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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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  Is there an association between female circumcision and perinatal death?

  Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health, 2002

  This study was designed to test the hypothesis that genital circumcision is a contributing factor to the increased rate of perinatal death among infants of immigrant women who gave birth in a community with a high standard of obstetric care.The main findings of the study are as follows:no relation was found between obstructed labour due to tough scars around the vaginal exit, including
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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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  From relief to recovery: rebuilding Afghanistan

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2002

  This issue focuses on the economic, social and instiutional restructuring required in Afghanistan to achieve food security and justice.The major areas of action required include:the revival of Afghan agricultureaffirmative actions to restore Afghan women’s rightseducation to develop human capital The articles included are:From relief to recovery: rebuilding Afgha
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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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  Dealing with media: a practical guide

  EU/UNFPA Initiative for Reproductive Health in Asia, 2002

  This is a basic guide outlining reasons and methods for Southern NGOs to engage with the media.
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  Dealing with advocacy: a practical guide

  EU/UNFPA Initiative for Reproductive Health in Asia, 2002

  The guide is pratcical manual which aims to help orgainsations carry out awareness raising acticities locally.It outlines advocacy as a concpet and addresses the question of why NGOs working on reproductive health need advocacy.
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  Risks and macroeconomic impacts of HIV/AIDS in the Middle East and North Africa: why waiting to intervene can be costly

  Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2002

  In the Middle East and North Africa, HIV/AIDS prevalence is low when compared with other regions. However, the authors make the case that lack of surveillance may cause authorities to miss significant numbers of cases and that necessary risk factors to the spread of the epidemic are present.

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