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The pregnancy decisions of HIV-positive women: the state of knowledge and way forward

Posted on December 1, 2012August 21, 2018

Despite the growing number of women living with and affected by HIV, there is still insufficient attention to their pregnancy-related needs, rights, decisions and desires in research, policy and programs. We carried out a rev... read more →

Missed opportunities to accessing HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy during routine patient-provider encounters in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of the evidence

Posted on October 1, 2011August 21, 2018

Background and Objective: The relative balance between Th1 and Th2 cytokines appears crucial in the outcome of infections . We assessed the levels of some proinflammatory Th1 cytokines, interleukin-2 (IL-2) and gamma... read more →

AIDS Treatment In Brazil: Impacts And Challenges

Posted on July 1, 2009August 21, 2018

Brazil has one of the developing world’s largest, and arguably most successful, AIDS treatment programs. In this paper we review the treatment program, including controversial policies that Brazil has used to promote widesp... read more →

“Universal Access: Are National Strategic Plans Sensitive to Human Rights?,” in From the Ground Up: Building Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Care Programs in Resource-Limited Settings

Posted on January 1, 2009August 21, 2018

The title of this publication, From the Ground Up, reflects our desire to establish a new paradigm for sharing the enormous wealth of information stemming from over 20 years of HIV/ AIDS program implementation experience. By ... read more →

Estimating the Lost Benefits of Antiretroviral Drug Use in South Africa

Posted on December 1, 2008August 21, 2018

South Africa is one of the countries most severely affected by HIV/AIDS. At the peak of the epidemic, the government, going against consensus scientific opinion, argued that HIV was not the cause of AIDS and that antiretrovir... read more →

Universal Access to HIV Prevention, Treatment and Care: Assessing the Inclusion of Human Rights in International and National Strategic Plans

Posted on August 1, 2008August 21, 2018

Rhetorical acknowledgment of the value of human rights for the AIDS response continues, yet practical application of human rights principles to national efforts appears to be increasingly deficient. We assess the ways in whic... read more →