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Efforts to confront the deadly combination of TB and HIV need to be scaled up
Tuberculosis (TB) is the main cause of death in people living with HIV. This report is a call that TB should not be a death sentence for a two million ...
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The implementation of collaborative TB/HIV activities in a Cameroonian district hospital
In response to the need of integrating tuberculosis (TB)/HIV activities, the WHO in 2004 mapped out a number of key activities to be implemented by ...
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Lay perceptions of the relationship between TB and HIV in Ethiopia
Knowledge about lay perceptions of the relationship between tuberculosis (TB) and HIV is important for understanding patients' health seeking ...
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When should patients co-infected with TB and HIV start ART in Malawi?
Malawian policy to invite patients co-infected with tuberculosis (TB) and HIV to start antiretroviral therapy (ART) 2 months after initiating TB treatment ...
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Female sex workers use of sexual health services in Nepal
Statistics indicate that more than half of the women with sexually transmitted infections in Nepal sought sexual health services. This study explores ...
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How do we know who dies of what?
'Born, lived and died - but counted or not?' is the second in the 'Studies of HIV in African communities 'Highlights'' series. It ...
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HIV prevalence and associated risk factors among at-risk groups in Lebanon
Preventing HIV among at-risk groups can help to curb the spread of HIV to the general population. The objectives of this paper is to measure HIV prevalence ...
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HIV and AIDS research findings from the Middle East and North Africa
Of all areas of the world, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) may engender the most perceptions and misperceptions about the HIV and AIDS epidemic ...
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HIV among MSM in the Middle East and North Africa
Men who have sex with men (MSM) bear a disproportionately higher burden of HIV infection than the general population. The objective of this review ...
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School-based peer education intervention for HIV prevention in Yemen
Yemeni youth are experiencing increased pre-marital sex, peer pressure to engage in risky behaviour, and changing lifestyle norms. This article describes ...
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Caring for children living with HIV in Africa
“Equipping parents and health providers to address the psychological and social challenges of caring for children living with HIV' is a ...
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The fight against HIV-related stigma in Ghana
Stigma remains one of the major barriers in the development of effective prevention and care programmes for people living with HIV and AIDS. This publication ...
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To what extent has the Global Fund helped in health service delivery?
This study aims at assessing the impact of Global Fund-supported activities on the delivery of non-HIV services, health worker availability, workload, ...
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Sharing responsibility in preparing for the future of HIV and AIDS in Africa
HIV and AIDS is a catastrophe globally, but nowhere more so than in sub-Saharan Africa. In this context, an IOM (the Institute of Medicine) committee ...
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Ethiopia's AIDS response and its successful “integrated health system strengthening approach'
Ethiopia's AIDS response is distinguished by its 'integrated health system strengthening approach' to expanding health service-delivery. ...
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Update on MSM and HIV in Asia and the Pacific
In this media release, APCOM explains that despite HIV reaching its 30th birthday in 2011, significant global and regional policy progress will be undone ...
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Challenges, joys and hopes of people living with or affected by HIV in Cambodia
To highlight the successes of the HIV response to date, and the need to continue a strong response, KHANA, the largest national NGO working with HIV in ...
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States must design measures that encompass all forms of violence against women
Violence against women (VAW) is a social problem that States must address legally to deal with this source of injustice, inequality, and physical and ...
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Factors that increase the risk of intimate partner violence
Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a global public health and human rights concern. This multi-country study is sought to identify factors ...
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South African women who experience intimate partner violence have increased incidence of HIV infection
Research linking gender inequity and gender-based violence to HIV is limited. This paper assess whether intimate partner violence (IPV) and relationship ...
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