AIDS Sourcebook


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The sourcebook contains "basic consumer health information about acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, featuring updated statistical data, reports on recent research and prevention initiatives, and other special topics of interest for persons living with AIDS, including new antiretroviral treatment options, strategies for combating opportunistic infections, information about clinical trials, and more."




HIV and AIDS Sourcebook, Eighth Edition


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Provides consumer health information about transmission, testing, stages, and treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), with facts about prevention, related complications, and tips for living with HIV/AIDS.




Education and HIV/AIDS : a sourcebook of HIV/AIDS prevention programs


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Developed in response to the need for information about good practice regarding HIV/AIDS prevention education programmes, this sourcebook considers 13 case studies of programmes targeting school-age children and young people in seven sub-Saharan African countries, using a standardised format to enable comparison. The publication is the result of work undertaken by a range of contributors and has been produced by the World Bank in partnership with a number of international agencies including UNAIDS, UNESCO, is part of the global effort to support activities by countries to strengthen the role of the education sector in the prevention of HIV/AIDS.




A Sourcebook of HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs


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Abstract: This Sourcebook aims to support efforts by countries to strengthen the role of the education sector in the prevention of HIV/AIDS. It was developed in response to numerous requests for a simple forum to help countries share their practical experiences of designing and implementing programs that are targeted at school-age children. The Sourcebook seeks to fulfill this role by providing concise summaries of programs, using a standard format that highlights the main elements of the programs and makes it easier to compare the programs with each other. A Sourcebook of HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs, 2nd Edition documents 13 education based HIV/AIDS prevention programs targeting children and youth from 7 sub-Saharan African countries. It is sponsored by UNAIDS, UNICEF, UNESCO, UNFPA, DFID, USAID, Ireland Aid and the World Bank. The Sourcebook represents the work of many contributors, and was developed by the Partnership for Child Development with the World Bank.







AIDS Information Sourcebook


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This updated and expanded third edition, featuring a new glossary of nearly 500 AIDS-related terms, is intended to provide health-care professionals, public information facilities and librarians with details of more than 900 AIDS-related organizations




AIDS Bibliography


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The Woman's HIV Sourcebook


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The only practical informational book for women with HIV, explaining the medical details, showing how to live life better and longer if infected, and telling how to prepare for the inevitable.




Consumer Sourcebook


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The Essential HIV Treatment Fact Book


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The authors of The Essential AIDS Fact Book suggest ways to control the HIV virus while more effective treatments are being developed. Sections include HIV Antibody Testing; Obtaining Treatment; Health Care Strategies; Drugs that Help; Living with HIV; Managing Complications; and more.