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Cost, Affordability and Cost-Effectiveness of Strategies to Control Tuberculosis in Countries With High HIV Prevalence
The HIV epidemic has caused a dramatic increase in Tuberculosis TB in East and southern Africa. Several strategies have the potential to reduce the burden of TB in high HIV prevalence settings, and cost and cost-effectiveness analyses can help to prioritize them when budget constraints exist. However, published cost and...
Tags: Strategy, HIV Virus, HIV Epidemic, TB
White papers 2005-12-12

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Adult Male Circumcision Could Reduce the HIV Epidemic in Africa, Kyeen Mesesan.
M2 PRESSWIRE-7 September 2006-YALE UNIVERSITY: Adult Male Circumcision Could Reduce the HIV Epidemic in Africa, Kyeen MesesanC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:07092006 New Haven, Conn. -- Even modest programs advocating adult male circumcision can substantially prevent HIV infections and should be ...
Tags: Yale University
Research articles 2006-09-07
Health Workers Discuss AIDS/HIV Epidemic among Latinos at Philadelphia Event.
By Virginia A. Smith, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 25--Miguel Gomez came to Philadelphia yesterday with a frightening message: "In America, we have lost the war on HIV/AIDS." Speaking at what is believed to be the first...
Tags: conference, epidemic, Gomez Advisors Inc.
Research articles 2004-05-25
A New Approach to Halting HIV Infection.
Byline: Tulane University NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 6 AScribe Newswire -- Researchers at the Tulane National Primate Research Center are making strides in the fight against HIV infection, taking a new approach to halting the HIV epidemic. In the 1980s, most HIV vaccine research concentrated...
Tags: HEALTHCARE, Tulane University, vaccine, women
Research articles 2004-02-06
HIV/AIDS in Europe; moving from death sentence to chronic disease management
HIV/AIDS in Europe; moving from death sentence to chronic disease management. Ed. by Srdan Matic et al. World Health Organization 2006 274 pages $45.00 Paperback RC606 Fifteen contributions, presented by staff of the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, provide diverse...
Tags: Benefits, Europe, HEALTHCARE, SOFTWARE, World Health Organization
Research articles 2006-03-01
Afghanistan: World Bank Supports Efforts to Curb the Spread of HIV
M2 PRESSWIRE-1 August 2007-THE WORLD BANK GROUP: Afghanistan: World Bank Supports Efforts to Curb the Spread of HIV / AIDSC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:31072007 WASHINGTON - The World Bank today approved a US$10 million grant to support the Government of Afghanistan's...
Tags: Afghanistan, World Bank
Research articles 2007-08-01
Aid for AIDS.(economics as solution for international AIDS epidemic)
The HIV epidemic is exacting a huge economic toll on poor countries. Can economics help to provide a remedy? JUST occasionally, huge issues command the huge attention they deserve. The AIDS epidemic, which now affects 34m people worldwide, 95% of whom live in poor...
Tags: epidemic, HEALTHCARE, vaccine, World Bank
Research articles 2000-04-29
WORLD BANK: Immediate action can prevent an HIV/Aids epidemic in Bangladesh.
M2 PRESSWIRE-23 June 1999-WORLD BANK: Immediate action can prevent an HIV/Aids epidemic in Bangladesh C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:220699 DHAKA -- Bangladesh has a unique opportunity that many other countries no longer have-to act early and decisively to prevent the HIV/AIDS...
Tags: Bangladesh, epidemic, FINANCE, World Bank
Research articles 1999-06-23
United Way Report: HIV/AIDS Has Passed Epidemic Stage in Certain Areas of New York City; Minority Women, Children Severely Affected
NEW YORK, Aug. 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- According to a report released today by United Way of New York City UWNYC, in conjunction with local public officials, academics and agency leaders, HIV/AIDS has passed the epidemic stage among minority women and chiNEW YORK, Aug. 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- According to...
Tags: epidemic, United Way, women
Research articles 2002-08-14
Southeastern European countries in danger of HIV/AIDS epidemic; New World Bank report calls for urgent measures to halt disease's spread.
M2 PRESSWIRE-11 July 2003-WORLD BANK: Southeastern European countries in danger of HIV/AIDS epidemic; New World Bank report calls for urgent measures to halt disease's spreadC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:07102003 WASHINGTON - Immediate action must be taken to prevent an AIDS ...
