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CATEGORY
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RESOURCE
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DESCRIPTION
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ADVOCACY
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AIDS
Alliance for Children, Youth and Families
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National membership
non-profit organization established in 1994 to give voice
to the needs of women children, youth and families living
with and affected by HIV/AIDS.
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ADVOCACY
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AIDS
Treatment Activists Coalition
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National
coalition of AIDS activists, many living with HIV/AIDS,
working together to end the AIDS epidemic by advancing
research on HIV/AIDS.
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ADVOCACY
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Alliance
for Microbicides
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Global
non-profit organization whose sole mission is to speed the
development of safe, effective, and affordable
microbicides to prevent sexually transmitted infections,
most critically HIV/AIDS.
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ADVOCACY
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CADRE
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Center for AIDS
Development, Research and Evaluation (CADRE). South
African non-profit working in the area of HIV/AIDS social
research, programme development and communication.
Interested in fast-tracking appropriate and effective
responses to HIV/AIDS through informing policy and
developing coherent strategic models for interventions.
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ADVOCACY
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Children
with AIDS Project
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Recruits families to adopt
children living with HIV, those orphaned because of AIDS,
and children born addicted to drugs and refer them to
private homes and public adoption agencies around the
United States.
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ADVOCACY
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Global
Campaign for Microbicides
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Broad-based,
international effort to build support among policymakers,
opinion leaders, and the general public for increased
investment into microbicides and other user-controlled
prevention methods.
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ADVOCACY
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Global
Network of People Living with AIDS
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Global network for and by
people with HIV/AIDS. The mission of GNP+ is to work to
improve the quality of life of people living with
HIV/AIDS. The central secretariat of GNP+ is based in
Amsterdam
, The
Netherlands
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ADVOCACY
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Health
Global Access Project
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Campaigns for drug access
and the resources necessary to sustain access for people
with HIV/AIDS across the globe. We work with allies in the
global South and in the G-7 countries to formulate
policies that promote access, mobilize grassroots support
for those policies, and confront governmental policy
makers, the pharmaceutical industry and international
agencies when their policies or practices block access.
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ADVOCACY
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International
HIV/AIDS Alliance
(Alliance)
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European
Union’s largest HIV/AIDS-focused development
organisation focuses on integrated responses to HIV/AIDS
that combine preventing HIV infection; facilitating access
to treatment, care and support; and lessening the impact
of AIDS. Focus areas include: HIV prevention, policy and
advocacy, care and support, and research and evaluation.
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ADVOCACY
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International
Partnership for Microbicides
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To
accelerate the discovery, development and accessibility of
microbicides to prevent transmission of HIV.
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ADVOCACY
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Microbicides
as an Alternative Solution
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To
prevent sexual and reproductive health illnesses through
research and education. To educate the public, clinicians,
researchers, legislators, and funders about the need for
topical microbicides for infectious disease prevention and
reproductive health illnesses.
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ADVOCACY
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Microbicides
Development Programme
(United
Kingdom)
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Partnership
set up to develop vaginal microbicides for the prevention
of HIV transmission, funded by the UK Department for
International Development through the UK Medical Research
Council and administered by the MRC Clinical Trials Unit
and Imperial College London. The ultimate goal of the MDP
is to complete phase III effectiveness trials of a
candidate microbicide in
Africa
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ADVOCACY
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National
Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors
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National
Alliance
of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD). Non-profit
national association of state health department HIV/AIDS
program directors who have programmatic responsibility for
administering HIV/AIDS health care, prevention, education,
and supportive services programs funded by state and
federal governments.
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ADVOCACY
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National
Association of People with AIDS
(NAPWA)
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National membership
organization that advocates on behalf of all people living
with HIV and AIDS in order to end the pandemic and the
human suffering caused by HIV/AIDS.
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ADVOCACY
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National
Association on HIV Over Fifty
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Membership
organization that is a forum to exchange information and
share concerns and issues about HIV and the older adult.
Members are those living with HIV and their health
providers, caregivers, researchers, educators and
advocates.
