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  Missing the message?: 20 years of learning from HIV/AIDS

  Panos AIDS Programme, 2003

  This document critically re-examines the successes and failures of the last 20 years of the global response to AIDS.
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  Understanding and challenging HIV stigma: toolkit for action

  The Change Project, 2003

  This toolkit, developed for NGOs, community groups and HIV educators, is aimed at raising awareness and promoting actions to challenge HIV stigma and discrimination through participatory learning.
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  Designing and operating a site-tailored HIV/AIDS programme to succeed in a decentralized company

  World Economic Forum, 2002

  This document describes the HIV programme created by Anglovaal Mining Limited (Avmin), a South Africa-based mining company, in order to address the high level of HIV prevalence among its employees.Key facts and characteristics of the programme include:in 2002 HIV prevalence among Avmin's employees was 14%Avmin's future HIV related expenses associated with this level of HIV prevalenc
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  HIV/AIDS control in Kabarole district, Uganda

  African Networks for Health Research and Development, 2002

  This paper provides an insight into the experience of GTZ in supporting the fight against HIV/AIDS in Kabarole, Uganda, and highlights ways of measuring success.
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  Will Balbir Pasha get AIDS?: case study: an innovative approach to reducing HIV/AIDS prevalence through targeted mass media communications in Mumbai, India

  Population Services International, 2003

  This paper reports on the experience of a communication campaign executed by Population Services International in Mumbai, India between November 2002 and February 2003 as part of an integrated behaviour change HIV/AIDS prevention program entitled 'Operation Lighthouse'.
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  HIV/AIDS in Latin America: the challenge ahead

  Health, Nutrition and Population Division, Human Development Department, World Bank, 2003

  This study reviews information on the epidemiological pattern of the HIV epidemics in Latin America and to gather information on national surveillance capacity and national responses of the health sector in order to identify areas where specific interventions are needed.Findings include:despite relatively high rates of HIV infection in most countries, many Latin American countries have
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  Optimizing the allocation of resources among HIV prevention interventions in Honduras

  Health, Nutrition and Population Division, Human Development Department, World Bank, 2002

  This paper presents a model that policymakers can use to determine the resource allocation that will prevent the maximum number of new HIV infections at any given budget level.The optimal allocation exercise is presented for Honduras, where the epidemic is still concentrated in high-risk groups but has begun spreading into the general population.The optimisation exercise involves several ste
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  Women's lack of control over STI risks drives microbicide search

  Population Reference Bureau, 2003

  This paper analyses the current search within the health community for a vaginal microbicide - a cream, gel, suppository, or other product that can protect against HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) - which is female-controlled, does not rely on the cooperation of a male partner and is non-contraceptive.Findings include:2.5 million HIV infections could be averted in 73
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  Act now! A resource guide for young women on HIV/AIDS

  Association for Women's Rights in Development, 2002

  This guide focuses on the topic of young women and HIV/AIDS: the intersections between youth, gender and HIV/AIDS emerging challenges and successes in HIV/AIDS for young people (particularly young women) ways in which youth can participate in addressing gender and youth issues in HIV/AIDS programs Targeted at young women leaders, the guide provides an overview of the on-lin
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  Intervention strategies that work for youth: summary of the FOCUS on young adults

  YouthNet, Family Health International, 2002

  What kinds of programs work in their attempts to promote youth reproductive health and HIV prevention? What factors make some programs successful and others less so?

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