AIDS Bulletin
The AIDS Bulletin is a quarterly newsletter on HIV/AIDS and related issues published by the Medical Research Council, South Africa. It includes articles about the epidemic worldwide, with an emphasis on developing and transitional countries. http://www.mrc.ac.za/aids/aidsbulletins.htm

AIDS Education Global Information System: HIV Daily Briefing
This site provides daily headlines news on HIV/AIDS. The site is primarily intended for patient education. It includes category links, full-text documents and a keyword search engine. http://www.aegis.com

AIDS Media Center
This site provides information for media professionals in global HIV/AIDS. It contains multimedia resources, a library of print documents, current ‘news features’ and a listing of press contacts for major organizations. The Media Center is sponsored by eleven partners including UNAIDS, the Kaiser Foundation, Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs and Panos London. http://www.aidsmedia.org/

AIDS Pandemic in the 21st Century
The report is an update on the worldwide HIV/AIDS pandemic and includes information on the impact of AIDS on mortality and population globally. It also reviews the current status of the epidemic in Africa, Asia and Latin America. This report is available in pdf format and was published in March 2004 by the U.S. International Census Bureau and U.S. Agency for International Development. http://www.census.gov/prod/2004pubs/wp02-2.pdf

AIDSchannel.org
This site is a multimedia portal on issues relating to HIV/AIDS. It provides current news from around the world, policy statements and editorials, an email digest, a global guide to HIV, and links to other resources. The site also hosts the OneWorld Radio AIDS Network, which provides services and networking for broadcasters and NGOs working together in the fight against AIDS. The site provides access by keyword search, topic or country. It is edited by OneWorld Africa in Zambia. http://www.aidschannel.org/

AIDScience: Prevention and Vaccine Research
The site provides researchers with nformation on all aspects of AIDS prevention and vaccine development. It is a combination of peer-reviewed articles, policy papers and commentaries, news and journal headlines and a global projects map for prevention research projects and vaccine trials. The site is maintained by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. http://www.aidscience.com/

AllAfrica.com: AIDS
This comprehensive news site collects information from African correspondents and 60 national news agencies. The site is updated every day. It includes feature articles and full-text reports from conferences and non-governmental agencies. The site also includes articles from the Pan African News Agency and is available in English and French. http://allafrica.com/aids/

Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS)
The Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) conducts research on methods to prevent HIV infection; trains new scientists to conduct prevention research; disseminates knowledge, research and prevention models; and collaborates with scientists from developing countries on research. The site includes a series of fact sheets on prevention of HIV/AIDS, for the general public and health workers, in English and Spanish. The content appears to be particularly oriented to the U.S. but does include useful generic information plus a limited amount of information that is specific to developing countries. The site is maintained by the University of California at San Francisco, U.S. http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/

Centers for Disease Control, U.S: Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
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

Communicable Disease Prevention and Control
This site publishes peer-reviewed research across all areas of biology and medicine, with immediate, barrier-free access for all. The initial page links to 'hot' research articles from current journals. The site contains a keyword search index. http://www.cdpc.com/main.htm

The Communication Initiative: HIV/AIDS section
The Communication Initiative is a partnership of development organisations seeking to support advances in the effectiveness and scale of communication interventions for positive international development. The HIV-AIDS section provides summaries of health related communication projects and studies. The material ranges from academic studies to grass roots projects. It is available in English and Spanish and includes a search engine. This is a USAID funded and maintained project. http://www.comminit.com/hivaids/

Confronting AIDS: Public Priorities in a Global Epidemic
This e-book is for policymakers, development specialists and public health experts. The aim is to help design effective strategies to confront the epidemic. It was developed by the World Bank Group. http://www.worldbank.org/aids-econ/confront/confrontfull/

Development Gateway: HIV/AIDS
This site is an overview of HIV/AIDS issues from the development perspective (e.g. education/mobilization, care & treatment, prevention, societal impact, surveillance) and contains numerous annotated links to fulltext articles. It also contains a current news section, calendar of events and database of programs and projects. The site is available in Engish, Spanish and French and is maintained by the Development Gateway Foundation, U.S. http://www.developmentgateway.org/node/130640

Family Health International: HIV/AIDS
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/aids/naids.html

Global HIV/AIDS
The website provides information on HIV/AIDS issues to policymakers, the media, and the general public. It is a combination of daily reports, webcasts, conference summaries and policy statements with an international perspective. The site is maintained by the Henry Kaiser Foundation. http://www.kaisernetwork.org/aids2002/

HealthNet News on AIDS
This site contains general and registration information to a bi-weekly electronic publication that features peer-reviewed, practical, clinical and research information on HIV/AIDS in Africa from medical publishers who have granted permission for use within the developing world only. It is sponsored by SatelLife, USA. http://list.healthnet.org/mailman/listinfo/hnn-aids

