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Assessing the population health impact of market interventions to improve access to antiretroviral treatment
Health Policy and Planning, 2011Despite global progress in increasing coverage of antiretroviral treatment (ART), the majority of people needing ART currently are not receiving treatment.DocumentTiming and uptake of ART during treatment for active tuberculosis in HIV co-infected adults in Malawi
Ingenta, 2011Malawian policy to invite patients co-infected with tuberculosis (TB) and HIV to start antiretroviral therapy (ART) 2 months after initiating TB treatment changed recently; the new policy shortened the period to 2 weeks instead of 2 months.DocumentGender differences in retention and survival on antiretroviral therapy of HIV-1 infected adults in Malawi
Malawi Medical Journal, 2010This paper seeks to identify whether men and women benefit equally from antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Malawi, and to ascertain the reasons underlying any difference. The paper aims at helping strategy-designers to address these differences and optimise ART delivery.DocumentTowards universal access: scaling up priority HIV/AIDS interventions in the health sector: progress report 2008
World Health Organization, 2008This progress report, published by the World Health Organization, finds that the combined efforts of countries and international partners have resulted in substantial, ongoing progress towards providing HIV interventions in low- and middle income countries.DocumentI am at the lowest end of all: rural women living with HIV face human rights abuses in South Africa
Amnesty International, 2008This report from Amnesty International investigates the impact of HIV and AIDS on poor rural women in South Africa, based on interviews with rural women living with HIV.DocumentNutrition and HIV/AIDS: a toolkit for service providers in the comprehensive care centres
Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project, 2007Comprehensive care for HIV/AIDS is a complete package of care for HIV infected people, which includes clinical, psychosocial, social, legal and nursing care.DocumentAIDS mortality, "race or color", and social inequality in a context of universal access to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in Brazil, 1999-2004
Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2007This paper analyses AIDS deaths in Brazil during a period in which HAART became a key treatment regimen, exploring the hypothesis that race or colour defines one dimension of socioeconomic inequality in Brazil. AIDS mortality, stratified by gender and race or colour, was calculated using data from the Brazilian National Mortality System.DocumentModels of care project: linking HIV/AIDS treatment, care and support in Sexual and Reproductive Health care settings
International Planned Parenthood Federation, 2005This booklet from International Planned Parent Federation (IPPF) showcases different models of care using a variety of entry points to bring sexual and reproductive health (SRH) closer to HIV/AIDS. Four countries were chosen for pilot projects: the Dominican Republic, Kenya, Rwanda and Colombia.DocumentCommunity views about routine HIV testing and antiretroviral treatment in Botswana: signs of progress from a cross sectional study
BioMed Central, 2007This research article from BMC International Health and Human Rights reports high levels of approval for the routine HIV testing (RHT) approach practiced in the Botswana public health system since 2004.DocumentAntiretroviral (ARV) factsheet - 02
International HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2007This fact sheet from International HIV/AIDS Alliance contains basic information on antiretroviral (ARV) treatment for HIV. It explains how ARVs work to reduce the effects of HIV and allow those affected by the disease to live longer and healthier lives, but emphasises that this treatment is not a cure for HIV.Pages