Reports and Studies
Nov 30, 2016World AIDS Day 2016: About 18 million people unable to access HIV treatmentWord Health Organization (WHO) - In advance of World AIDS Day, WHO has released new guidelines on HIV self-testing to improve access to and uptake of HIV diagnosis. According to a new WHO progress report lack of an HIV diagnosis is a major obstacle to implementing the Organization’s recommendation that everyone with HIV should be offered antiretroviral therapy (ART). |
Nov 23, 2016Get on the Fast-Track — The life-cycle approach to HIVUNAIDS - "In this report, UNAIDS is announcing that 18.2 million people now have access to HIV treatment. The Fast-Track response is working. Increasing treatment coverage is reducing AIDS-related deaths among adults and children. But the life-cycle approach has to include more than just treatment. Tuberculosis (TB) remains among the commonest causes of illness and death among people living with HIV of all ages, causing about one third of AIDS-related deaths in 2015. These deaths could and should have been prevented." |
Nov 29, 2016Human Rights Handbook for Parliamentarians N° 26Inter-Parliamentary Union / United Nations Human Rights - "Human rights are the bedrock principles which underpin all societies where there is rule of law and democracy. From the fight against violent extremism to the struggle to eliminate poverty and our approach to managing migration, international human rights law provides an essential framework and guidance to responsible and sustainable policy-making. |
Nov 09, 2016Growing recognition of transgender healthWHO Bulletin - "Stigma, discrimination and lack of legal recognition remain major barriers for transgender people to access the health services they need. Vijay Shankar Balakrishnan reports. |
Nov 09, 2016Link Up experiences of reaching adolescents living with HIVwww.aidsalliance.org - "This brief highlights new understanding, gained through Link Up, around engaging and providing services for adolescents living with HIV. (...) Link Up, implemented by a global consortium led by the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, aimed to meet the SRHR needs of 10-24 year olds most impacted by HIV, including those living with HIV, by ensuring integration of SRHR and HIV services, information and advocacy. |