Tags: Benefits, Bulgaria, epidemic, FINANCE, HEALTHCARE, Romania, SOFTWARE, World Bank
Research articles 2003-07-11
To control HIV/AIDS epidemic, Central America must invest more in prevention.
M2 PRESSWIRE-15 October 2003-WORLD BANK: To control HIV/AIDS epidemic, Central America must invest more in preventionC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:10142003 Panama - Four of the six countries with the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence in Latin America are in Central America, and the...
Tags: epidemic, FINANCE, Panama, World Bank
Research articles 2003-10-15
Tackle HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia now; Avoid huge economic costs later, urges World Bank in new regional strategy; Region has fastest growing epidemic in the world.
M2 PRESSWIRE-16 September 2003-WORLD BANK: Tackle HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia now; Avoid huge economic costs later, urges World Bank in new regional strategy; Region has fastest growing epidemic in the worldC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:09162003 WASHINGTON - Though...
Tags: bank, epidemic, FINANCE, strategy, World Bank
Research articles 2003-09-16
China plans national database of HIV/AIDS victims as epidemic looms
BEIJING AFP — China plans to set up a national database containing the records of its HIV/AIDS victims in a bid to get a better grip of the extent of the epidemic. The Ministry of Health had vowed to establish the database, with entries for every reported HIV/AIDS patient,...
Tags: Benefits, China, database, Government, HEALTHCARE, patient, SOFTWARE, Xinhua News Agency
Research articles 2005-03-19
Rep. Jim McDermott to Address Conf. on HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Africa; Senior U.S. Officials Discuss Effective Responses to Crisis
News Advisory: WHAT: Congressman Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) to Address Major Conference on HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Africa and Senior U.S. Government Officials will Discuss Effective Responses to the HIV/AIDS Crisis in Africa U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.), co-chair of the Congressional Taskforce on International HIV/AIDS, will offer the keynote address to...
Tags: Africa, Benefits, conference, congressman, director, HEALTHCARE, SOFTWARE, U.S. Government
Research articles 2003-01-06
Asia threatened by HIV/AIDS epidemic.(Issues)
Unless preventive measures are enacted, Asia will be the next region threatened by an HIV/AIDS epidemic, health experts warn. Reports and recent studies from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS UN AIDS point to Asia as the region with a rising occurrence of...
Tags: Asia, epidemic, World Health Organization
Research articles 2004-08-01
A geographical prespective on HIV/AIDS in India.
The twin plagues of HIV and AIDS certainly count among the least tractable epidemiological disasters facing today's world. Initially diagnosed in developed countries, the epidemic of HIV/AIDS was first tracked among populations of homosexual and bisexual males. But as it reached developing countries the epidemic spread increasingly through heterosexual contact,...
Tags: G., India, M., South, women, World Health Organization
Research articles 2002-01-01
HHS Awards $597 Million to Help People with HIV-AIDS in Major Urban Areas
WASHINGTON, March 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today awarded $597 million to 51 communities to help people with HIV and AIDS in cities and regions hit hardest by the epidemic. The money will support primary care and related serviceWASHINGTON, March 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- HHS Secretary...
Tags: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Research articles 2002-03-04
Merck Again Reduces Price of STOCRIN for Patients in Least Developed Countries and Countries Hardest Hit by Epidemic; Double-Digit Reduction Helps Expand Access to HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. -- On the fifth anniversary of the announcement of its worldwide HIV/AIDS pricing policy, Merck & Co., Inc.(1) today further reduced the price of its HIV/AIDS medicine, STOCRIN efavirenz, in the least developed countries of the world and those hardest hit by the epidemic. The price of...
Tags: Merck & Co. Inc., Microsoft Access, patient
Research articles 2006-03-07
WORLD BANK: New documentary to educate youth about HIV/AIDS.
M2 PRESSWIRE-1 December 1998-WORLD BANK: New documentary to educate youth about HIV/AIDS C1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:301198 -- World Bank, UNAIDS highlight spread and impact of epidemic WASHINGTON -- The World Bank has joined forces with MTV and UNAIDS ...
Tags: bank, documentary, epidemic, FINANCE, World Bank
Research articles 1998-12-01
Global AIDS Epidemic Requires Bipartisan Solutions
This Week Congress Considers a New Five Year Strategy WASHINGTON -- On Thursday February 7 the US Congress will take the first step in determining US policy on global HIV/AIDS for the next five years. The US has committed to the international goal of universal access to all...
Tags: Benefits, epidemic, HEALTHCARE, SOFTWARE, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2008-02-04
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