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Including Disability into Policy and Programmes
NSP task group on disability and HIV, Framework for the Inclusion of Disability in the National Strategic Plans on HIV and AIDS, Jill Hanass-Hancock (HEARD) and Emelia Timpo (UNAIDS), Editors. 2011, HEARD, School of Law, UKZN, Barrett Advocacy and Training, AIDS-Free World, University College London, CWGHR, Handicap-International, DHAT, UNAIDS: Durban and Geneva.
Ivom, D.O. (2009): Preventing HIV/AIDS Among Persons with Disabilities: A Handbook for Policy Makers, Healthcare Providers, and Care Givers of Persons with Disabilities.
South African National AIDS Council (2008): Nothing about us... Without us: HIV/AIDS and Disability in South Africa Cape Town.
Voluntary Services Overseas and Liverpool VCT Care and Treatment. (2009). A Handbook on Best Practices Regarding HIV and AIDS for People with Disabilities: Services: Policy Advocacy: Programming.
Voluntary Services Overseas. (2009). Capacity Building in Network Organisations: Experiences from and practical guidelines for HIV and other networks, Netherlands.
UNAIDS, WHO and OHCHR (2009). Policy Brief: Disability and HIV.
HEARD (2009). Disability in National Strategic Plans on HIV and AIDS. A review on the national response to the interrelations of disability and HIV in Eastern and Southern Africa.
Gerntholtz, L., Grant, K.G. and Hanass-Hancock, J. (2010) Disability Rights and HIV/AIDS in Eastern and Southern Africa . A review of international, regional and national commitments on disability rights in the context of HIV/ AIDS in eastern and southern Africa. Report, HEARD, Editor. 2010, Durban.
Policy and issue briefs
UNAIDS, WHO and OHCHR (2009). Policy Brief: Disability and HIV.
HEARD issue brief (2010). HIV, Disability and Rehabilitation. Consideration for Policy and Practice. January 2010.
HEARD policy brief (2010). National Responses to Disability and HIV in Eastern and southern Africa. February 2010.
Gerntholtz, L., Grant, K. and Hanass-Hancock, J. (2010) Disability Rights, HIV/AIDS in East and Southern Africa. Consideration for Policy and Practice. Policy Brief, HEARD, Editor. 2010, HEARD: Durban.
Toolkits
Grant K, Strode A and Hanass-Hancock, J (2009): Inclusion of Disability in NSPs in Southern and Eastern Africa. Analysis Tool. HEARD.
Grant K, Strode A and Hanass-Hancock, J (2009): Inclusion of Disability in NSPs in Southern and Eastern Africa. Analysis Guide. HEARD. |  Workshops & Training New workshop dates will be released soon. Please email enquiries to  Events: May 2012  | S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
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 Live Feeds AIDS Relief Program Intensity Linked To Lower Death RatesThe May 16 edition of the Global Health themed issue of JAMA reveals a larger drop in all-cause adult mortality in those African countries with more intense operation of the AIDS relief program PEPFAR. The article's background information states: "The effect of global health initiatives on population health is... HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today
Retrieved: Thu, May 17, 2012 Circles of life: Community groups in Zimbabwe turn early warnings into early actionFor years Beauty, 52, carried out menial tasks in return for food in Mashonaland East, a rural district in Zimbabwe. She couldn’t sell at the city market because it was considered neither safe nor appropriate for women in her community where vendors routinely wait overnight for markets to open. She was little... United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
Retrieved: Wed, May 16, 2012 Women shine at Jordan’s Fifth National Technology ParadeA parade inaugurated by Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan of Jordan celebrated women’s participation in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector earlier this month. On 7 May at the Hashemite University, Fifth National Technology Parade welcomed hundreds of visitors, as more than 200 students from... United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
Retrieved: Wed, May 16, 2012 What do you think about when you think about research?What do you think about when you think about research? Do you think of stereotypes – such as academics looking like Einstein in the picture below with the blackboard? Dusty theses sitting on library shelves? Or do you think about the kind of exciting, innovative initiatives and companies – TED, Google and... DFID Bloggers
Retrieved: Wed, May 16, 2012 Truvada For HIV Prevention Plus Behavioral StrategiesA drug that has been shown to prevent HIV infection in a significant number of cases must be combined with behavioral approaches if the U.S. health care establishment is to succeed in reducing the spread of the virus, according to the American Psychological Association... HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today
Retrieved: Wed, May 16, 2012 FDA Panel to Consider At-Home HIV TestTitle: FDA Panel to Consider At-Home HIV Test
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Last Editorial Review: 5/15/2012 12:00:00 AM MedicineNet HIV General
Retrieved: Wed, May 16, 2012 FDA Panel Says Yes to Home HIV Test(MedPage Today) -- GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- An FDA advisory committee has voted 17-0 to recommend approval of the OraQuick In-Home HIV Test. If approved, it will be the first over-the-counter home HIV test. MedPage Today HIV/AIDS
Retrieved: Wed, May 16, 2012 Tenofovir Safe For HIV-Positive Pregnant MothersTenofovir, the anti-HIV drug, is safe to use during pregnancy according to a new study published in PloS Medicine. The researchers, led by Diana Gibb from the MRC Clinical Trials Unit in London, UK, found that the drug does not increase the risk of kidney problems, birth defects or growth abnormalities in infants... HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today
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