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  Mind the gap: HIV and AIDS and older people in Africa

  HelpAge International, 2008

  Large numbers of older people are themselves living with HIV. Many are also taking on vital caring responsibilities for loved ones living with HIV and the children orphaned by AIDS. This briefing from HelpAge International, aimed at the European Union (EU) and member states, highlights the vital support that many older people provide to their children and grandchildren in contexts of HIV.
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  Caring from within: key findings and policy recommendations on home-based care in Zimbabwe

  Southern Africa HIV/AIDS Information Dissemination Service, 2008

  In Zimbabwe, as in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, home-based care (HBC) plays a vital role in the response to HIV, as overwhelmed public health systems fail to meet care needs. This joint publication from HDN and SAfAIDS provides an overview of experiences and lessons learned in the implementation of eight Irish aid-funded projects in Zimbabwe.
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  Men and care in the context of HIV and AIDS: structure, political will and greater male involvement

  United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women, 2008

  What drives the enormous burden of AIDS-related care which falls on women and girls? What strategies are needed to reduce this burden?
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  Learning to Live Positively: a key development tool for promoting “treatment preparedness” amongst HIV/AIDS-affected rural communities in Africa

  2009

  Community learning processes are crucial to increasing resilience to HIV/AIDS in Africa’s remote rural areas.
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  How power relations affect the implementation of policy on equity in access to anti-retroviral therapy: the case of rural health centres in Malawi

  EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa, 2008

  In order to meet the increasing demand for Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) in Malawi, the government embarked on a scale up initiative in 2004. The national ART scale-up plan contains several measures to promote equity, considering also that there are insufficient resources to cover everyone who is eligible.
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  A guide to monitoring and evaluation of nutrition assessment, education and counseling of people living with HIV

  Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project, 2008

  Growing recognition of the important role nutrition plays in the care and support of
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  HIV/AIDS estimates and the quest for universal access

  The Lancet, 2008

  This comment in the Lancet summarises sources of recent data regarding universal access to HIV prevention, treatment and care – the ambitious goal that was set by the leaders of the G8 countries in Gleneagles, UK, in 2005.
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  10 key points on HIV/AIDS and the protection of refugees, IDPs and other persons of concern

  United Nations [UN] High Commission for Refugees, 2005

  This document, written by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees highlights ten points on HIV and AIDS and the protection of refugees, internally displaced persons and others of concern. The following ten key points are highlighted and each given a more detailed explanation. • Non-discrimination • Access to HIV and AIDS health care
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  HIV and refugees policy brief

  Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 2007

  This policy brief, written by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Joint United Nations programmes on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), outlines the context of refugees and HIV, summarises the policy position of the UNHCR and UNAIDS, and outlines proposed actions for governments, civil society, and international partners.
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  UNHCR, HIV/AIDS and refugees: lessons learned

  Forced Migration Review, 2005

  This document briefly reviews the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) strategic objectives on HIV and AIDS and refugees. The UNHCR advocates that the whole population, including refugees and displaced people, have access to HIV and AIDS prevention and care interventions, and that refugees are integrated into host governments’ HIV and AIDS policies and programmes.

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