Essential Health Links: HIV-AIDS/Organizations


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African Counselling Network
Family Health International: HIV/AIDS
Global AIDS Alliance
Global AIDS Program
Global Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (GNP+)
HIV Medicine Association (Infectious Diseases Society of America)
Hope for African Children Initiative
International AIDS Economics Network (IAEN)
International AIDS Vaccine Iniative (IAVI)
International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
International HIV/AIDS Alliance
National Center for HIV/AIDS/STD and TB Prevention, U.S.
Regional AIDS Training Network (RATN)
UNAIDS
UNESCO: Action Against AIDS

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African Counselling Network  (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This organization is for individuals interested in the development of counselling in Africa. Any interested individual can join the network. It includes assorted links, counsellor resources, conferences/workshops and a page on AIDS Resources and AIDS counselling literature. http://www.geocities.com/kim1122a/

Family Health International: HIV/AIDS  (Focus on Low-Income Countries)  (Arabic, French, Russian, Spanish)
The site summarizes the HIV/AIDS prevention programs of the Family Health International. It reviews numerous 'best practices' that were pioneered by the organization and includes several full text reports. The site is available in French, English, Russian and Arabic and contains a keyword search engine. http://www.fhi.org/en/hivaids/index.htm

Global AIDS Alliance   (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
The Alliance is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC that is dedicated to a collaborative, aggressive Campaign to Stop Global AIDS through enhanced awareness, increased funding, and improved policies. The site describes the organization's activities and projects, and networking with other advocacy groups. It includes current news releases. http://www.globalaidsalliance.org/

Global AIDS Program  (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
The site describes the activities of the Global AIDS Program (GAP), which aims to prevent HIV infection, improve care and support, and build capacity to address the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. GAP provides financial and technical assistance through partnerships with organizations in developing countries. GAP is funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/od/gap/

Global Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (GNP+)
The site contains an overview of the GNP+’s projects, mission, conferences and publications including a newsletter. The organization has the goal of improving the quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS by building a global network for lobbying, linking and sharing. http://www.gnpplus.net/

HIV Medicine Association (Infectious Diseases Society of America)
The site contains information about the association including how to join, current news, advocacy, and a forum for physicians, scientists and other health care professionals dedicated to HIV/AIDS. http://www.idsociety.org/HIVMA_Template.cfm/

Hope for African Children Initiative   (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This initiative is a community-based, pan-African effort created to address the challenges faced by children who have been orphaned by the AIDS pandemic or whose parents are sick or dying of AIDS-related illnesses. Established in the summer of 2000, this is a partnership of five non-governmental organizations: CARE, Plan International, World Conference on Religion and Peace, Save the Children, and the Society of Women and AIDS in Africa. The site contains press releases and full-text reports on the impact of AIDS on children in Africa. http://www.hopeforafricanchildren.org/

International AIDS Economics Network (IAEN)  (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This site includes information about the organization including membership, activites and how to join plus AIDS related conferences and news releases. http://www.iaen.org/

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI)  (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
The site contains an overview of AIDS vaccine science and research. It includes AIDS vaccine news and press releases plus the newsletter, IAVI Report. http://www.iavi.org/

International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
The site contains information about the organization, education and advocacy programmes, conference coverage and publications. It also includes HIV clinical management updates and public health policy information. http://www.iapac.org/

International HIV/AIDS Alliance  (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
The International HIV/AIDS Alliance is an international non-governmental organization that supports community action on HIV/AIDS in developing countries. The site includes links to relevant sites and full-text articles. http://www.aidsalliance.org/sw1280.asp

National Center for HIV/AIDS/STD and TB Prevention, U.S.
The site contains information and reports on HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases and tuberculosis. http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/od/nchstp.html

Regional AIDS Training Network (RATN)  (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
RATN is a Network of training institutions in the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) region. The network produces a newsletter, assists in regional planning, conducts regional surveys, maintains a regional course calendar and assists in obtaining support for participation in these workshops. http://www.ratn.org/

UNAIDS  ((Focus on Low-Income Countries)  (French)
UNAIDS is a joint United Nations, WHO and World Bank programme on HIV/AIDS. The site contains information, press releases and documents from numerous international and non-governmental agencies. It also provides 23 full-text fact sheets on current HIV/AIDS issues and international activities - see http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/Resources/PressCentre/FactSheets/. The site also is available in French. http://www.unaids.org/en/

UNESCO: Action Against AIDS  (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
The site describes UNESCO's strategy and programs for dealing with the HIV/AIDS pandemic. It also contains summaries of the organization's numerous AIDS related field projects. UNESCO is a UNAIDS co-sponsor. http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=33437&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

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