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ADVOCACY
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Pacific
Island AIDS Foundation
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First
and sole regional non-governmental organisation focusing
exclusively on HIV/AIDS in the
Pacific
Islands
. Dedicated to improving the quality of life for people
living with HIV / AIDS (PLWHA) and their families
throughout the region (
Cook Islands
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ADVOCACY
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PANOS
Global AIDS Programme
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Enabling developing
countries to shape a global response to the HIV/AIDS
pandemic by stimulating informed public and policy debate
and amplifying marginalised voices - particularly those
affected by HIV/AIDS - through media and communication
initiatives.
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ADVOCACY
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People
Connector
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Global
network of people committed to sharing knowledge, skills
and resources to advance an effective response to
HIV/AIDS. It helps forge working partnerships among
members drawn from civil society, providers of
AIDS-related services and people influencing policy.
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ADVOCACY
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Project
Inform
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Inform
people living with HIV, their caregivers and their
healthcare and service providers
about the treatment and monitoring of HIV disease;
advocate to facilitate research towards a cure and for
appropriate policies,
legislation and funding for HIV research, treatment and
care; and inspire people to make informed choices, take
effective action in the fight against HIV and choose hope
over despair.
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ADVOCACY
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Sisters
for Life
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Global
development agency strengthening
the economic capacity of women of African descent to
mitigate the impact of AIDS, war, and
poverty on orphans
and street children.
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ADVOCACY
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Society
for Women and AIDS in Africa
(SWAA)
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Advocates
on behalf of women, children and families in the fight
against HIV/AIDS. SWAA mobilizes communities by
strengthening capacity to prevent, control, and mitigate
the impact of the epidemic.
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ADVOCACY
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Society
for Women and AIDS in Ruwanda
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SWAA-Rwanda
was formed to increase awareness, knowledge, understanding
and commitment by the Rwandans society especially women
and girls so as to take responsible actions necessary to
address issues relating to their rights concerning
reproductive health in struggle against the AIDS.
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ADVOCACY
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The
3 by 5 Initiative
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“3
by 5” is an initiative of the World Health Organization
(WHO) and is the global target to provide 3 million people
living with HIV/AIDS in low and middle income countries
with life-prolonging antiretroviral treatment by the end
of 2005.
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ADVOCACY
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The
Global Coalition on Women and AIDS
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A
UNAIDS Initiative. The Coalition is a worldwide alliance
of civil society groups, networks of women with HIV and
AIDS, governments and UN organizations. The Coalition
works at global, regional and national levels to highlight
the impact of AIDS on women and girls and mobilize actions
to enable them to protect themselves from HIV and receive
the care and support they need.
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ADVOCACY
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The
Names Project Foundation
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The
overarching goal of The NAMES Project Foundation is to
facilitate maximum exposure of The AIDS Memorial Quilt by
forming partnerships to increase community display and
panel making opportunities. The AIDS Memorial Quilt has
been used as a tool to fight prejudice, raise awareness
and funding, as a means to link hands with the global
community in the fight against AIDS, and as an effective
tool in HIV /AIDS prevention education.
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ADVOCACY
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UK
Coalition for People Living with AIDS
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An
organisation committed to "enabling
the diverse voices of people living with HIV and AIDS to
be heard with a view to influencing change. A group
involved in campaigning,
researching and providing services by and for people like
ourselves.
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ADVOCACY
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UNAIDS
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The
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS,
is the main advocate for accelerated, comprehensive and
coordinated global action on the epidemic with a mission
to lead, strengthen and support an expanded response to
HIV and AIDS that includes preventing transmission of HIV,
providing care and support to those already living with
the virus, reducing the vulnerability of individuals and
communities to HIV and alleviating the impact of the
epidemic.
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ADVOCACY
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UNICEF
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Mobilizing
financial resources and helping persuade governments to
put HIV/AIDS at the top of their agendas and to treat the
epidemic as a national emergency.
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ADVOCACY
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Women
Alive!
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Women
Alive is a national treatment-focused nonprofit
organization coalition of, by and for women living with
HIV/AIDS.
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ADVOCACY
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World
Health Organization HIV/AIDS Programme
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WHO
and its HIVAIDS department work within the family of
UNAIDS cosponsors to facilitate multi-sectional efforts to
respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Who specifically serves
as the convening agency within the UN system for HIV/AIDS
treatment, care and support as well as for preventing the
mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
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ADVOCACY
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YouthAIDS
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YouthAIDS
is a growing global initiative that generates funding and
awareness to help fight the spread of the HIV/AIDS among
the world’s youth. YouthAIDS programs are designed to
educate and protect young adults from this devastating
disease. Associated with Population Services
International.
