BEING pregnant and HIV-positive is a daunting experience but one that many mothersto-be in South Africa are living through without the necessary health, psychological and social support — and with potentially devastating consequences for the health and wellbeing of both mother and child.
Read how Project Masihambisane or “let’s walk together,” is looking for ways to improve both the reach and impact of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programs.
As tens of thousands gather in Mexico City for the 2008 International AIDS Conference, a special issue the journal AIDS (the official journal of the International AIDS Society) provides concrete recommendations to address the complex social and economic issues that fuel HIV.
The series of papers makes the case for a comprehensive approach to the AIDS epidemic that goes beyond scientific advancements to include a focus on gender, sexual diversity, ethnicity and other factors that play a role in the disease. “Taking the LEAP-Leadership, Equity, Accountability and Partnerships-in a World Living with AIDS” was published with funding from the Ford Foundation’s Global Initiative on HIV/AIDS and includes an introduction from the initiative’s director, Jacob A. Gayle.
The special issue is available at the journal’s website www.aidsonline.com.
This presentation will cover the following: What is PrEP? What studies are in the field to determine if PrEP works? What studies will need to come next? Why do people think it should work? What are the advantages and disadvantages of PrEP as HIV prevention? What is the relevance of PrEP to the portfolio of HIV prevention services which have been identified for Los Angeles County? How can community-based organizations integrate PrEP into existing services?
Promoting healthy behaviors in an engaging way is of particular importance in preventing infectious disease spread. One strategy to keep individuals interested in learning and remembering important health information is through educational entertainment, also known as edutainment. This study uses edutainment in a low resource cultural context – specifically military men in the Angolan Armed Forces using a HIV prevention card game. Click here to read more about this study.
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