HIV and AIDS Online Minicourse
This minicourse is designed to provide a basic introduction to HIV/AIDS. It is designed for reproductive health and other health care providers, staff, planners, and managers in resource-poor settings. The course contains seven modules and also a glossary of terms. The course is maintained by EngenderHealth, a non-governmental organization with headquarters in the U.S. http://www.engenderhealth.org/res/onc/hiv/index.html

HIV and AIDS Tutorial
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

HIVNet.com
HIVNet contains links to current information and news. It is available in English, French, German and Italian and is maintained by the Fondation du Présent, Geneva. http://www.hivnet.ch/e/index-frame.html

Impending Catastrophe: A Resource Book on the Emerging HIV/AIDS Epidemic in South Africa
This e-book offers detailed analysis and data of HIV/AIDS's impact on South Africa’s health, economic and social systems. It includes an executive summary and a full report that can be downloaded. The site is sponsored by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. http://www.kff.org/southafrica/20000515a-index.cfm

Integrated Regional Information Networks: HIV/AIDS News Service
The site reports on the epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa and Central Asia. It includes news briefs, full news reports and special reports. Subject access is via regions, countries and conferences/research and there is a key word search engine. The site is available in English and French and is maintained by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. http://www.irinnews.org/AIDSfp.asp

International AIDS Economics Network: Newsletter, Announcements and Library
The International AIDS Economics Network provides data, tools and analysis on the economics of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment in developing countries. It contains numerous online papers and full-text articles from this and other organizations. The site includes links to AIDS related sites, an email newsletter and a keyword search engine. http://www.iaen.org/index.htm

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

National Prevention Information Network, U.S. (NPIN): Online Databases
NPIN contains links to information and services related to HIV/AIDS, STDs, and TB. The site includes sections on resources and services, prevention news update, funding database, educational materials and conference calendar. It is maintained by the US Center for Disease Control National Prevention Information Network. http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/index.asp

PANOS: HIV/AIDS Reports
This site contains a series of fulltext 'policy' reports on HIV/AIDS in developing and transitional countries. Besides HIV/AIDS, there are other reports on health and reproductive health and gender. http://www.panos.org.uk/resources/reportsection.asp?ID=1001

Population Council: HIV/AIDS
The site discusses the HIV/AIDS related activities of the Population Council, a U.S. based NGO. The Council emphasizes prevention and research into the development of microbicides. http://www.popcouncil.org/hivaids/index.html

PubMed – Free Fulltext Articles on HIV/Prevention (1300+)
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. ‘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%22prevention%20and%20control%22%5BSubheading%5D%20OR%20prevention%5BText%20Word%5D%29

Resource Guide for Sex Educators: Basic Resources that Every Sex Educator Needs to Know About
The site contains sexual education information for individuals and organizations in the United States and the developing world. The fulltext document is available as a pdf file from the link in the ‘Communication Initiative’ description. The guide was developed by Advocates for Youth, a U.S. based non-governmental organization. http://www.comminit.com/ma2004/sld-9669.html

Sourcebook of HIV/AIDS Prevention Programmes
The Sourcebook of HIV/AIDS Prevention Programmes provides descriptions and lessons learned from a wide range of school health education programmes in sub-Saharan Africa. The document is in pdf format and was developed by the World Bank and The Partnership for Child Development. http://www.schoolsandhealth.org/Sourcebook/sourcebook%20intro.htm

Southern Africa AIDS Information Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS)
SAfAIDS provides access to data on the HIV/AIDS epidemic, on HIV prevention, care and coping, and describes the the socio-economic impact of the epidemic in the southern Africa. The site contains links to full-text articles in SAfAIDS News and other publications. http://www.safaids.org.zw/

UNAIDS
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/media/fact+sheets.asp. The site also is available in French at http://www.unaids.org/en/ http://www.unaids.org/

Women, Children and HIV
The site is a library of full-text materials on mother and child HIV infection including preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT), infant feeding, clinical care of women and children living with HIV infection, and the support of orphans The site is maintained by the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, U.S. and the Center for HIV Information, University of California, San Francisco, U.S.http://www.womenchildrenhiv.org/

World Bank: AIDS Economics
This World Bank site gives a list of full text announcements, press releases, feature articles and studies regarding the economic, social and public health impact of AIDS. http://www.worldbank.org/aids-econ/index.htm

World Health Organization: Communicable Disease Surveillance & Response (CSR)
This WHO site provides reports of disease outbreaks submitted to the WHO's CSR Committee. It is a tool to strengthen national and international capacity in the surveillance and control of communicable diseases. The site also contains links to global strategies and resources and information on diseases and treatment. It is available in English, French and Spanish. http://www.who.int/csr/don/en/

World Health Organization: Fact Sheets
The site contains basic information on HIV and Tuberculosis, Pregnancy and HIV/AIDS, Human Rights, Women and HIV/AIDS and global surveillance and response plus WHO initiatives, working groups and UNAIDS activities. http://www.who.int/health-topics/hiv.htm

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