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The story of how Nasiba, 32, and her 2-year-old son, Akram, both became infected with HIV is not the familiar one of an unfaithful husband and a mother unwittingly infecting her child. Nasiba and Akram live in Yangi-Nookat village, in southwestern Kyrgyzstan's Nookat District, where most people support themselves by small-scale farming and unemployment is so high that many have left for Russia and other countries in search of jobs. Akram was seven months old when he developed a high fever and Na more...
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With more funding for large-scale treatment programs for HIV/AIDS, research on emerging policy questions related to treatment is increasingly in demand. In tandem with programs designed to step up access to anti-retroviral therapy (ART) and to deliver treatment through public-private partnerships, World Bank researchers are collecting and analyzing new treatment-related data to uncover evidence that could shape future health policy and improve the design of HIV/AIDS treatment programs.
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Good governance and the advancement of human rights go hand in hand, as practical examples documented in the publication released by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) illustrate. The handbook includes 21 case studies of innovative governance reforms that have helped better protect human rights around the world, in developed as well as developing countries.The studies explore the links between good governance and human rights in four different areas: democratic institut more...
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This UNFPA publication, which consists of two parts, underscores the importance of population issues, including reproductive health, as a critical component of national efforts to reduce poverty and achieve the MDGs. The first part highlights key arguments on the benefits to be gained when governments make reproductive health and rights a development priority. The second part includes the 'Stockholm Call to Action', a list of practical ways to invest in reproductive health which was endorsed by more...
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The World Health Report 2007 - A Safer Future: Global Public Health Security in the 21st Century marks a turning point in the history of public health, and signals what could be one of the biggest advances in health security in half a century. It shows how the world is at increasing risk of disease outbreaks, epidemics, industrial accidents, natural disasters and other health emergencies which can rapidly become threats to global public health security. The report explains how the revised Intern more...
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The Guttmacher Institute recently released a new report on the views and attitudes of adults regarding the sexual and reproductive health needs of young people in Ghana. The report is the final analysis in a larger five-year study of adolescent sexual and reproductive health called Protecting the Next Generation: Understanding HIV Risk Among Youth. This qualitative study draws on 60 in-depth interviews with parents, teachers, health care workers and community leaders, in two urban and two rural more...
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This Horizons report provides a case study of a process to bring key technical sectors together with communities in a partnership for reducing food insecurity among HIV-affected households in Tororo, Uganda. The Partners for Food Security (PAFOSE) project aimed to identify and promote ways to improve food security using approaches that integrate knowledge of HIV/AIDS, gender, nutrition, and agricultural extension.
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