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Monday, 01 August 2011 23:00
Number and Timing of Antenatal HIV testing: Evidence from a Community-based Study in Northern Vietnam. Hanh, et al (2011)
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HIV testing for pregnant women is an important component for the success of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT). A lack of antenatal HIV testing results in loss of benefits for HIVinfected mothers and their children. Download this publication |
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Sunday, 30 December 2007 23:00
Guidance on Provider-Initiated HIV Testing and Counselling in Health Facilities. WHO and UNAIDS (2007)
| This document responds to growing need at country level for basic operational guidance on provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling in health facilities. Download this publication |
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Tuesday, 30 December 2008 23:00
Background Paper: East Asia and Pacific Regional Partnership Forum on Children and HIV & AIDS. UNICEF (2008)
| The Regional Partnership Forum, held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 31 March to 2 April 2008, brought together 133 participants from 17 countries, representing governments, regional and national non-government organizations of East Asia and the Pacific region, international organizations and United Nations agencies. The Forum reviewed the progress within the East Asia and the Pacific region on the commitment to children infected and affected by HIV and AIDS and to those made vulnerable to HIV since the Hanoi Consultation. It offered a vital opportunity to share experiences in promoting change and reaffirmed and strengthened the commitment made along with new milestones in enhancing coverage of services and improved policy measures. Download this publication |
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Saturday, 30 December 2006 23:00
Scaling Up HIV Prevention, Treatment, Care and Support 2006. UN (2006)
| The assessment by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) of inclusive, country-driven processes for scaling up HIV prevention, treatment, care and support is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 60/224. In that resolution, the Assembly requested UNAIDS and its co-sponsors to assist in facilitating such processes, with the aim of coming as close as possible to the goal of universal access to treatment by 2010 for all those who need it, including through increased resources, and working towards the elimination of stigma and discrimination, enhanced access to affordable medicines and the reduction of vulnerability of persons affected by HIV/AIDS and other health issues. Download this publication |
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Sunday, 30 December 2007 23:00
Scaling Up HIV Testing and Counselling in Asia and the Pacific - Report of a Technical Consultation Phnom Penh, Cambodia. WHO, UNICEF and UNAIDS (2007)
| In spite of HIV treatment becoming more widely available, few people living with HIV are aware of their status due to limited availability and coverage of HIV testing and counselling services. Multiple factors have impeded efforts to increase coverage of HIV testing and counselling services. Implementing HIV testing and counselling strategies, in particular among high-risk and vulnerable populations, in an ethical manner that respects their human rights, remains a challenge. Download this publication |
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Thursday, 30 December 2010 23:00
Increasing Late Diagnosis in HIV Infection in South Korea: 2000-2007. Lee JH, Kim GJ, Choi BS, et al (2010)
 | The number of Koreans diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections is increasing annually; however, CD4+ T-cell counts at diagnosis have decreased. The purpose of the present study was to identify clinical and epidemiologic associations with low CD4+ T-cell counts at the time of HIV diagnosis in a Korean population. Download this publication |
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Thursday, 30 December 2010 23:00
Prevalence and Barriers to HIV Testing among Mothers at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Phnom Penh. Barriers to HIV Testing in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Sasaki Y, Ali M, Sathiarany V, et al (2010)
| Background: One-third of all new HIV infections in Cambodia are estimated to be due to mother-to child transmission. Although the Ministry of Health adopted a policy of provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling (PITC), nearly a quarter of pregnant mothers were not tested in 2007. Greater acceptance of HIV testing is a challenge despite Cambodia’s adoption of the PITC policy. Download this publication |
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Sunday, 30 December 2007 23:00
Scaling Up the Continuum of Care for People Living with HIV in Asia and the Pacific: A Toolkit for Implementers. USAID and FHI (2007)
| Millions of people in the Asia-Pacific Region are affected by HIV. The incidence of HIV continues to rise at an alarming rate in some parts of the region—particularly among populations with high-risk behaviours, including injecting drug users (IDUs), men who have sex with men (MSM), sex workers, prisoners, migrants and youth. Efforts to provide care, treatment and support to people living with HIV (PLHIV) have achieved some laudable successes, but the majority of PLHIV are still not able to access important services—for example, it is estimated that only 19% of PLHIV in East, South and South-East Asia who need ART currently receive it.1 While care, treatment and support services for HIV are increasingly available throughout the region, seldom are they linked and coordinated in a way that optimizes PLHIV access and adherence to treatment. Download this publication |
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Friday, 30 December 2005 23:00
Cambodia: Summary Country Profile for HIV/AIDS Treatment Scale-Up. WHO (2005)
| Cambodia has a generalized epidemic and one of the highest prevalence rates in Asia. Following a peak of 3% in 1997, prevalence rates among people 15–49 years old declined to 2.1% in 2002 and to 1.9% in 2003 (HIV sentinel surveillance, Ministry of Health/National Center for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology and Sexually Transmitted Infections (NCHADS)). The Ministry of Health/NCHADS estimate that 123 100 people were living with HIV/AIDS in Cambodia in 2003, with women accounting for almost 50%. While the epidemic appears to have stabilized, the number of people with AIDS needing antiretroviral therapy is increasing. Download this publication |
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Sunday, 30 December 2007 23:00
Scaling up Voluntary Counseling and Testing Services: Lessons Learned from Cambodia. National Centre for HIV/AIDS Dermatology and STD Cambodia, and UNICEF (2007)
| In Cambodia, the preferred term for voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) is voluntary and confidential counseling and testing (VCCT). It is used in order to promote the confidential aspect of the service. For the purpose of the regional audience for which this document is primarily intended, the generic term VCT has been used. Download this publication |
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