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  Protecting HIV-infected Zambian children against opportunistic infections

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004

  Evidence suggests that co-trimoxazole can help prevent bacterial infections in HIV- infected children.  The drug, which is cheap and widely available, has been recommended for infants of HIV-positive mothers and for certain HIV-positive children after infancy. How effective is this drug when bacterial resistance is high?
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  Orphanhood and the long-run impact on children

  Department of Economics, University of Oxford, 2005

  This study, undertaken in Northwestern Tanzania, finds evidence that orphanhood matters in the long-run for health and education outcomes.In particular, it finds that maternal death causes a permanent height deficit of about 2 cm and a persistent impact on years of education of almost 1 year.
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  Young children and HIV/AIDS: mapping the field

  Bernard van Leer Foundation, 2005

  This paper presents an overview of the literature on children and HIV/AIDS from a psychological perspective.
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  Heroes of our time: health workers helping children

  Children's Institute, University of Cape Town, 2005

  This booklet highlights the ways in which health workers are helping children in this time of HIV and AIDS. The booklet acknowledges that health workers often lead the response to the thousands of children made vulnerable in the context of HIV and AIDS.
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  Helping children in the time of HIV and AIDS

  Children's Institute, University of Cape Town, 2004

  This booklet offers practical guidelines to individuals and organisations on what is needed most and how to go about helping the thousands of children who are rendered vulnerable in the context of HIV/AIDS.Suggestions include:finding out who is most in need of helpsupporting a community-based responsestrengthing essential services such as education and health facilitieslimit
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  Potential impact of adjustment policies on vulnerability of women and children to HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa

  Centre for Health and Population Research, Bangladesh, 2005

  This article evaluates the potential impact of the IMF and WB adjustment policies on women's and children’s vulnerability to HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa through connecting changes at the macro level with effects at the meso and micro levels.The study finds that adjustment policies may inadvertently produce conditions facilitating women's and children’s exposure to HIV/AIDS.
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  Programme planning materials and training resources: a compendium

  United Nations Population Fund, 2004

  This compendium of materials aims to address the needs of both professionals and health workers, including young people, by providing access to materials previously unavailable to them, and bringing to light the concepts being highlighted as essential elements of HIV prevention for youth-focused programming.
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  Orphans and vulnerable children in Zambia: 2004 situation analysis

  Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2004

  This report is a second Situation Analysis of Zambia’s orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), since 1999. It documents progress since the last report, and emphasises the challenges that remain.
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  HIV, malaria and beyond: reducing the disease burden of female adolescents

  Malaria Journal, BioMed Central, 2005

  This article from Malaria Journal asks why female adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa are not being targeted by HIV and malaria control programmes. The authors point out that the highest overlap between malaria and HIV infections occurs in this group, yet control activities are directed towards different target groups.
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  World Youth Report 2005

  United Nations [UN] Programme on Youth, 2005

  This report presents an overview of the global situation of young people.The report highlights the following issues: the impact of globalisation on young women and men; the use of and access to ICTs; the impact of HIV/AIDS on young people; the active involvement of young people in armed conflict, both as victims and as perpetrators; and the increased importance of addressing intergenerational

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