The Development of Programme Strategies for Integration of HIV, Food and Nutrition Activities in Refugee Settings

by Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS.

2006 · World Health Organization

In 2003, UNHCR, WFP and UNICEF launched a joint effort to develop, through multi-site field research in refugee communities in Africa, a set of strategies for using food and nutrition-based interventions to support HIV transmission prevention, impact mitigation, and care, treatment and support for people living with HIV. This important collaborative initiative grew out of the recognition that refugee settings are unique. It was recognized also that specific research is required to be conducted among and with refugees. This Best Practice document discusses the research process and findings of this interagency initiative.

Monitoring the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS

by Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS., UNAIDS

2005 · World Health Organization

On cover and title page: United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS

2008 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic

by Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS.

2008 · World Health Organization

"Knowing your epidemic" is essential for everyone involved in the response to HIV. Extensively illustrated with graphs and charts, this biennial report presents concise but comprehensive summaries of major issues in the global AIDS response. Annexes provide HIV estimates and data 2001 and 2007, and also country progress indicators.

HIV/Aids in the Middle East And North Africa

by Carol Lynn Jenkins, David A. Robalino, World Bank, World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS.

2003 · World Bank Publications

Recent evidence suggests that the prevalence of HIV/AIDS is increasing in the Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Mediterranean (MENA/EM) region, and that the total number of AIDS-related deaths has risen almost sixfold since the early 1990s. Although this figure is low compared with those for Africa, South Asia, and the Caribbean, low prevalence does not equal low risk. The situation can change rapidly, and even conservative estimates indicate that AIDS poses a real threat to the regionʹs long-term growth. This book reviews the current knowledge available on the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the MENA/EM region with the goal of stimulating discussion among policy- and decisionmakers. In other regions, early investments in good surveillance and effective prevention programs have proved to be relative bargains, compared with the costs of a full-blown epidemic. As the authors argue, the time to act is now, while prevalence levels are still low. To that end, they make specific recommendations and offer best practices and case studies from around the world. -- Back cover.