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New
Hopkins Report on Successful Health Communication
Baltimore, MD—Communication plays a crucial
role in successful family planning, HIV prevention, and other
health and development programs. Communication often is thought
of as the production of messages and materials, such as postures
or brochures. |
LETTER:
Abstinence and Fidelity Won't Win AIDS Battle
In the fight against AIDS, people tend to pit abstinence
and fidelity against condoms ("Why an AIDS Fight Faces
Delay," Politics & Economics, May 21). |
Uganda's
Early Gains Against HIV Eroding
KAMPALA,
Uganda -- Students packed a grassy field at Makerere University
in April 1989 for a farewell concert by singer Philly Lutaaya.
This symbol of swaggering virility had grown gaunt, with splotchy
skin and the fine, sparse hair of a baby. |
President
seeks $5.4 billion for PEPFAR in 2008 budget
The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief continues in
its fifth year to fight the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. More than
three million people died of AIDS related illnesses in 2005;
of these, more than 500,000 were children. |
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Preventing
AIDS in Women Starts with Counting Girls
The feminization of AIDS does not start at age 18 or even 15.
The vulnerability of women starts when they are very young;
as children and as females they are often outside the range
of available health services. |
Developing
Materials on HIV/AIDS/STIs for Low-Literate Audiences
A guide developed to provide a comprehensive methodology
for developing materials for low-literate audiences about HIV/AIDS
and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the context of
a behaviour change communication (BCC) programme. It shares
experience and methods for working with low-literate people
to communicate complex messages. It also discusses qualitative
research for learning about the intended audience, such as focus
group discussions, and using those populations' input to develop
visual messages.  |
The
Protection Against Transmission of HIV for Women and Youth (PATHWAY)
Act
The Office of Congresswoman Barbara Lee together with CHANGE
have developed a new bill that Lee has just introduced: Protection
Against Transmission of HIV forWomen and Youth Act of 2006 (H.R.
5674). You can learn more about this bill through a press release
below and information available on the PEPFAR
WATCH website.
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