HIV/AIDS

The devastating toll of the HIV/AIDS pandemic is examined in this paper.  Its present and future impact on global sustainable development, especially for the poorest members of society and least developed countries, is discussed. Some of the suggested strategies for dealing with the most critical aspects of the disease are also reviewed.

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Issues

Access to health care services, medication and reproductive rights

Social and Economic Aspects

Developing countries

Industrialised countries

Organisations

Faith Communities

NGOs

Institutions

Media & Education

Industry

Trade Unions

UN

Women

Youth

Issues

Access to health care services, medication, and reproductive rights

• Beyond Our Means? The Cost of Treating HIV/AIDS in the Developing World. Panos Briefing no 7, July 2000
• Health Gap Coalition: Bridging the Gap in Access to Medicines
• Expert Round-Table Meeting on Ensuring Reproductive Rights and Implementing Sexual &Reproductive Health Programmes, Including Women’s Empowerment, Male Involvement and Human Rights, Kampala, Uganda 22-25^th June.  Executive Summary UN Population Fund. UNPFA (1998)
• Millions for Viagra, Pennies for Diseases of the Poor The Nation (1999) 

Social and Economic Aspects

• HIV/AIDS: the impact on social and economic development. Report and proceedings of the UK Select Committee on International Development. Summary of conclusions and recommendations

• Social and Economic impacts of HIV/AIDS - School of Development Studies University of East Anglia (UK) 

Developing countries

• Access to HIV treatment in Developing Countries: An Issue of Human Rights and Equity J. Thomas, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998
• Africa is Dying - It Needs Help World Watch Institute (2000)
• Confronting AIDS:Evidence for the Developing World EU (1998)
• The International Partnership against AIDS in Africa (IPAA)
• Why cheap AIDS drugs for Africa might be dangerous S. Mukherjee (2000)  

Industrialised countries 

• Towards A Better Life: People Living with HIV/AIDS (PWA) in Norway. I. Størksen, B. Steinsvåg and B. Sandkjær, Kontekst Kommunikasjon (2000)

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Organisations

Faith Community

• A Bahá'í Comment on AIDS & HIV
• Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance
• The HIV/AIDS Methodist Ministries Network

NGOs

• AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition-Website committed to advocacy toward HIV/AIDS vaccinations
• Architecture for humanity a volunteer non-profit organization founded for the promotion of architectural and design solutions to global, social and humanitarian problems, including developing HIV/AIDS treatment centres.
• Critical Path AIDS Project-Provides resources and prevention information for the public and other HIV infected individuals
• Family Health International; Impact on HIV: Linking Care and Prevention –Semi-annual, family magazine about HIV prevention and care
• GNP+ - Global network for and of people living with HIV/AIDS
• HIVpositive.com - covers all aspects of living with HIV/AIDS.
• International AIDS Economic Network (IAEN)- provides data, tools and analysis on the economics of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment in developing countries
• International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC)-protects and advances the rights of people discriminated on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status
• Oneworld More than 350 organisations that promote human rights and sustainable development through the Internet.
• Panos Institute - HIV/AIDS information resources
• Remedios AIDS Foundation – Philippines

Institutions

• APCASO - Asia Pacific Council of AIDS Service Organizations
• CAPS – Centre for AIDS Prevention Studies
• CDC Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention - Centre for Disease Control HIV/AIDS Prevention Site.
• The EC/UNFPA Initiative for Reproductive Health in Asia
• European Union's HIV/AIDS programme in Developing Countries - EU's HIV/AIDS Programme aims to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS
• ICASO - International Council of AIDS Service Organizations
• International Partnership against AIDS in Africa
• IAVI - International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
• Harvard AIDS Institute - Offers pages on Basic Science, Clinical Science, Epidemiology and Social Science
• HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data Base - Information on HIV prevalence in population groups in developing countries
• International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (IAPAC)-Communications network that serves as a member resource and public service for physicians, etc
• JAMA HIV/AIDS Information Centre - HIV/AIDS information site from the Journal of the American Medical Association.
• Johns Hopkins AIDS Service - Has sections on treatment, epidemiology, managed etc.

Media & Education

• Africa AIDS education project booklet BBC World Service 
• AIDS action Asia Pacific Health Action Information Network 
• Aids Close Up BBC Online News
• AIDS Educational Global Information System
• The Body, Mutli-media AIDS & HIV Information
• The Communication Initiative - The email and web network offering Information, ideas, linkages and dialogue on communication, development and change.
• Population Services International: Social Marketing for HIV/AIDS Prevention
• South Africa Beyond Awareness Campaign
• Yahoo HIV/AIDS References

Industry

• Global Business Council on HIV/AIDS

Trade Unions

• Framework of Action Towards Involving Workers in Fighting HIV/AIDS in the Workplace. ICFTU (2000)

United Nations

• Agenda 21: Chapter 6 - Protection & Promotion of Human Health
• International Conference on Population and Development + 9 (June 1999). HIV/AIDS Commitments.
• International Labour Organization (ILO) –Workplace codes of conduct, books, and seminars on HIV/AIDS
• UN AIDS: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS and Report on the Global HIV/AIDS epidemic 2000
• UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
• UNICEF and report on the Progress of Nations 1999
• United Nations Development Programme, HIV activities
• United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)/African Development Forum: African Summit on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and others
• UN General Assembly Special Session, June 2001 The Global Strategy Framework on HIV/AIDS and the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDs
• United Nations Office for Drug Control & Crime Prevention (UNODCCP) Facts about drug abuse and HIV/AIDS
• World Bank-HIV/AIDS Programmes and Initiatives
• World Health Organization- Reference page with links to publications, surveillance & response, WHO Initiative on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (HSI), and UNAIDs and HIV/AIDS report of the Director General

Women

• Gender and HIV/AIDS. UNIFEM 
• Human rights, Women and Aids . WHO 2000 Fact sheet no. 247 
• ICW - The International Community of Women Living with HIV and AIDS
• ICRW - International Centre on Research for Women

Youth

• Children and AIDS International Non-Government Organisation Network (CAINN) –promotes the voices, rights, and needs of HIV/AIDs infected children
• CRIN: The Rights of Children Living with HIV/AIDS
• World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, AIDs project (WAGGGS)

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