The site provides up-to-date information on HIV/AIDS treatment guidelines, drugs, vaccines and clinical trials. The 'education and resource center' has brochures, fact sheets and resources for patients and the general public, health care providers and researchers. The content is maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and is directed primarily to the U.S. general public and healthcare providers. http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/ AIDSMAP is a community based information site with extensive information on treatment. It includes a directory of HIV/AIDS organizations wordwide with contact details and descriptions. The site is maintained in the U.K. by NAM (formerly the National AIDS Manual) and is co-sponsored by the British HIV Association and the International HIV/AIDS Alliance. http://www.aidsmap.com/en/main/sitemap.asp The CDC provides a wealth of full-text documents on basic science, research, treatment and general information (news headlines, fact sheets, brochures, statistics). The site includes alphabetical and keyword search indexes plus information on email lists and links to other sites. http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/dhap.htm The site contains links to 'fact sheets' on HIV/AIDS and STI clinical and public health topics. Each topic contains a series of 'frequently asked questions' and concise replies. http://www.engenderhealth.org/pubs/courses/index.php This minicourse is designed to provide a basic introduction to this topic and to help providers of reproductive health services incorporate a focus on HIV and AIDS into their services. The course builds on other EngenderHealth MiniCourses on the Sexuality and Sexual Health and Sexually Transmitted Infections courses. http://www.engenderhealth.org/pubs/hiv-aids-sti/ This downloadable PDF file contains detailed information on antiretroviral therapy. It contains material on the antiretroviral therapy and the global response to HIV and aspects of clinical care, treatment and follow-up for patients. Developed by Pathfinder International, a U.S. based family planning NGO, the site includes numerous useful charts and graphics. http://www.pathfind.org/site/DocServer/ART_TGS1.pdf?docID=8481 GALEN is an online training course for physicians in the developing world. The course has 15 modules, with a focus on HIV care and treatment in low-resource settings. Registration is required but is free. Physicians who complete the course are awarded a certificate. The program is maintained by the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care. http://www.go2itech.org/itech?page=db-02-00&post=1&oid=1151&bkto=db-00-00&bktopost=7α=G This site is the Internet version of NAM's 'HIV & AIDS Treatment in Practice', an email newsletter for doctors, nurses and other health care workers working in limited-resource settings. Launched 13 March 2003, it will be published twice monthly. This site contains registration instructions and archives of all issues. http://www.aidsmap.com/cms1037059.asp This tutorial reviews the basics of the immune system response to the HIV infection. It also discusses the commonly used anti-retroviral drugs and their mode of action. The site includes a series of 'problem sets' to help the user test recently acquired knowledge. It also contains annotated links to other sites with HIV/AIDS information. The tutorial was developed and is maintained by the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, University of Arizona, U.S. http://www.biology.arizona.edu/immunology/tutorials/AIDS/main.html This is the website of a commercial organization, HIVandHepatitis.com, based in the U.S. The site aims to provide accurate and timely information on HIV/AIDS, chronic hepatitis B and Hepatitis C and co-infection with HIV/AIDS. Although primarily for users in the U.S, there is considerable useful information for developing country healthcare workers. http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/ This is a free, online medical textbook that provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the treatment of HIV infection. The content is targeted to industrialized countries, but is likely to be useful worldwide. http://hivmedicine.com/ This site is a comprehensive, on-line textbook of HIV disease from the University of California San Francisco and San Francisco General Hospital, U.S. It includes sections on epidemiology, natural science, diagnosis and clinical management, clinical manifestations, infections and malignancies, transmission and prevention and policy of HIV. http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite.jsp?page=KB The site is a resource for physicians and other health care professionals in providing care and treatment to patients with HIV/AIDS. Topics include epidemiology, prevention, practice guidelines and a questions and answers section. This site also contains links to the pdf files of the John Hopkins HIV/AIDS Guide and the 2006 Pocket Guide to HIV/AIDS Treatment. http://www.hopkins-aids.edu/ This site is an electronic manual that provides home care agents and local service providers with practical dietary recommendations. It deals with common complications that are experienced at different stages of infection, and stresses local solutions that emphasize using local food resources and home-based care and support. The manual was developed by the Food and Agricultural Organization, United Nations. http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/005/Y4168E/Y4168E00.HTM This PubMed search will identify all HIV/AIDS diagnosis and management related free fulltext ejournal articles within the database. Within the search results, there are links to the fulltext material. By repeating this search periodically, you will find new fulltext articles that are added to the PubMed database weekly. Essential Health Links contains similar searches for most subpages listed in the Specific Health Resources table of contents. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=PureSearch&db=pubmed&details_term=%22loattrfree%20full%20text%22%5Bsb%5D%20AND%20%28%22hiv%22%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20OR%20%28%22hiv%20seropositivity%22%5BTIAB%5D%20NOT%20Medline%5BSB%5D%29%20OR%20%22hiv%20seropositivity%22%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20OR%20HIV%5BText%20Word%5D%29%20AND%20%28%22diagnosis%22%5BSubheading%5D%20OR%20%22diagnosis%22%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20OR%20diagnosis%5BText%20Word%5D%29 This PubMed search will identify all HIV/AIDS diagnosis and management related free fulltext ejournal articles within the database. Within the search results, there are links to the fulltext material. By repeating this search periodically, you will find new fulltext articles that are added to the PubMed database weekly. Essential Health Links contains similar searches for most subpages listed in the Specific Health Resources table of contents. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=PureSearch&db=pubmed&details_term=%22loattrfree%20full%20text%22%5Bsb%5D%20AND%20%28%22hiv%22%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20OR%20%28%22hiv%20seropositivity%22%5BTIAB%5D%20NOT%20Medline%5BSB%5D%29%20OR%20%22hiv%20seropositivity%22%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20OR%20HIV%5BText%20Word%5D%29%20AND%20%28%22therapy%22%5BSubheading%5D%20OR%20%28%22therapeutics%22%5BTIAB%5D%20NOT%20Medline%5BSB%5D%29%20OR%20%22therapeutics%22%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20OR%20treatment%5BText%20Word%5D%29 Reproductive Health Outlook provides information on the care and support of people with HIV/AIDS. http://www.rho.org/html/hiv_aids.htm The Textbook of AIDS Pathology includes a general discussion of the pathophysiology of HIV infection, organ system pathology of AIDS, and opportunistic infections and neoplasms associated with AIDS, and a general discussion of issues, including safety and education, related to the AIDS epidemic. The content is provided in PDF format by the University of Utah Department of Pathology, U.S. http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/TUTORIAL/AIDS/AIDS.html This site offers basic training on HIV treatment and care for health care workers in resource-limited settings. It includes sections on treatment, antiretrovirals and palliative care. The site was developed by NAM/AIDSMAP, a British based NGO. http://www.aidsmap.com/en/docs/3F5509B5-BC9C-4C63-9AFD-EDA4EEA3B52E.asp This site describes issues related to the development of programmes for HIV/AIDS prevention and care. The site includes full-text studies and reports and is available in English, French and Spanish. http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=2932&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html This site contains information on the 3by5 Initiative - the global target to get three million people living with HIV/AIDS in developing and transitional countries on antiretroviral treatment (ART) by the end of 2005. The initiative is a step towards the goal of providing universal access of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment services for all who need them as a human right. The site includes the AIDS Medicines and Diagnostic Service, which provides information on selection and use of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs and HIV diagnostics. http://www.who.int/3by5/en/ Help us to improve Essential Health Links. Please send your comments and suggestions to: eh-links@healthnet.org