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  Reproductive rights for women affected by HIV/AIDS? A project to monitor Millennium Development Goals 5 and 6

  IPAS, 2005

  This document reports on how six organisations in Argentina, Mexico and Poland, Kenya, Lesotho, South Africa and Swaziland tried out a monitoring tool as a data collection method to assess steps along the path toward achieving MDGs 5 and 6.This report is a synthesis of each organisation’s own project report, describes how the monitoring tool was used and outlines the main findings presented by
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  Preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV: a practical guide for providing HIV-positive women with family planning services

  American International Health Alliance, 2005

  This manual, produced by the American International Health Alliance, was developed to assist in the prevention of sexual and mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV and to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies in HIV-positive women.
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  AIDS discrimination in Asia

  Global Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS, 2004

  This report by the Asia Pacific Network of People living with HIV/AIDS (APN+) documents a peer-led study on AIDS-related stigma and discrimination of people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) in Asia. Findings show that over 80 per cent of respondents experienced some form of discrimination in the health sector, the community, the family and the workplace.
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  HIV/AIDS and food and nutrition security: from evidence to action

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2005

  This book, published by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), describes the interactions between HIV, AIDS, and food and nutrition security and outlines the implications for food and nutrition-relevant policy.
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  Dreams & desires: sexual and reproductive health experiences of HIV positive women

  International Planned Parenthood Federation, 2004

  This publication from the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and the International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS (ICW) explores the specific sexual and reproductive health issues facing HIV positive women.
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  Malaria and HIV/AIDS interactions and implications: conclusions of a technical consultation convened by WHO

  World Health Organization, 2004

  This briefing from the World Health Organization (WHO) summarises conclusions from a meeting held in June 2004 to examine evidence on the interaction between HIV and AIDS and malaria. The meeting highlighted the geographic overlap in occurrence of the two diseases and resulting co-infection. Findings showed that HIV-infected pregnant women are more likely to develop clinical malaria.
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  Expanding contraceptive choice: an Africa study of emergency contraception

  Reproductive Health Research Unit, 2003

  This study explores the need for and use of emergency contraception in South Africa. It was undertaken in response to the lack of information on the availability, provision and use of emergency contraception in South Africa.
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  Working towards greater equity in the fight against HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis

  Rockefeller Foundation, 2001

  This workshop statement from the Rockefeller Foundation calls for more determined efforts to address inequity in patterns of disease risks and consequences, and in the distribution of benefits from programmes to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis (TB).
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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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  Reducing maternal and neonatal mortality in the poorest communities

  British Medical Journal, 2004

  This article from the British Medical Journal (BMJ) asserts that current safe motherhood and newborn care programmes, which emphasise skilled attendance and institutional delivery, are failing to reach the poorest populations. This is because the poorest mothers are more likely to deliver at home than in a health facility.

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