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Collaborating Centre  Latest Publications - The impact of employment on HIV/AIDS prevalence and incidence: Evidence from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. South African Journal of Demography 12(1) p 63-108.
- Health systems for HIV treatment and care,
- The relationship between social support and the health of HIV-positive caregivers of children: a review of the empirical literature. Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies.
 Multi-media | HEARD at the RATN HIV Capacity Building SummitThe Summit also aimed to build a consensus on a joint plan of action in the medium and long term in order to strengthen the response to HIV in eastern and southern Africa. Almost 280 delegates attended, and was an excellent opportunity to learn from and network with people from fellow capacity building organisations.
HEARD and partners Bethel Health Builders presented a research poster to showcase 'best practice' in the area of HIV/AIDS prevention activities in rural areas. 'Health Builders' are local people trained through Bethel Health Builders on site in rural or peri-urban marginalised communities. They conduct rapid tests for HIV/AIDS, malaria, diabetes, cholesterol and high blood pressure as needed for people who have limited access to health services. They also provide nutritional assessments and meal planning. Health Builders visit homes with their portable health screening equipment and rechargeable video players. They show a film which covers basic medical information as well as the informed consent issues around testing. Private stations are then set up, and people who have viewed the film are invited for testing. The full suite of tests is available at each private station. Stigma is reduced and HIV testing uptake has been excellent when carried out in this way. Results are given confidentially and referrals are made to the local clinic for treatment if necessary. These local Health Builders have an on-going relationship with their community where support can be provided on the various lifestyle issues.
The project is a 'best practice' because it is owned by the community, is cost effective and replicable in all areas across Africa. The animated videos ensure that correct medical information is presented in a simple and easy to understand format. Animations are downloadable onto cellphones, which ensures that information can be passed on easily and quickly. Due to the current success and expected growth of this project, HEARD and RATN have funded the production of animated films to be used by Health Builders and others.
This project was well received at the Summit with a high degree of interest from different partner countries.
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Pictured at the Summit are (from left) Drs. Anita and Rick Gutierrez of Bethel Health Builders and HEARD's operations director, Mr Samuel Gormley |
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 Live Feeds Myanmar : Big Issues With HIV & TBMédecins Sans Frontières (MSF), the largest provider of HIV treatment in Myanmar, released a report today highlighting the urgency of treating HIV and multi-drug resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in their country - Myanmar used to be called Burma... HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today
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Retrieved: Tue, Feb 21, 2012 Rural Women Take on a New Role in Delivering Services in TajikistanA new programme on improving access to social protection in rural areas is starting a change. Supported by UN Women and bringing together rural women, the initiative works on the establishment of Women's Watch Groups, which monitor the situation of the most vulnerable households and identify ways to improve access... United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
Retrieved: Tue, Feb 21, 2012 Stephen O'Brien visits Somali community in BristolInternational Development Minister Stephen O’Brien today visited Somali diaspora groups in Bristol to outline the aims of the Somalia Conference taking place in London on 23 February. DFID : News Stories
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Retrieved: Mon, Feb 20, 2012 Instant Infant HIV Diagnosis to be Rolled Out in Rural KenyaJesse Mtembe, a nursing officer at the Akithenesit Health Centre in Teso North, in Kenya's Western Province, cannot wait for his centre to be connected to a new software system for diagnosing HIV in infants that is being developed in the country's leading private university. IPS Inter Press Service - HIV/AIDS
Retrieved: Mon, Feb 20, 2012 Model Explains Efficacy of HIV Drugs (CME/CE)(MedPage Today) -- Any HIV therapy that reduces the risk of an immune cell being infected by a factor of at least 100,000 is enough to keep the virus in check, researchers reported. MedPage Today HIV/AIDS
Retrieved: Sun, Feb 19, 2012 BUDGET SPEECH - The Swazi Observer
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