produced by the Reproductive Health Response in Conflict Consortium (RHRC Consortium), documents the availability of emergency obstetric care (EmOC) services in nine countries affected by conflict. Findings showed that at the health facility level, structures, equipment, supplies and medicines were generally insufficient, and there was a lack of qualified staff.

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