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Current Research And Good Practice In Hiv And Aids Treatment Education, Avina Sarna, Ellen Weiss Jan 2007

Current Research And Good Practice In Hiv And Aids Treatment Education, Avina Sarna, Ellen Weiss

HIV and AIDS

This report was prepared by UNESCO and WHO for presentation at the HIV and AIDS Treatment Education Technical Consultation in Paris, November 22–23, 2005. There is a growing realization among program managers and donors that merely providing antiretroviral therapy (ART) and training health providers is not sufficient and that unless efforts are made to engage communities and individuals to improve their knowledge and understanding of HIV, AIDS, and ART, programs will not meet the targets set by these initiatives and will fall short of contributing to the goal of attaining universal access to treatment. This report describes current research and …


Foreign Policy, Trade And Health: At The Cutting Edge Of Global Health Diplomacy, David P. Fidler, Nick Drager Jan 2007

Foreign Policy, Trade And Health: At The Cutting Edge Of Global Health Diplomacy, David P. Fidler, Nick Drager

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Governing Catastrophes: Security, Health And Humanitarian Assistance, David P. Fidler Jan 2007

Governing Catastrophes: Security, Health And Humanitarian Assistance, David P. Fidler

Articles by Maurer Faculty

Recent catastrophes, and predictions of an increasing potential for more, have stimulated thinking about the best policy responses to these threats. This article explores how security concepts influence catastrophe governance. The article considers how globalization affects thinking about catastrophes and describes ways in which catastrophes have been conceptualized as governance challenges, such as the human rights approach to the provision of health and humanitarian assistance. The article explains how health and humanitarian assistance experienced ‘‘securitization’’ in the post-cold war period, a development that challenges rights-based strategies and creates complex and controversial implications for the prevention, protection and response functions of …


Sharing H5n1 Viruses To Stop A Global Influenza Pandemic, David P. Fidler, Laurie Garrett Jan 2007

Sharing H5n1 Viruses To Stop A Global Influenza Pandemic, David P. Fidler, Laurie Garrett

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Reflections On The Revolution In Health And Foreign Policy, David P. Fidler Jan 2007

Reflections On The Revolution In Health And Foreign Policy, David P. Fidler

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Contested Strategies For Defining And Confronting Food Insecurity And Hiv/Aids: Case Studies From Zambia And Zimbabwe, John Mazzeo Dec 2006

Contested Strategies For Defining And Confronting Food Insecurity And Hiv/Aids: Case Studies From Zambia And Zimbabwe, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.