United States International Strategy on HIV/AIDS.U.S. Department of State, 1995 - 46 pages |
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... becoming increasingly concerned that some governments use HIV / AIDS as a justification for the violation of human rights . In many countries women's lower socio - economic status puts them at higher risk of becoming infected . The ...
... becoming increasingly concerned that some governments use HIV / AIDS as a justification for the violation of human rights . In many countries women's lower socio - economic status puts them at higher risk of becoming infected . The ...
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... become increasingly evident . Some specific examples of the broad impact of HIV / AIDS include : The World Health Organization ( WHO ) estimates there will be between 10 and 15 million orphans worldwide attributable to HIV / AIDS by the ...
... become increasingly evident . Some specific examples of the broad impact of HIV / AIDS include : The World Health Organization ( WHO ) estimates there will be between 10 and 15 million orphans worldwide attributable to HIV / AIDS by the ...
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... become increasingly controversial as militaries with high infection rates find it difficult to supply healthy contingents . The United Nations will have to grapple with politically sensitive choices , such as refusing HIV - infected ...
... become increasingly controversial as militaries with high infection rates find it difficult to supply healthy contingents . The United Nations will have to grapple with politically sensitive choices , such as refusing HIV - infected ...
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... assistance burden for HIV / AIDS ; • Focus world attention on the special needs of women , children and youth and their predisposition to become infected with HIV ; Support the concept that sustainable development , family stability and 5.
... assistance burden for HIV / AIDS ; • Focus world attention on the special needs of women , children and youth and their predisposition to become infected with HIV ; Support the concept that sustainable development , family stability and 5.
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... becomes increasingly a disease of the poor in the United States , lessons gained from community - based organizations overseas become highly relevant . Similarly , community - based organizations in other countries can benefit from the ...
... becomes increasingly a disease of the poor in the United States , lessons gained from community - based organizations overseas become highly relevant . Similarly , community - based organizations in other countries can benefit from the ...
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agenda AIDS Policy Director AIDS prevention AIDS research appropriate behavior change behavioral research behavioral strategies biomedical research blood supply collaboration continue coordination Department of Defense Department will convene developing countries donors drugs effective epidemic establishment female condom Fogarty International Center global HIV/AIDS health services HIV infection HIV transmission HIV vaccines HIV/AIDS efforts HIV/AIDS issue HIV/AIDS pandemic HIV/AIDS prevention human rights impact of HIV/AIDS improve increasingly interagency working group international partners international research interventions Joint U.N. Programme leaders living with HIV/AIDS military National AIDS Policy NGOs non-governmental organizations number of AIDS opportunistic infections Peace Corps peacekeeping peacekeeping operations preventing infection prevention efforts prevention strategies preventive technologies priorities Programme on AIDS promote reduce research efforts risk behaviors role sexually transmitted diseases social spread of HIV/AIDS Thailand U.N. agencies U.S. Census Bureau U.S. foreign policy UNICEF USAID USG agencies vaccine development women worldwide
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Page 34 - Administration, the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Page 20 - The National Science and Technology Council's Committee on International Science, Engineering, and Technology...
Page 16 - ... the rights of individuals, in particular those living with or most vulnerable to HIV/AIDS, through the legal and social environment, fully involve nongovernmental and community-based organizations as well as people living with HIV/AIDS in the formulation and implementation of public policies, ensure equal protection under the law for persons living with HIV/AIDS with regard to access to health care, employment, education, travel, housing and social welfare...
Page 6 - Mann JM. The World Health Organization's global strategy for the prevention and control of AIDS.
Page 19 - US ambassadors and other embassy representatives will meet with host country counterparts to describe the US International Strategy on HIV/AIDS and to encourage leaders to expand HIV/AIDS prevention and mitigation programs. Emphasis will be placed on the important role that NGOs, business groups, people living with HIV/AIDS, and community organizations should play in an effective response to HIV/AIDS.
Page 43 - HIV/AIDS epidemic and the necessity to involve a wide, diverse range of people and organizations to mobilize an effective response, coordination of national and international efforts is complex but critical.
Page 5 - Increase the political and economic commitment by foreign leaders to stem the spread and mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS...
Page 16 - The risk runs both ways; peacekeepers could both be a source of HIV infection to local populations and be infected by them, thus becoming a source of the infection when they return home.