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TITLE: Approaches to Community-based HIV/AIDS Prevention in the ESCAP Region LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 98.II.F.77 ISBN: 9211198666 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/1903 PAGES: 68pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: The complex factors contributing to the vulnerability to HIV infection require multi-pronged action programmes, targeted at the high-risk groups. One method that has proven effective is the community-based appro ach. This publication discusses the community-based approach to HIV/AIDS prevention in the Asia and the Pacific region. It focuses on: the health-care system, home-based care, community-based care and hard-to-reach populations such as street children, migrants and intravenous drug users. TITLE: Manual on Community-based Responses to Critical Social Issues: Poverty, Drug Abuse and HIV/AIDS LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 99.II.F.55 ISBN: 9211199220 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/1922 PAGES: 100pp. PRICE: $32.00 DESCRIPTION: This manual is an update and expansion of an earlier manual for planners, practitioners, trainers and evaluators. It explores the possibility of the expansion to critical issues other than drug abuse and HIV/AID S prevention and the prevention of juvenile delinquency. The manual provides a review of critical social issues, such as health, education, shelter, in the Asia-Pacific region and a short introduction to participatory versus non-partic ipatory community-based approaches. Given the significance of poverty in the Asian and Pacific region, a separate chapter provides guidance in the development and implementation of community-level poverty alleviation strategies. Finall y, an introduction to harm-reduction techniques as a new approach in the field of HIV/AIDS prevention is provided as a potential alternative to "classical" prevention techniques. TITLE: Enlisting Men in HIV/AIDS Prevention SERIES: Partners for Change LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 01.III.H.2 ISBN: 0897145925 SYMBOL: PAGES: 24pp. PRICE: $5.00 DESCRIPTION: In response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, efforts have intensified to involve men and boys in sexual and reproductive health programmes, and to engage men as partners in overcoming HIV/AIDS. The report states that b ecause men have more sexual partners and more control over decisions regarding sex than women do, it is the behaviour of men that determines how quickly, and to whom, the virus is transmitted. HIV prevention efforts aimed at men and bo ys are vital not only to their health but also to the health of women and girls; these efforts complement continued prevention programmes for women and girls, which remain critically important. TITLE: UNFPA and HIV/AIDS LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 01.III.H.4 DESCRIPTION: A report on how the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is responding to the HIV/AIDS crisis by preventing infection and promoting reproductive health. The publication outlines how the Fund is supporting activities that promote a full spectrum of preventive responses, from abstinence and condom use to long-term behavioural change. In addition to trying to halt and reverse the spread of the HIV/AIDS virus, the Fund is working to put testing, care, and treatment within everyone's reach, to prevent mother-to-child transmission, and to contribute to scientific breakthoughs for cures or vaccines. This is a forthcoming publication. TITLE: HIV/AIDS: Population Impact and Policies (Wall Chart) YEAR: 2001 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 01.XIII.6 SYMBOL: ST/ESA/SER.A/201 PRICE: $5.95 TITLE: HIV/AIDS and Human Rights: International Guidelines LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 98.XIV.1 ISBN: 9211541301 SYMBOL: HR/PUB/98/1 PAGES: 72pp. PRICE: $15.00 DESCRIPTION: There is increasing recognition that public health often provides an added and compelling justification for safeguarding human rights, despite the respect, protection and fulfilment which they merit in their own right. In the context of HIV/AIDS, an environment in which human rights are respected ensures that vulnerability to HIV/AIDS is reduced, those infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS live a life of dignity without discrimination. The g uidelines in this publication provide an important means for supporting both human rights and public health. They offer concrete measures that could be taken to protect human rights and health where HIV/AIDS is concerned. Three broa d areas are covered - government's responsibility, laws and legal support services and private sector and community participation. TITLE: Action for Children Affected by Aids: Programme Profiles and Lessons Learned LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 94.XX.USA.8 ISBN: 9280631497 SYMBOL: WHO/GPA/TCO/HCS/94.7 PAGES: 128pp. PRICE: $14.95 DESCRIPTION: A unique book for all those who carry responsibility for responding to the many challenges posed by HIV/AIDS, including policy makers at all levels, programme planners, and those working directly with affected individuals and families. For many others with an interest in children, the information presented will raise awareness of the pandemic's profound consequences for this most vulnerable population group. This important survey of programm es will contribute to the experience-sharing process and will stimulate and guide action for all our futures.
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