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    Intersecting risks: HIV/AIDS and child labour

    International Labour Organization, 2002
    This paper analyses the mutually reinforcing factors that, as a result of HIV infection among adults, contribute to child labour and may place child workers at risk of HIV infection themselves.
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    The impact of adult mortality on primary school enrollment in northwestern Tanzania

    Africa Region Human Development Department, World Bank, 2002
    The goal of this study is to measure the impact of adult deaths and orphan status on household decisions to enroll children in primary school.
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    HIV/AIDS, poverty and risky sexual behavior: evidence from South Africa

    Centre for Health Systems Research & Development, University of the Free State, South Africa, 2002
    This paper explores the relationship between poverty, knowledge about HIV/AIDS and risky sexual behavior.
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    Children on the brink 2002: a joint report on orphan estimates and program strategies

    Synergy Project, USAID, 2002
    The paper details a number of impacts of the HIV/AIDS pandemic on children.
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    The impact of the AIDS epidemic on the health of the elderly in Tanzania

    Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2001
    This paper is a product of the research project on “The economic impact of fatal adult illness due to AIDS and other causes in Sub-Saharan Africa”.The paper uses longitudinal household data from the Kagera Region of Tanzania collected in 1991-94 to measure the impact of mortality, mainly as a result of HIV/AIDS, of prime-aged adult household members on the level and changes in physical well-bei
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    Do patents for antiretroviral drugs constrain access to AIDS treatment in Africa?

    International Intellectual Property Institute, 2001
    The report studies the patent statuses of 15 antiretroviral drugs in 53 African countries. These antiretroviral drugs are patented in few African countries and that in countries where antiretroviral drug patents exist, generally only a small subset of antiretroviral drugs are patented.
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    The effect of the AIDS epidemic on economic welfare in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Commission on Macroeconomics and Health, WHO, 2001
    This paper assesses the contribution of mortality changes in Sub-Saharan Africa to rates of change in economic welfare.It notes that between 1960 and 1990 life expectancy in Africa increased by a very substantial 9 years.
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    Campaign against the IMF, World Bank and structural adjustment

    Essential Information, 2001
    Contains a series of fact sheets and resources, taking a generally critical position on IMF and World Bank Structural Adjustment activities and policies.The fact sheets include:how Structural Adjustment worsens povertyhow the IMF helped create and worsen the Asian financial crisisthe IMF, the World Bank, and the HIV/AIDS crisishow Structural Adjustment destroys the environme
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    IFAD strategy paper on HIV/AIDS for East and Southern Africa: October 2001

    International Fund for Agricultural Development, 2001
    This strategy paper delineates IFAD's role in helping to stem the spread of the epidemic and in addressing its effects on the rural poor and on agricultural and rural development. It describes the approach the Fund will use to achieve these objectives:adapting existing agricultural and rural development strategies and programmes to the challenges of HIV/AIDSintroducing new component
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    Central Asia: drugs and conflict

    International Crisis Group, 2001
    This article discusses the serious affect of the drug trade in Afghanistan and Central Asia.

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