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    Health impacts of co-residence with and caregiving to persons with HIV/AIDS on older parents in Thailand

    Impact of the AIDS Epidemic on Older Persons, 2002
    An emerging literature indicates that parents are main caregivers to persons with HIV and AIDS (PHAs) in Thailand, especially during the late stages of illness.
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    Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Asia: practical guidance for programs

    US Agency for International Development, 2002
    In most countries in Asia, pediatric incidences of HIV/AIDS are increasing.
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    The elderly and AIDS: coping strategies and health consequences in rural Tanzania

    Population Council, USA, 2002
    This paper, published by the Population Council, examines the effects on the elderly of the death from AIDS of prime-aged adults, using household survey data from northwestern Tanzania in 1991-94. The paper reveals that a significant proportion of adults suffering from AIDS return to their parents’ home shortly before death.
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    HIV and conflict: a double emergency

    Save the Children Fund, 2002
    This report reflects the International Save the Children Alliance’s experience of HIV/AIDS and its effects on young people in conflict situations around the world.In war, HIV/AIDS spreads rapidly as a result of sexual bartering, sexual violence, low awareness about HIV, and the breakdown of vital services in health and education. In conflict situations, young people are most at risk.
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    Background paper for communication for development roundtable

    Panos AIDS Programme, 2001
    The report is divided into two sections, the first of which deals specifically with communications and HIV/AIDS.The report explores recent work in social communications, looking at social marketing and behaviour change communications.
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    State of the art: AIDS and economics

    Policy Project, Futures Group, Washington, 2002
    What is the state of current knowledge about AIDS? How far have economists and economic analysis come in developing tools and methods for assessing the impact of AIDS and in designing strategies to prevent or address it?
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    Can we reverse the HIV/AIDS pandemic with an expanded response?

    The Lancet, 2002
    This short paper uses mathematical and other analyses to project the potential effects of expanding successful prevention measures.
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    Global mobilization for HIV prevention: a blueprint for action

    Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 2002
    The working group report that by rapidly scaling up existing, successful prevention programmes, it will be possible to contain and ultimately reverse the HIV/AIDS epidemic.The paper reviews successful prevention strategies but points out that such programmes reach less than one in five of those who are vulnerable.
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    USAID project profiles: children affected by HIV/AIDS

    US Agency for International Development, 2002
    Describes USAID's strategy and framework for action in addressing the impact of HIV/AIDS on children.The document details 77 projects funded by USAID throughout the world. Reports and contact details for projects in 15 countries in Africa, as well as beneficiary projects in Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean.
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    Mobilization for microbicides: the decisive decade

    Rockefeller Foundation, 2002
    Highlights the need for microbicides to help millions of women around the world prevent HIV infection and death from AIDS.The research model found that the introduction of microbicides could avert 2.5 million HIV infections and save US$2.7 billion on HIV/AIDS treatment.In conclusion, to make microbicides available for use will require lengthy and expensive research to prove their effectivene

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