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Mid-term evaluation report: Strengthening regional and national legislative environments to support the human rights of LGBT people and women and girls affected by HIV and AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa

Posted on February 4, 2015August 21, 2018

A mid-term evaluation report has been released on the "Strengthening Regional and National Legislative Environments to Support the Human Rights of LGBT People and Women and Girls affected by HIV and AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa... read more →

HIV and gender-based violence: welcome policies and programmes, but is the research keeping up?

Posted on November 1, 2014August 21, 2018

The global HIV policy arena has seen a surge of interest in gender-related dimensions of vulnerability to HIV and violence. UNAIDS and other prominent actors have named gender-based violence a key priority, and there seems to... read more →

What’s pregnancy got to do with it? Late presentation to HIV/AIDS services in Northeastern Brazil

Posted on July 17, 2014August 21, 2018

Despite the known benefits of early treatment initiation for individual morbidity and mortality, as well as for reducing the risk of transmission, late presentation (LP) to HIV/AIDS services remains a major concern in many co... read more →

Quality, not just quantity: Lessons learned from HIV testing in Salvador, Brazil

Posted on June 2, 2014August 21, 2018

Studies have demonstrated that an early HIV diagnosis is a critical first step towards continued engagement in care. We examined HIV testing experiences in Salvador, Brazil, to understand how a focus on quality services can i... read more →

Contemplating abortion: HIV-positive women’s decision to terminate pregnancy

Posted on January 6, 2014August 21, 2018

Research on pregnancy termination largely assumes HIV status is the only reason why HIV-positive women contemplate abortion. As antiretroviral treatment (ART) becomes increasingly available and women are living longer, health... read more →

Late presentation to HIV/AIDS testing, treatment, or continued care: Clarifying the use of CD4 evaluation in the consensus definition

Posted on September 11, 2013August 21, 2018

Late presentation to HIV/AIDS services compromises treatment outcomes and misses opportunities for biomedical and behavioral prevention. There has been significant heterogeneity in how the term “late presentation” (LP) ha... read more →

Realigning government action with public health evidence: the legal and policy environment affecting sex work and HIV in Asia

Posted on August 16, 2013August 21, 2018

The HIV epidemic has shed light on how government regulation of sex work directly affects the health and well-being of sex workers, their families and communities. A review of the public health evidence highlights the need fo... read more →

‘I did not feel like a mother’: The success and remaining challenges to exclusive formula feeding among HIV-positive women in Brazil

Posted on May 28, 2013August 21, 2018

Exclusive and safe formula feeding can eliminate the risk of vertical HIV transmission due to breastfeeding. Therefore many countries advise all HIV-positive women to avoid breastfeeding their infants. However, little researc... read more →

Identifying structural barriers to an effective HIV response: using the National Composite Policy Index data to evaluate the human rights, legal and policy environment

Posted on April 26, 2013August 21, 2018

Introduction: Attention to the negative effects of structural barriers on HIV efforts is increasing. Reviewing national legal and policy environments with attention to the international human rights commitments of states is ... read more →

“HIV and AIDS,” in The Right to Health: Theory and Practice

Posted on December 31, 2012August 21, 2018

This guide, written for and by health and human rights students and professionals, aims to present the foundations of public health and human rights with a specific focus on health. Cases from developed and developing countri... read more →