Health Links

HIV/AIDS

AfroAIDSInfo
HIV/AIDS information portal for southern Africa from the Medical Research Council of South Africa.
www.afroaidsinfo.org/

AIDS Foundation of South Africa (AFSA)
AFSA acts as a link between donors and Community Based Organizations (CBOs) working in the HIV/AIDS sector. Provides general information on HIV/AIDS in a South Africa.
www.aids.org.za/

Alliance for Microbicide Development
A source of information on microbicide development, convener of dialogue on key policy issues, educator about the public health potential of microbicides, and advocate for the resources needed to develop them.
www.microbicide.org/

Asian AIDS Resources
A directory covering information about HIV/AIDS in Asia.
www.growthhouse.org/asianhiv.html

HEARD, University of Kwazulu-Natal
A UNAIDS Collaborating Cente, HEARD conducts research on the socio-economic aspects of public health, especially the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
www.heard.org.za/

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
UNAIDS leads and supports a response aimed at preventing transmission of HIV, providing care and support, reducing the vulnerability of individuals and communities to HIV/AIDS, and alleviating the impact of the epidemic.
www.unaids.org/en/default.asp

World Bank: AIDS economics
World Bank AIDS Economics is part of the International AIDS Economics Network (IAEN). The IAEN offers data, tools, and analysis for compassionate, cost-effective responses to the global HIV/AIDS epidemic.
www.worldbank.org/aids-econ/

World Health Organisation: department of HIV/AIDS
The department, a cosponsor of UNAIDS, works to facilitate multisectoral efforts to respond to the epidemic. Provides technical expertise and a support and advisory role to national governments.
www.who.int/hiv/en/