"HIV/AIDS
Church Information Kit," California Statewide HIV/AIDS
Church Outreach Advisory Board: The board, a coalition formed
to educate African-American churches about HIV/AIDS, has distributed
more than 800 HIV testing information kits to churches in California.
The kit offers recommendations on how to motivate African-American
churchgoers to get tested for HIV (Church Outreach Advisory Board
release, 11/22).
"The Macroeconomics of HIV/AIDS," International
Monetary Fund: The book brings together experts from a variety
of international organizations and other institutions to show
how HIV/AIDS affects both society and the economy. It aims to
be a resource for public policymakers to develop an "effective
response to the epidemic and appropriate economic and fiscal policies"
(Haacker, "The Macroeconomics of HIV/AIDS," IMF, 12/1).
"Promotion
of HIV and AIDS prevention, care and support," Medical Knowledge Institute
and International Confederation of Midwives: The goal of
the program, which is set to begin in April 2005, will be to prepare
trainers of nurse midwifery trainers to implement strategies for
the training of nurse midwives and other health care workers.
The initiative calls for HIV/AIDS organizations to financially
support trainers of trainers programs (MKI release, 12/1).
"Is the '3 by 5' Initiative the Best Approach to Tackling
the HIV Pandemic?" PLoS Medicine: Jim Yong Kim, director of the Department
of HIV/AIDS at the World Health Organization, and Arthur Ammann, president
of Global Strategies for HIV Prevention, write opposing
editorials on WHO's 3 by 5 Initiative,
which aims to treat three million HIV-positive people with antiretroviral
drugs by 2005. Kim writes that the initiative is a "point
of entry, not an end in itself" to the fight against HIV/AIDS,
while Ammann says that while the "intentions" of 3 by
5 are good, the "approach is wrong" (Kim/Ammann, PLoS
Medicine, November 2004).
"Native
Americans and HIV/AIDS: Key Issues and Recommendations for Health
Departments," National
Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors: The report
profiles the work of several government jurisdictions on HIV/AIDS
in Native American communities and provides recommendations for
health departments seeking to work with Native Americans to address
existing health disparities in their communities. NASTAD also
hopes the report will raise awareness of the impact of HIV/AIDS
on Native Americans (NASTAD release, 11/30).
"Renewing
Our Voice: Code of Good Practice for NGOs Responding to HIV/AIDS":
The initiative was started by 11 nongovernmental organizations
this year to provide a "common framework" and "good
practice" guidelines for all NGOs that respond to HIV/AIDS
(Cabassi, "Renewing Our Voice: Code of Good Practice for
NGOs Responding to HIV/AIDS," December 2004). Global
Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS North America and the
International Community of Women in North America are the latest
NGOs to join the more than 160 organizations that have signed
on to the initiative (GNP+NA release, 12/1).
"Access
to Condoms and HIV/AIDS Information: A Global Health and Human
Rights Concern," Human
Rights Watch: The 30-page briefing documents "censorship
... about condoms in government-funded programs, myths about condoms
spread by religious leaders and restrictions on condoms in numerous
countries" (HRW release, 11/30).
"Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric
HIV Infection," Working Group on Antiretroviral Therapy
and Medical Management of HIV-Infected Children: The updated guidelines
now include supplements II and III, titled, "Managing Complications
of HIV Infection in HIV-Infected Children on Antiretroviral Therapy"
and "Adverse Drug Effects," respectively. Supplement
I, titled "Pediatric Antiretroviral Drug Information,"
also has been updated (AIDSinfo release, 11/30).
"Reducing
the Burden of HIV/AIDS," Canadian Auto Workers, Canadian Physicians for Aid and
Relief: The organizations are collaborating on a four-year
program in rural Malawi that has a goal of reducing the burden
of HIV/AIDS in the rural workplace, households and community areas
of the country (CPAR release, 12/1).
