Resources

HAART for HIV prevention : This paper provides an overview of the reasons to start treatment earlier than current WHO guidelines recommend and the potential that treatment can play in preventing HIV infections. http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/9727221/275587194/name/HAARTforHIVPreventionGranichJAIDS2010.pdf

From HIV to Tuberculosis and Back Again: A Tale of Activism in 2 Pandemics, Mark Harrington of Treatment Action Group: An interesting article looking at the history, development and progress to date of the global response to HIV and tuberculosis, published in the Clinical Infectious Disease 2010. http://www.tbvi.eu/news-agenda/other-tb-news/news-message/from-hiv-to-tuberculosis-and-back-again-a-tale-of-activism-in-2-pandemics.html

Synergistic Pandemics: Confronting Global HIV and Tuberculosis: A compilation of articles on the latest developments on HIV and TB and challenges in preventing the virus among key populations. http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/cid/2010/50/s3

Global Action and Advocacy on Removing HIV-specific entry: A small working group among colleagues from IAS, DAH, GNP+ and EATG along with UNAIDS colleagues has been formed to maintain emphasis and action on removing HIV-specific entry and residence restrictions worldwide. They launched the “Global Database of HIV-specific Travel and Residence Restrictions”, which can be found at www.hivtravel.org The working group also ask all of us to supply resources, publications, new items and relevant research, information on legal services for PLHIV and advocacy partners. Please contact David Haerry from the European AIDS Treatment Group at david@haerry.org for more information.

UNAIDS PCB NGO report 2010: The English version of the UNAIDS PCB NGO Delegation’s annual report to the board has been shared and will be discussed at the June meeting of the UNAIDS board in Geneva. The Communication Facility is now working with a data analyst to break down the findings and prepare a report back to civil society for advocacy purposes. Contact Sara Simon at pcbcf.ssimon@gmail.com for more information
http://unaidspcbngo.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/2010_NGO_Report_Final_Website.pdf

Progress of INPUD: This was launched at the International Harm Reduction Conference in Liverpool by the World AIDS Campaign, representing an independent review of the progress of the International Network of People Who Use Drugs (INPUD) over the 2009 in various areas including advocacy. The World AIDS Campaign offered to help document some of INPUD’s major achievements over the past 12 months to highlight for partners and donors the positive contributions INPUD has made to global advocacy efforts for the rights of people who use drugs and harm reduction. http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/9727221/1810053219/name/INPUDAdvocacyReportPrintingFinal.pdf