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    Dangerous medicines: unproven AIDS cures and counterfeit antiretroviral drugs

    Globalization and Health, 2008
    This paper published in the journal Globalization and Health looks at anecdotal evidence that unproven AIDS ‘cures’ are widely used, and promoted by some countries’ governments, instead of evidence based antiretroviral therapy (ART).
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    Comparative health systems research in a context of HIV/AIDS: lessons from a multi-country study in South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia

    Health Research Policy and Systems, 2007
    This report from Health Research Policy and Systems Journal states that comparative, multi-country research has been underutilised as a means to inform health system expansion in the developing world. The authors argue that in the context of HIV/AIDS, the need for regional learning has increased because of the regional nature of migration and its contribution to disease spread.
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    Acceptance of violence amongst female learners in rural high schools of Kwazulu Natal

    Africa Regional Sexuality Resource Center, 2006
    Gender is a culture-specific construct, and the unequal power balance in gender relations that favours males has been shown to be associated with the transmission of HIV/AIDS. This qualitative study explored the views of female high school learners in Kwazulu Natal (KZN) about gender and sexual relations.
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    Heterosexuality: fuelling or fighting the HIV/AIDS pandemic?

    Africa Regional Sexuality Resource Center, 2008
    This paper examines the issues relating to heterosexist notions of masculinity, femininity and sexuality within the context of the HIV and AIDS pandemic currently being experienced in South Africa.
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    Saving children, enhancing lives: combating HIV and AIDS in South Africa, 2nd edition

    United Nations Children's Fund, 2006
    This document provides an overview of the burden and impact of HIV and AIDS in South African children and reviews the progress made in preventing HIV and mitigating its impacts on children and affected families.
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    Elderly caregivers consultation report

    Children in Distress Network, 2007
    The role of caring for orphaned and vulnerable children rests heavily on elderly women in communities severely affected by HIV and AIDS. This proposal concept from the CINDI Network programme in South Africa outlines the results of a consultation with elderly caregivers, their requests for support and intervention ideas.
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    Red Cross survey: awareness and understanding of HIV/AIDS

    British Red Cross, 2008
    This survey from the Red Cross was carried out in Great Britain, Ethiopia, South Africa and Kyrgyzstan to assess people’s awareness and understanding of HIV/AIDs. In each country 300 young people aged 14-25 were interviewed. There was great variance in responses which highlighted the need for education to remove stigma and promote protected sex.
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    “It’s like giving birth to the sick person for the second time” family caregivers’ perspectives on providing care

    School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2007
    This paper based on findings from the KwaZulu-Natal Income Dynamics Study (KIDS) describes caregivers’ perspectives on providing care for HIV positive family members. The paper focuses on understanding what care provision means to family caregivers and in turn why they provide care.
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    Knowledge about HIV/AIDS and policy knowledge in a South African state hospital

    Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance, 2007
    This article published in the SAHARA Journal investigates what level of HIV/AIDS knowledge medical staff have in a state hospital in South Africa. In particular it looks at their knowledge about and practical use of current HIV/AIDS policy and counselling programmes within their hospital. The conclusions are applicable to other hospitals in South Africa.
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    Department of Health, Government of South Africa

    Government Department of South Africa.  Web site includes fact sheets, policy document, details of ministry structure.

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