HIV/Aids
Briefing Document - 23 Jul 2012
Progress under threat: Perspectives on the HIV treatment gap
While significant gains made in the fight against HIV/AIDS in the past decade are encouraging, countries most affected by the pandemic continue to struggle to place enough people on treatment and to implement the best science and strategies to fight the disease.Briefing Document - 23 Jul 2012
HIV/Aids
The results are presented from a 23-country survey of how consistently these strategies are being implemented.
Report - 23 Jul 2012
Antiretroviral results:Speed up, scale up
This report outlines some of the strategies, tools and policies that have supported the scaling up of treatment during the past decade as well as those that can address persistent or new challenges.The results are presented from a 23-country survey of how consistently these strategies are being implemented.
Report - 23 Jul 2012
HIV/Aids
Briefing Document - 23 Jul 2012
Providing antiretroviral therapy for mobile populations
Migrant populations are especially vulnerable to HIV and TB. They are at higher risk of infection, face challenges in accessing care, and have a higher risk of poor adherence, treatment interruption, loss to follow-up and treatment failure.Briefing Document - 23 Jul 2012
HIV/Aids
Press Release - 23 Jul 2012
MSF data shows good outcomes using HIV treatment models
Programme data from Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa released by the international medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders (MSF) at the International AIDS Conference shows good adherence outcomes for antiretroviral treatment.Press Release - 23 Jul 2012
HIV/Aids
Press Release - 23 Jul 2012
Measuring viral load in resource poor settings not a luxury
As HIV treatment is scaled up in developing countries, the lack of access to viral load monitoring - routine in wealthy countries - must be addressed.Press Release - 23 Jul 2012
HIV/Aids
Briefing Document - 21 Jul 2012
Closer to home: Delivering antiretroviral therapy in the community
There has been remarkable progress in the past decade in increasing the access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in resource-limited settings.Briefing Document - 21 Jul 2012
HIV/Aids
Press Release - 18 Jul 2012
Donor discourse at odds with HIV emergency
While new United Nations data pointing to gains made in the fight against HIV/AIDS is sparking optimism ahead of the 2012 International AIDS Conference in Washington, countries most affected by the pandemic continue to struggle to place enough people on treatment.Press Release - 18 Jul 2012
Malnutrition
Briefing Document - 16 Jul 2012
Malnutrition in the Sahel: One million children treated - What's next?
Nutritional crises are recurrent and cyclical in the Sahel. In a region where malnutrition rates always hover near the warning level, the number of malnutrition cases rises every year during the "hunger season".Briefing Document - 16 Jul 2012
Malnutrition
Press Release - 16 Jul 2012
Malnutrition in Sahel demands more than only an emergency response
The annual peak of malnutrition in the Sahel region has begun, exacerbated in parts of the region by higher market prices, epidemics and political instability.Press Release - 16 Jul 2012
Malnutrition
Press Release - 12 Jul 2012
South Sudan: Health situation is deteriorating for 63,500 refugees in Yida
Close to 500 people a day are arriving at the camp in Yida. The HCR reports a total of 63,500 refugees in an already overcrowded camp originally intended for 15,000 people.Press Release - 12 Jul 2012