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HIV & sexual health - worldwide

Information and research

AEGIS : Good international AIDS information site (from treatment to political), with links to the latest news from a variety of agencies.

AIDS2004 : Information on the 15th International AIDS Conference held in Bankok in July, 2004.

AIDS2006 : Information on the 16th International AIDS Conference to be held in Toronto in August, 2006.

AIDS.ORG : Mainly treatment information, for health professionals and people affected by HIV/AIDS.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) : US lead federal agency for disease prevention and health promotion.

Division of HIV/AIDS (DHAP) - MMWR Reports on HIV/AIDS : Mainly epidemiological reports from the USA.

HIVInSite : A general information site run by leading HIV/AIDS specialists at the University of California in San Francisco. Good but very US-oriented.

IAPAC (International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care) : General site with a clinical focus; includes Human Rights section to honour Jonathan Mann.

International AIDS Economics Network (IAEN) : Provides access to materials on HIV/AIDS from the World Bank, UNAIDS, USAID, European Commission and IAEN.

International AIDS Society : Professional society for those engaged in HIV/AIDS prevention, control and care, which organises international AIDS conferences.

John Hopkins University AIDS Service : Designed for care providers, includes bi-monthly newsletter The Hopkins HIV Report.

Medscape :The HIV/AIDS section of a reputable medical site, often has accounts of the latest research.

Microbicides 2004 : Conference held in London March 2004

National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project (USA) : USA-based site providing treatment information for professionals and people with HIV.

National Institutes of Health : Provides an overview of HIV-specific research, programmes and publications of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of NIH in the USA.

The Body : Good general guide to HIV and AIDS.

Policy

Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network : Policy research and reports on legal, ethical and human rights issues.

Essential Drugs and other Medicines (EDM) :The WHO's Action Programme on Essential Drugs, providing key drugs (including those for) to developing countries.

HIV/AIDS Policy Compendium : A collection of international policies and laws including national strategies and programme plans, from the Futures Group.

UNAIDS : Homepage of the United Nations HIV/AIDS programme.

NGOs, people with HIV, and other organisations

Drug donations website : Site developed by NGO consortium, offering information and guidelines about donation of medicines to developing countries and Central and Eastern Europe.

EuroCASO : European network of community based organisations fighting against AIDS.

Association Francois-Xavier Bagnoud' : Specialises in paediatric HIV/AIDS and human rights, especially children's.

GNP+ : The Global Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS

ICASO : International Council of AIDS Service Organizations

ICW : The International Community of Women Living with HIV and AIDS.

RHO : HIV/AIDS Section on the Reproductive Health Outlook (RHO) webpage. Summaries of research, programme experience and clinical guidelines.

UK Consortium on AIDS and International Development : A group of UK based organisations working together to understand and develop effective approaches to the problems created by the HIV epidemic in developing countries

Email lists and fora

ProCAARE : Email list focussing on HIV/AIDS epidemiology and treatment, intended mainly for developing countries.

eForums : international, regional, national and issue-based email discussion forums for information-sharing and debate on HIV, health and development.