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Lists HIV and AIDS (DHAP) Provides links to resources from the Division on HIV and AIDS Prevention of the Center for Disease Control. 1-04 HIV and AIDS Prevention Resources (Yahoo) Provides a list of 10 sources of educational materials. News -04-27-06 New Method to Prevent AIDS Under Study (New York Times) "The most striking studies suggest that men can lower their own risk of infection by roughly two-thirds, and that infected men can reduce the odds of transmitting the virus to their partners by about 30 percent, simply by undergoing circumcision. Research suggests that the cells on the underside of the foreskin are prime targets for the virus and that tears and abrasions in the foreskin can invite the infection." "But World Health Organization experts say it would be premature to recommend circumcision until results come in from two randomized controlled trials involving nearly 8,000 people in Kenya and Uganda. Preliminary results could be released by late June." 04-06 AIDS - Vaccine for AIDS Works (USA Today News - Sternberg) "Nearly two decades after the discovery of the AIDS virus, researchers Monday report for the first time that an AIDS vaccine can prevent infection but with sharply different success rates depending on race." "The first full-scale human trial of the vaccine, AIDSVAX, indicates that although the vaccine failed to protect whites and Hispanics, it appears to be effective in Asians and blacks. Blacks account for half of all new infections in the USA, federal statistics show." "Jose Esparza, director of AIDS vaccine research for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), called the finding 'probably the most important accomplishment in vaccine research in 15 years. This is the first time anyone has shown protection (against HIV) in humans, not monkeys.' " "Although the vaccine failed to provide protection overall, it was 78.3% effective in blacks and 68% effective in Asians." 2-03 Papers AIDS - Caesarean Delivery Best For Women With HIV (applesforhealth) A leading doctors' group is recommending that all pregnant HIV-positive women consider having a Caesarean delivery two weeks before the normal birth date to reduce the chances of transmitting the virus to their newborns. 08-27-99. AIDS - Cheap Drug Blocks HIV In Babies (applesforhealth) Federal health officials have announced a cheaper, more effective and more practical treatment to prevent HIV-infected moms from passing on the AIDS virus to their newborns. The drug is nevirapine. 07-16-99. AIDS - Guide on the Biology of AIDS (BBC News) "At least 28 million people worldwide have died from Aids – their bodies' defence systems ravaged by the HIV virus to the point where everyday infections become life-threatening." "Click through this guide to find out about how HIV attacks and how the drugs fight it." 12-03 AIDS - Map of the Prevalence of AIDS (BBC News) Shows where in the world the epidemic is strongest. 12-03 AIDS - Map of the Speed of Spread of AIDS (BBC News) Shows where in the world the epidemic is growing the fastest. 12-03 AIDS Information for Individuals (American Social Health Association) Provides specific information to individuals for preventing HIV and AIDS. 12-05 AIDS Prevention Handbook by and for Teens (Eastchester Middle School) Provides a guide for teens. 12-05 AIDS Projections for 2010 - Best Case Scenario (BBC News) This study "predicted 45 million new infections in poor and middle income countries by 2010 if no improvements were made. But it said that 29 million of those infections could be averted if a set of prevention and care measures from successful projects around the world was implemented immediately". 12-03 AIDS Projections for 2010 in Just Four Countries (BBC News) Shows how many cases of AIDS are predicted by 2010 in Russia, China, Nigeria, and Ethiopia if effective prevention is not in place soon. 12-03 Circumcision Pros and Cons (MSNBC News) "The American Academy of Pediatrics has maintained a somewhat neutral policy, saying that while circumcision has some health benefits associated with it, along with surgical risks such as bleeding and infection, the procedure is not medically essential. However, recent studies have prompted the group to review its policy on circumcision, with a decision expected within the next several months on whether changes need to be made." 07-06 Fighting HIV and AIDS (The Nkosi Johnson AIDS Foundation) "Founded by Gail Johnson in April 1999 and named in honour of her 12 year old foster son and in memory of his biological mother who was unable to look after him, Nkosi’s Haven was officially opened on 14th April 1999. Infected with HIV from birth, Nkosi passed away on 1 June 2001 from an AIDS related disease. His legacy lives on." "Nkosi Johnson was South Africa's longest surviving child born HIV positive. He died at 5.40am on Friday, 1 June. His life was characterised by his brave fight for the rights of the HIV positive." 11-04 HIV and AIDS Prevention (MEDEM) Provides information and statistics on HIV/AIDS. HIV and AIDS Prevention Resources (RCAP) Provides comprehensive information on prevention of HIV and AIDS, from the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention. HIV and AIDS Resources (About.com - Cichocki) Provides news, statistics, a glossary, factsheets, and information about the latest research. 2-01 HIV and AIDS Risk Reduction by Behavior Change (RCAP) Provides different models of behavior change to reduce risk of HIV and AIDS. HIV and AIDS Statistics (CDC) Provides statistics on HIV and AIDS. 2-00 HIV and AIDS Transmission (CDC) Provides information on how to prevent HIV and AIDS. Points out that HIV and AIDS cannot be contracted by casual contact or insects. 12-05 HIV and STD - Evaluating Education Messages for Adolescents (RCAP) Provides criteria for evaluating education messages for adolescents to prevent HIV and STD infection. HIV and STD - Evaluating Education Programs (RCAP) Provides criteria for evaluating education programs to prevent HIV and STD infection. HIV and STD Prevention Factsheet (RCAP) Provides statistical information on adolescent risk behaviors and suggests strategies for prevention. 