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Facing an Epidemic: An Analysis of HIV/AIDS, Antiretroviral Drug, and International Response to the AIDS Pandemic [PDF]

, 2012
More than 33 million people are living with HIV/AIDS around the globe with 68% of all cases occurring in sub-Saharan Africa. The global prevalence rate is shocking considering that the disease was relatively unknown just 30 years ago.
Tate, Michael
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East African HIV care: depression and HIV outcomes. [PDF]

, 2019
Importance:Depression is a common co-morbidity for people living with HIV (PLWH) and is associated with elevated plasma HIV RNA levels. While depression correlates with deficits in antiretroviral (ARV) adherence, little data exist to inform the ...
Adamu, Y, Ake, JA, Kiweewa, F, Maganga, L, Maswai, J, McCulloch, CE, Meffert, SM, Neylan, TC, Owuoth, J, Polyak, CS, Valcour, VG   +10 more
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Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis implementation in South Africa: a case study of USAID-supported programs

Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Since the introduction of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in 2016, countries have successfully scaled-up PrEP to populations at risk of HIV acquisition, including key populations, serodiscordant couples and pregnant women.
Jerome Wendoh Milimu, Lauren Parmley, Mahlodi Matjeng, Mathata Madibane, Mandisi Mabika, Jacques Livingston, Joseph Lawrence, Orapeleng Motlhaoleng, Hasina Subedar, Rethabile Tsekoa, Zandile Mthembu   +10 more
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U.S. SDG Data Revolution Roadmap [PDF]

, 2017
One year after adopting the SDGs, in an addendum to its Open Government National Action Plan, the U.S. Government committed to develop an SDG Data Revolution Roadmap that "charts the future course of efforts to fill data gaps and build capacity to use ...
Aditya Agrawal, Audrey Ariss, Joel Gurin, Katherine Garcia, Laura Manley   +4 more
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Namibia research situation analysis on orphans and other vulnerable children [PDF]

, 2009
This item is archived in the repository for materials published for the USAID supported Orphans and Vulnerable Children Comprehensive Action Research Project (OVC-CARE) at the Boston University Center for Global Health and Development.Addressing the ...
Beard, Jennifer, Beukes, Crystal, Biemba, Godfrey, Brooks, Bram, Costello, Jill, De Beer, Ingrid, Lokhorst, Bertine, Mollers, Madelief, Simon, Jonathon   +8 more
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Poor diet quality is associated with low CD4 count and anemia and predicts mortality among antiretroviral therapy-naive HIV-positive adults in Uganda.

, 2013
BACKGROUND: We assessed the association between dietary diversity and CD4 count, moderate anemia, and mortality among 876 antiretroviral therapy-naive people living with HIV/AIDS infection (PLHIV) in Uganda.
Kadiyala, Suneetha, McCoy, Sandra I, Rawat, Rahul   +2 more
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379. Potential clinical and economic impact of cutbacks in the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Program in South Africa: a modelling analysis

Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Background The US PEPFAR program is one of the most successful global health initiatives ever undertaken. However, congressional reauthorization is unclear.
MD Aditya Gandhi, Linda-Gail Bekker, PhD A. David Paltiel, M. M. Emily P. Hyle, M. M. Andrea L. Ciaranello, PhD Yogan Pillay, MSc Kenneth A. Freedberg MD, M. M. Anne M. Neilan   +7 more
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USDOL Globally Addresses HIV/AIDS in the Workplace and for Orphans and Vulnerable Children Factsheet [PDF]

, 2008
Information about how the Bureau of International Labor Affairs is responding to the HIV/AIDS crisis with other U.S.
United States Department of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs
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Research report: "It’s all about making a life": young female sex workers vulnerability to HIV and prevention needs in Kumasi, Ghana [PDF]

, 2012
This study was implemented by Boston University in collaboration with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology with support from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the U.S.
Adhiambo Onyango, Monica, Adu‐Sarkodie, Yaw, Agyarko‐Poku, Thomas, Akuoko, Kofi, Baffuor Opoku, Kofi, Beard, Jennifer, Sylvester, Joy   +6 more
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Voices from Urban Africa: The Impact of Urban Growth on Children [PDF]

, 2012
Urban poverty -- and its impact on children -- is often overlooked and misunderstood. More than half of the world's population now lives in cities. Each year the number of urban residents increases by nearly 60 million.1 By 2050, it is projected that two
Anne Stotler, Carol Miller, Jennifer Shindeldecker   +2 more
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