Web version of this guide includes links to web resources.
Federal Government Information
HIV/AIDS in Asia.
Burma, Thailand, and Cambodia have the highest rates of HIV/AIDS infection anywhere outside of Africa. This hearing examines U.S. assistance in the fight against AIDS in Asia. 2004
The United States Government Strategy for Fighting HIV/AIDS: Implementation of Public Law 108-25.
In this hearing, the House Committee on International Relations hears testimony from Ambassador Randall Tobias, the Global AIDS Coordinator, regarding the five-year global strategy to fight AIDS, as required by The United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003. 2004
Fighting HIV/AIDS In Africa: A Progress Report.
This hearing examines U.S. future goals in fighting the AIDS virus in Africa. It also analyzes past progress and money expenditures. 2004
Saving Lives: The Deadly Intersection of AIDS and Hunger. This hearing explores the relationship between AIDS and hunger and what the U.S. is doing, or should be doing, to address the issues together and separately. 2004
AIDSinfo. The National Institutes of Health offers this website about HIV/AIDS clinical trials and treatment. It has six main categories: Guidelines, Drugs, Clinical Trials, Vaccines, Health Topics, and AIDSinfo Tools.
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. UNAIDS, is the main advocate for accelerated, comprehensive and coordinated global action on the epidemic.
UNAIDS' mission is to lead, strengthen and support an expanded response to HIV and AIDS that includes prevention, care and support to those infected, and alleviating the impact of the epidemic.
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention -- Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention. This Centers for Disease Control website features research information, statistics, basic information about AIDS, publications, and links to other AIDS-related websites.
HIV/AIDS Surveillance. On this Census Bureau website, you can find the HIV/AIDS Surveillance database, the Monitoring the Aids Pandemic (MAP) Network, and the profiles of countries deemed to be "hot spots".
AIDS. Medline Plus has gathered a wide variety of AIDS-related information on its topical web page. Here you can find the latest information on research, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, as well as publications and a glossary of AIDS-related terms.
Office of National AIDS Policy. Visit the website of President Bush's HIV/AIDS Initiative, where you can find speeches, news releases, announcements, and up-to-date presidential action concerning AIDS.
Downward Spiral: HIV/AIDS, State Capacity, and Political Conflict in Zimbabwe. This study examines how the HIV/AIDS pandemic destabilizes Zimbabwe's society, economy, governance, and national security. 2004
A Guide to Primary Care of People with HIV/AIDS. Meant to assist physicians, this book provides practical information for the common questions that arise in the care of patients with HIV. See also, A Pocket Guide to Adult HIV/AIDS Treatment, a companion document to the above Guide, which offers various tables to be used in HIV/AIDS treatment. 2004, 2005
lllinois Government Information
HIV/AIDS Statistics.
A statistical presentation of the presence of AIDS in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health website offers statewide cases and cases reported by county, in addition to publications and other AIDS information. The Illinois HIV/AIDS/STD Monthly Surveillance Update is viewable from this page as well.
HIV/AIDS. Illinois has the 7th highest number of AIDS cases in the nation, according to this Illinois Department of Public Health website. Additionally, IDPH offers basic HIV/AIDS facts and information about those AIDS affects. Links to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program and testing and services administered by IDPH are also provided.
Legal Information
AIDS Law In a Nutshell. This book is a brief and readable compilation of AIDS-specific laws, topically arranged: Discrimination Law, Family and Estate Planning Law, Insurance Law, Criminal Law, Tort Law, Public Health Law, and International Law. 1996
"Good Enough to Use for Research, But Not Good Enough to Benefit from the Results of That Research: Are the Clinical HIV Vaccine Trials in Africa Unjust"? The author of this article explores whether or not the clinical trials in Africa actually benefit Africans and contends that an international standard of ethical protections of those who participate in the clinical trials may be needed to ensure that poor countries are not exploited.
"To Be Female, Black, Incarcerated, and Infected with HIV/AIDS: A Socio-Legal Analysis". 64% of new HIV cases are Black women. The rise in HIV infection in females is occurring simultaneously with a big increase in the numbers of incarcerated females. This article looks at the statistics, the women's constitutional right to medical care, the community impact of these trends, and the need for change.
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