12-05 Johnson, Nkosi (The Nkosi Johnson AIDS Foundation) "Founded by Gail Johnson in April 1999 and named in honour of her 12 year old foster son and in memory of his biological mother who was unable to look after him, Nkosi’s Haven was officially opened on 14th April 1999. Infected with HIV from birth, Nkosi passed away on 1 June 2001 from an AIDS related disease. His legacy lives on." "Nkosi Johnson was South Africa's longest surviving child born HIV positive. He died at 5.40am on Friday, 1 June. His life was characterised by his brave fight for the rights of the HIV positive." "In July 2000, this slight child with the soulful eyes and full-blown Aids, captured the hearts of millions of TV viewers, when his address at the 13th International Aids Conference in Durban, South Africa, was televised worldwide. In a speech that he wrote himself, the then 11-year Nkosi spoke frankly to delegates about his experiences with HIV and about the issues surrounding Aids in South Africa." "An excerpt from this speech reads: 'Care for us and accept us - we are all human beings. We are normal. We have hands. We have feet. We can walk, we can talk, we have needs just like everyone else. Don't be afraid of us - we are all the same.' " 11-04 Map of the Prevalence of AIDS (BBC News) Shows where in the world the epidemic is strongest. 12-03 Programs to Fight AIDS - Global Fund (Global Fund) "The Global Fund was created to finance a dramatic turn-around in the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. These 3 diseases kill more than 6 million people each year, and the numbers are growing. This massive scaling-up of resources will support aggressive interventions against all three." 12-03 Programs to Fight AIDS - World Bank (World Bank) "AIDS is turning back the clock on development. In too many countries the gains in life expectancy won are being wiped out. In too many countries more teachers are dying each week than can be trained. We will mainstream AIDS in all World Bank work." 12-03 Programs to Fight AIDS - World Health Organization (World Health Organization) Describes efforts of WHO to fight AIDS. 12-03 Study: Circumcision Can Halve HIV Risk (Guardian Unlimited) "Circumcision can halve the risk of a man picking up the HIV infection which leads to Aids, scientists in the United States said last night. Two major trials, in Kenya and Uganda, have confirmed what doctors and campaigners have suspected and hoped for several years. The results have major implications for the fight against the Aids pandemic raging in Africa and Asia." 07-06 Study: Circumcision in Males Associated with Fewer AIDS Infections (BBC News) "They calculated that within a decade some two million new HIV infections and 300,000 deaths could be prevented. And in the ten years after that, a further 3.7 million infections and 2.7 million deaths could be avoided - with one in four of the deaths prevented being in South Africa." 07-06 Study: In Developing Countries, HIV Seems Related to Education More than Promiscuity (MSNBC News) "In the first comprehensive global study of sexual behavior, British researchers found that people aren’t losing their virginity at ever younger ages, married people have the most sex, and there is no firm link between promiscuity and sexually transmitted diseases." 07-06 Study: Sexual Habits of Americans (MSNBC News) "It’s a question that often prompts a boastful answer or a bashful one: How many sex partners have you had?" "Now the federal government says it has authoritative statistics, documenting that men are far more likely to play the field than women." 07-06 UN: Greatest Catastrophe in World's History (Guardian Unlimited) "The HIV/Aids pandemic is the worst catastrophe in history and is blighting childhood across the developing world, especially sub-Saharan Africa, the United Nations said yesterday." "Advances in children's survival, health and education are being reversed by a 'triple whammy' of Aids, conflict and poverty, according to the UN children's agency, Unicef." "The disease is driving the destruction of basic services for 1bn children and violating their right to grow and develop, said Carol Bellamy, the organisation's executive director." " 'We believe Aids is the worst catastrophe ever to hit the world,' she told the Guardian. 'It is just ripping up systems, be it health or education. Our children's childhood is being robbed from them.' "" "The report said the world had the capacity to reduce poverty, conflict and HIV/Aids and improve the plight of the world's children. It said Millennium Development Goals, which aim to improve the world through human development by 2015 and were agreed to by the UN's 191 member states in 2000, could be achieved at an annual cost of $40bn (£20.8bn) - $70bn (£36.4bn). World spending on military last year was $956bn (£497.4bn)." 12-04 UNAIDS Programs (UNAIDS) Describes programs to fight against AIDS. 12-03 World Goals for Treatment 3 by 5 (UNAIDS) " 'Treat 3 million by 2005' (3 by 5) is the global initiative of the World Health Organization and UNAIDS to provide antiretroviral therapy to 3 million people with HIV/AIDS in developing countries by the end of 2005." 12-03 World Losing Battle with AIDS (BBC News - Lustig) "Globally, the number of those infected is now more than 42 million, by the end of the decade it will have grown by another 45 million. Half of the people living with HIV/Aids are women, more than half are under the age of 24." 12-03 World Losing Battle with AIDS (BBC News) "The American Health Secretary, Tommy Thompson, has warned that the world is losing the fight against Aids." "Speaking in Zambia on World Aids Day, Mr Thompson called on the international community to intensify its efforts to combat the disease." "To mark the day, the United Nations unveiled ambitious plans to supply three million HIV sufferers with the drugs they need by the end of 2005." "An estimated 40 million people are now infected with HIV around the world." 12-03

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