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Accelerating action against AIDS in Africa
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 2003This report, presented at ICASA 2003 in Nairobi, assesses current global commitments to addressing HIV/AIDS. It states that, despite the fact that the pandemic has recently reached the top of the African and international agenda, resources are still nowhere near sufficient.DocumentUSAID report to Congress: care, treatment and support of persons living with AIDS
US Agency for International Development, 2002This paper states the areas of commitment, and reports on the work of USAID in treating and caring for patients with HIV/AIDS.The paper offers examples of USAID work in the following areas:antiretroviral therapyhome-based caretuberculosisopportunistic Infectionschildren affected by AIDSpsycho-social supportnutrition and food aidmicrofinanceIt also detDocumentPredicting the public health impact of antiretrovirals: preventing HIV in developing countries
AIDScience, 2003The authors discuss the potential public health impact of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs in developing countries. They use mathematical models to show that ARVs could prevent a substantial number of HIV infections, significantly reduce HIV prevalence, but would increase the transmission and prevalence of drug-resistant strains of HIV.DocumentAIDS, public policy and child well-being
UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, 2001This paper presents the findings of a global study carried out in 2000 on the specific impact of HIV/AIDS on children.DocumentPrevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Asia: practical guidance for programs
US Agency for International Development, 2002In most countries in Asia, pediatric incidences of HIV/AIDS are increasing.DocumentStigma, HIV/AIDS and prevention of mother-to-child transmission: a pilot study in Zambia, India, Ukraine and Burkina Faso
Panos AIDS Programme, 2001Aims to assess and provide an initial analysis of the extent of perceived and enacted stigma, consider stigma in general and, more specifically, that surrounding mother-to-child transmission, and to explore what steps might be taken to alleviate it.Piolot research was conducted in India (South Asia), Ukraine (Eastern Europe), Burkina Faso (Francophone West Africa) and Zambia (Anglophone SouthDocumentNo quick fix: a sustained response to HIV/AIDS and children
Save the Children Fund, 2001Report looks at how the AIDS epidemic is affecting children and young people, what is being done to address the consequences of the epidemic, and possible ways forwardPaper addresses the UN Declaration of Commitment to combatting HIV/AIDS, and makes recommendations, specifically regarding the following issues:comprehensive responses to the epidemicincreased prevention efforts, especPages
