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The project will contribute to the national development goals of the Interim Afghanistan National Development Strategy (I-ANDs) o f maintaining Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevalence below 0.5 percent in the general population and below 5 percent among vulnerable groups at high risk of infection. Download this publication |
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In the four months since the High-Level Meeting on “The Global Response to AIDS: Making the Money Work – The Three Ones in Action” on March 9th 2005, the estimates for the AIDS resource needs have been refined and updated. The revisions are based on newly available information and invaluable input from the recently formed Resource Needs Steering Committee and the Resource Needs Technical Working Group. Download this publication |
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In many respects, Cambodia has made exceptional progress in addressing HIV/AIDS since it was first detect- ed in 1991. While the estimated number of new infections grew to reach almost 15,500 annually in the early 1990s, it had been reduced to about 2,100 by 2009. Download this publication |
 | HIV has devastated numerous countries in sub-Saharan Africa and is a dominant health force in many other Source: Amico P, Aran C, Avila C (2010) HIV Spending as a Share of Total Health Expenditure: An Analysis of Regional Variation in a Multi-Country Study. PLoS ONE 5(9): e12997. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0012997 Download this publication |
| According to the latest available estimates, there are currently about 2.5 million people living with HIV or AIDS in India, corresponding to a HIV prevalence rate of 0.36 percent for the population ages 15–49 (IIPS 2007). While HIV prevalence thus remains relatively low, there are sev- eral factors that are unique to India’s HIV epidemic, and need to be taken into account when assessing the impact of HIV and AIDS. Download this publication |
| The global economic crisis threatens recent gains in health and poverty reduction in developing countries. What is the effect of the crisis on HIV programmes, especially in high HIV prevalence countries? What are the possible consequences? What can be done to avoid negative impacts? Information collected in late March 2009 from respondents in 71 countries Download this publication |
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In Indonesia, the HIV epidemic is increasing, and among the fastest growing in Asia. The epidemic is concentrated among injecting drug users (IDUs) and their sexual partners in most parts of the country, but generalised in some other parts. Download this publication |
| The National HIV/AIDS Action Plan and Budget for 2005-2006 was produced following extensive consultation about the extent of the problem, and what needs to be done about it. Stakeholders – i.e. government officials, representatives of beneficiary groups, broader civil society actors, and donor partners – are all agreed that the Action Plan provides the single point of reference for the HIV/AIDS response in Nepal. Download this publication |