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EDUCATION/TRAINING
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Georgia
Office of Minority Health - TAKE Project
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The
Office of Minority Health's HIV/AIDS TAKE Project
helps minority community-based organizations develop
strong programs to combat the spread of HIV and AIDS in
Georgia
. Through skills development, technical assistance, and
help in obtaining funding, the project gives organizations
the resources they need to be successful.
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EPIDEMIOLOGY/
STATISTICS
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Centers
for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention – Divisions of
HIV/AIDS Prevention
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Providing
HIV/AIDS surveillance,
research, prevention and evaluation data and activities.
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PIDEMIOLOGY/
STATISTICS
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Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – National
Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention
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Responsible
for public health surveillance, prevention research, and
programs to prevent and control human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) infection and acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome (AIDS), other sexually transmitted diseases
(STDs), and tuberculosis (TB).
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PIDEMIOLOGY/
STATISTICS
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UNAIDS/WHO
Global HIV/AIDS Online Database
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Epidemiological
Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted
Infections (STIs). Data can be queried and displayed by
country.
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FUNDING
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AfriCare
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A
leader among private, charitable
U.S.
organizations assisting
Africa
. Focus areas include: HIV/AIDS, food security,
agriculture and health.
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FUNDING
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Children
Affected by AIDS Foundation
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The mission of Children
Affected by AIDS Foundation (CAAF) is to make a positive
difference in the lives of children infected with HIV and
affected by AIDS. CAAF accomplishes this by helping meet
their diverse, special needs, advocating and educating on
their behalf, and bringing joy and fun into their lives.
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FUNDING
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Elizabeth
Glaser AIDS Foundation
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Funding programs and
services working to eradicate pediatric AIDS, providing
care and treatment to people with HIV/AIDS, and
accelerating the discovery of new treatments for other
serious and life-threatening pediatric illnesses.
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FUNDING
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Elton
John AIDS Foundation
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To
provide national leadership and resources that will result
in educational programs on the prevention of HIV/AIDS and
the improvement of care for individuals living with
HIV/AIDS
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FUNDING
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Global
Fund
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Partnership
between governments, civil society, the private sector and
affected communities to
finance a dramatic turn-around in the fight against AIDS,
tuberculosis and malaria.
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FUNDING
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National
AIDS Fund
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One
of
America
’s largest philanthropic organizations dedicated to
eliminating HIV/AIDS as a major health and social problem.
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FUNDING
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Sunshine
for Kids
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Nonprofit
organization that identifies and raises funds for
charities who directly (no bureaucrats) deliver care to
children afflicted with HIV / AIDS and their families.
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HOUSING
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AIDS
Housing of Washington
(Seattle,
Washington)
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AIDS
housing development in the Seattle/King County area, as
well as a range of planning, organizing, and technical
assistance activities both locally and nationally.
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INFORMATION
ACCESS/
DISSEMINATION
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AEGIS
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Committed to offering
HIV/AIDS-related clinical information and news from around
the world, making it easily and freely accessible. An
array of reference materials are offered, mostly in the
form of HIV/AIDS Conference Abstracts. As new aspects of
this disease arise, AEGIS will continue to extend its
efforts towards the dissemination of potentially life
saving information to assist with HIV management and
prevention.
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INFORMATION
ACCESS/
DISSEMINATION
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AfroAids
Info Portal
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The
AfroAIDSinfo project is an Internet portal of the South
African Medical Research Council (MRC). The aim of the
project is to disseminate important information on
HIV/AIDS to researchers, the health profession, the
public, infected individuals, educators and policy-makers.
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INFORMATION
ACCESS/
DISSEMINATION
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AIDS
Info
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A service of the
U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services offering
information on HIV treatment, prevention and research.
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INFORMATION
ACCESS/
DISSEMINATION
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AIDS
Map
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Community based
organization in the
United Kingdom
(
Britain
) delivering reliable and accurate HIV information across
the world to HIV+ people and to the professionals who
treat, support and care for them.
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DISSEMINATION
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