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Uganda’s HIV success story has become increasingly focused around the idea of ‘ABC’ (Abstain, Be faithful or use Condoms). During the George W. Bush administration, the US Government has promoted one specific ABC model for its development agencies, with a particular emphasis on abstinence. Yet other actors have contested this view. To understand Uganda’s success, it is imperative to look at what ABC was in Uganda when critical changes in behaviour were occurring. …
Numerous epidemiological studies from the early years of the tragic HIV and AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa identified formal education as a risk factor increasing the chance of infection. Instead of playing its usual role as a preventative factor, as has been noted in many other public health cases, until the mid-1990s educated African men and women had a higher risk of contracting HIV than their less educated peers. This led to ambivalent policy about the efficacy of education as a possible social vaccine against new infections in this region. …
O Ministério da Saúde, por meio do Programa Nacional de DST e Aids, apresenta às organizações governamentais e da sociedade civil, que desenvolvem ações em HIV e Aids, as Diretrizes Nacionais para Fortalecer as Ações de Adesão para as pessoas que vivem com HIV ou aids (PVHA). Essas diretrizes têm a intenção de afirmar a importância da adesão ao tratamento, compreendida na sua maior amplitude conceitual, e recomendar ações que proporcionem melhoria na qualidade de vida de quem vive com HIV ou aids. …
This paper gives an overview of the HIV prevention battle in Southern Africa and supports the development of more balanced and innovative HIV prevention portfolio that adresses the real, immediate, and substantial risk facing young women from sub-Saharan African countries.
Documento del Fondo Mundial de lucha contra el sida, la tuberculosis y la malaria con una descripción de la situación de estas tres epidemias a nivel latinoamericano. Además describe la ayuda entregada por este fondo a diversos países y organizaciones de la región. Se detallan los casos de Argentina, Belice, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, República Dominicana, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Haití, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Perú, Surinam y organizaciones regionales: Andino, CARICOM, CRN+, MESO, OECS y REDCA+.
Informe sobre la situación de la epidemia de VIH/sida en El Salvador, con datos de 2007. Datos epidemiológicos, la estrategia nacional de respuesta y experiencia de buenas prácticas. Incluye los indicadores UNGASS y un directorio de ONGs salvadoreñas que trabajan en esta área.
VIH y comunicación: las estrategias de los programas nacionales de SIDA de América Latina
Desde 1991, se han desarrollado 5 campañas nacionales de prevención del VIH/SIDA, con el objetivo de mantener el alerta social frente al riesgo de adquirir y transmitir el virus VIH, apoyar a las personas para el mantenimiento de conductas preventivas y contribuir a la solidaridad y la no discriminación de las personas viviendo con VIH/SIDA.Todas han implicado un trabajo de sistematización, investigación diagnóstica y evaluación de los efectos e impactos producidos.El documento ofrece un análisis de todas estas etapas concentrándose sobre la última (2002-2003)
Deben orientarse esfuerzos importantes a la prevención del Deben orientarse esfuerzos importantes a la prevención del VIH en HSH. Esto exige el reconocimiento que esta población VIH en HSH. Esto exige el reconocimiento que esta población está fuertemente afectada por la epidemia, tal como lo está fuertemente afectada por la epidemia, tal como lo documenta este estudio. Recordar que esta población tiene documenta este estudio. …
Este estudio pretende conocer la situación actual del adolescente salvadoreño estudiante de Tercer Ciclo, respecto de sus conocimientos, actitudes, práctica sexual, capacidad de identificar factores de riesgo y prevención de enfermedades de transmisión sexual.
South Asia : the HIV/AIDS epidemic
The fact sheet looks at the latest information on the global impact of the epidemic on youth, adolescent vulnerability, populations at increasing risk, and the current status of prevention efforts.
The report documents an effort of UNDP South East Asia HIV and Development Project in collaboration of FAO and the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) to mainstream HIV resilience building in the agricultural sector through an experiment called Farmer Life Schools (FLS). The FLS approach translates farmers' analytical thinking from plant ecosystem-base into analysing an individual's life as a human ecosystem - with factors that strengthen or weaken his/her resilience to adversities, which includes HIV.
The main objectives of the survey were to study knowledge and attitudes of the medical professionals of Nepal about HIV epidemiology and control, HIV transmission in health setup, HIV testing of patients, and management of HIV positive patients. The questionnaires were sent to various hospitals of all the five regions of Nepal including the central referral, teaching, maternity, children, and infectious disease hospitals of Kathmandu.
The report presents an overview of the HIV/AIDS pandemic and a more detailed description of the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS in the Asia Pacific region.
