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Updated: 8 weeks 6 days ago Cote d'Ivoire faces a dramatic shortage of health workersCote d'Ivoire has a shortage of health workers in the health system. According to the World Health Organization there is approximately one nurse for every ...
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How community and faith-based organisations can conduct participatory monitoring and evaluation to improve HIV/AIDS interventionsWhile monitoring and evaluation (M&E) can appear overwhelming and confusing, it should not be assumed that it can only be carried out ...
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Countries are not opting to use AIDS funds in ways that strengthen their whole health systemThis article from Health Systems 20/20 summarises four sessions from the Mexico 2008 AIDS conference that look at how the AIDS response is affecting country ...
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How to use interactive drama to address young people's sexual and reproductive healthDrama and creative interaction can be a good way to draw out discussion and reflection on areas that are taboo, personal or difficult to share. This ...
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More research is needed to improve implementation of ART programmes in resource-poor settingsThis editorial from the International Journal of Epidemiology questions the effect in equity of scaling up antiretroviral therapy (ART) in resource poor ...
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Mobile phone film about HIVIn early 2008, Save the Children and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) joined together to create an information and communication technology ...
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The 100% Condom Use Program may be a promising approach to HIV prevention in ChinaThis research article reports the results of an evaluation of the 100% Condom Use Program (CUP) in Wuhan, China. The programme focused on commercial ...
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One of the world's most successful AIDS programmes faces new problemsThis article from the Economist describes how the Brazilian government has sought to control the HIV epidemic spreading across the country. The report ...
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Progress made in treating children with AIDS and preventing mother to child transmission of HIVThis United Nations report shows progress in treating children with AIDS and preventing mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV, but urges greater ...
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Improving community-based organisation responses to HIV through capacityBuilding the organisational, HIV technical and policy capacity of civil society organisations is key to planning and delivering high quality responses ...
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How an ageing HIV population is growingAlmost 27% of all people living with AIDS in the United States are aged over 50. Heterosexual sex is emerging as the current dominant mode of transmission. ...
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Gender and sexual relations in South AfricaGender is a culture-specific construct, and the unequal power balance in gender relations that favours males has been shown to be associated with the ...
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Examining media coverage of gender issues and HIV and AIDS in the SeychellesThis report concerns the HIV and AIDS and Gender Baseline Study (GMBS) conducted in Seychelles, DRC and Madagascar over a two week period in October ...
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HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care in the health sectorDespite progress made in scaling up the response over the last decade, the HIV pandemic remains the most serious infectious disease challenge to global ...
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Protecting women's sexual rights in NigeriaThe sexual rights and obligations within marriage are no doubt tied to the health status of partners, and the overall well being of families. The United ...
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Health statistics from the World Health OrganisationThis report presents the most recent health statistics for the World Health Organisation (WHO)'s 193 Member States. This fourth edition includes ...
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Project cycle management for community-based organisations responding to HIV/AIDSThis training toolkit aims to build the confidence and skills required by community-based organisations (CBOs) to develop and manage their HIV/AIDS projects ...
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Is heterosexuality fuelling the HIV pandemic?This paper examines the issues relating to heterosexist notions of masculinity, femininity and sexuality within the context of the HIV and AIDS pandemic ...
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Uganda's education sector HIV policy prioritises non-discrimination, confidentiality and gender equalityThis document from the Ugandan Ministry of Education and Sports (MOES) details the HIV and AIDS workplace policy for the whole education sector. The scope ...
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Major shift in HIV prevention priorities neededThis evidence review paper from researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the University of California, Berkeley gathers and compares ...
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