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============================================================= SEA-AIDSFLASH Number Eight - 16 May 1996 The bi-weekly electronic news digest on HIV and AIDS for the South East Asia Region (Subscriber total today: 366) _____________________________________________________________ CONTENTS - Children and HIV/AIDS; and extracts from 'Fifty facts from the World Health Report' - Media coverage and press releases from the region - New information and resources available in SEA-AIDSFiles - Forthcoming events, meetings and training in the SE Asia region - How to retrieve materials from SEA-AIDSFiles Children and HIV/AIDS and 'Fifty Facts from the World Health Report, 1995' The following statistics on children's health have been taken from the above article, which has been added to SEA-AIDSFiles this week (see new information resources for details): - More than 12 million children under 5 years of age die in the developing world every year, most from a combination of preventable causes - It is estimated that by the year 2000, over 5 million children will be infected by HIV and another 5-10 million orphaned by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. When they first envision the impact of AIDS on children, most people think in these dual terms - of the tragic effects of AIDS-related mortality among children, or - about those children who will be orphaned by the premature deaths of their parents. In truth, AIDS affects children in many ways, and there are millions of children who fall into the following categories: - children with AIDS - children whose parents are sick or have died of AIDS - children whose siblings, relatives or friends have the disease or have died - children whose households are stressed by children from another family who have been orphaned by AIDS; and - children, such as those on the street, who are at high risk of infection. A forthcoming issue of AIDSFlash will focus on children and HIV and AIDS, impacts and responses. Please let us know if you would like to include a brief description of your activities in this important area, or if you would like to share relevant information on this topic through the SEA-AIDS network. MEDIA COVERAGE AND PRESS RELEASES Regionally-relevant clippings from: 2 to 16 May 1996 (15.8Kb; news14.txt) including: Doctor called again to answer AIDS adverts (April 19) Managing HIV-Related Diarrhea (April 1996) Traditional Chinese Medicine Expands Abroad (May 12) Thai-U.S. Study on Mother-Child HIV Transmission (05/09/96 UN Bodies Launch Program Against AIDS in Bangladesh (05/09/96) Asian Youth Educated to Combat AIDS (05/07/96) South Asia's prostitutes gather to press rights (April 30) Spread of AIDS Alarms Chinese (05/01/96) Cambodia mulls licensed red-light districts (1/05/96) India's Railways Relent Over AIDS Passengers (04/27/96) To obtain a copy of these clippings send an e-mail to: ftpmail@inet.co.th with the following in the text of the message: open get /pub/sea-aids/news/news14.txt NEW INFORMATION AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN SEA-AIDSFILES The following information/materials have recently been added to the SEA-AIDSFiles archives (see below for retrieval instructions): Statement of the International Council of AIDS Service Organizations (ICASO) at the United Nations Commission for Prevention of Discrimination and protection of minorities, Geneva, April 1996. UNAIDS recently invited Patrick Levy, on behalf of ICASO, to address the UN Commission on Human Rights during its 52nd session in Geneva (plngo3.txt; 5.3Kb).. HIV/AIDS Counseling and Testing in developing countries By CDC HIV/AIDS Advisor in Uganda - Elizabeth Marum (care15.txt; 10.4Kb). Declaration of Principles on Tolerance The Member States of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, meeting in Paris at the twentyeighth session of the General Conference, from 25 October to 16 November 1995 (plun24.txt; 7.6Kb). Statements on HIV transmission and hormaonal contraceptives Made available by Family Health International, May 7, 1996 (pvsex2.txt; 20.8Kb). Fifty facts from the World Health Report 1995, Published annually by the World Health Organization - Contains references to children, adolescents, adults and the elderly (stdis11.txt; 7.8Kb). A six-month study has demonstrated that popular herbal formulas used as Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) HIV therapy are correlated with high viral replication and disease progression. Comments and an accompanying bibliography are available (care14.txt; 20Kb). Proteases, Protease Inhibitors, and HIV A Background Briefing by Dennis Blakeslee, PhD (care16.txt; 12.2Kb) UNFPA Regional HIV/AIDS Prevention Activities in 1995 - Asia and the Pacific From:AIDS Update 1995: A Report on UNFPA Support for HIV/AIDS Prevention. New York: UNFPA, 1996 (plun25.txt; 1.7Kb) FORTHCOMING EVENTS, MEETINGS AND TRAINING IN THE SE ASIA REGION Traditional healers and HIV/AIDS Traditional healers represent the largest and most established division of public health service providers. In much of the world, traditional healers are the most accessible and abundant (and sometimes the only) health resource available to the community. In addition, they are most often the initial and preferred choice -- whether for urban or rural inhabitants. Traditional healers offer information, counseling, and treatment to patients and their families in a personal manner and possess insightful familiarity with the environment of their clients. Despite this, traditional healers have rarely been included in key decision making, action agendas, and community programs in HIV/AIDS prevention and care. Does it make sense to overlook traditional healers when addressing HIV/AIDS, one of the most critical global issues of our century? What are the fears and misunderstandings of Westerners and traditional healers that create barriers to forming equitable working relationships? What needs to happen in order for Westerners and traditional healers to combine their unique resources to solve problems regarding HIV/AIDS prevention and care? How can funders, policy makers, and program planners become "movers and shakers" to integrate traditional healers into the HIV/AIDS global agenda? The NCIH HIV/AIDS Program Invites You to Attend our Annual Workshop Traditional Healing: A Community-Based Response to the HIV/AIDS Pandemic immediately following the NCIH Annual Conference on Thursday, June 13, 1996at theHyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel (Washington, DC). For more details send and e-mail to: ncihaids@ncihaids.org Access to HIV/AIDS medications in developing countries In the last two years there have been dramatic changes in the treatment of HIV/AIDS infection. The combination AZT, 3TC and Protease inhibitors to the anti-HIV drug arsenal, as well as advances in the treatments to prevent opportunistic infections, have created giving hope, that for the first time, there may be a real breaking through in the AIDS pandemic. During the IX International Conference on AIDS in Vancouver a forum will be organize to discuss access to HIV/AIDS treatments in developing countries. This meeting will be the first time that World Health Organization, organizations representing people with HIV/AIDS, individuals living with HIV/AIDS, pharmaceutical companies, and governmental delegates will have the opportunity to meet, dialog and create a strategic plan in order to improve access to treatments in developing countries for people living with HIV/AIDS. In preparation for this important meeting GNP+ (the Global Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS) are asking for your cooperation by answering a few questions from your own perspective, in your country. This information will contribute to setting the agenda for the meeting. To obtain the brief questionnaire and take part in this initiative, send an e-mail to Jairo E. Pedraza: BabaluAye@aol.com "Reappraising Population Policies and Family Planning Programmes: An Annotated Bibliography" is the first bibliography series produced by the Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Center (ARROW)'s Women's Health Documentation Centre following the Cairo conference. The 100-page report seeks to serve as a practical resource providing pertinent information for those looking for at reappraising population policies and family planning programs, particularly in the Asia & Pacific region. The report is divided into three sections: population and development, family planning programs, and reproductive health and reproductive rights. The report can be obtained from ARROW at US$5 plus $2 postal charges for surface mail. (Price may vary depending on country). For more information, please contact: Kristina Ramlan, Program Officer Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) 2nd floor, Block F, Anjung Felda Jalan Maktab, 54000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. email: women@arrow.po.my IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO ALREADY, WHY NOT send sea-aids details of forthcoming events and activities in the region. This might include meetings, seminars, forthcoming study tours, training opportunities or electronic events. Details should be sent to: tfran@mozart.inet.co.th INSTRUCTIONS FOR RETRIEVING FILES [YOU COULD PRINT THIS SECTION FOR FUTURE REFERENCE] The materials mentioned above are stored in a computer. The computer is like an electronic filing cabinet - it has drawers and files. You have to tell it which drawer to open and which file to select. Following each of the document descriptions above there is a number and a file name given in brackets . So for example, if you want to retrieve the Declaration of principles on tolerance above the brackets say (plun24.txt; 7.6Kb). The number shows the size of the file (7.6 kilobytes in this case), and the filename first shows the name of the drawer (in this instance 'plun') and then gives the file number (for this file it is 2). To obtain a copy of this document you send an e-mail to: ftpmail@inet.co.th with the following in the text of the message: open get /pub/sea-aids/plun/plun24.txt Other files can be retrieved using the same general format for your message. For example: open get /pub/sea-aids/drawername/filename Because these requests are answered automatically by computer, you must be very careful to copy the format of the message carefully (including spaces and slashes). If you would like further instructions for retrieving files in this way, send an e-mail to: majordomo@lists.inet.co.th with the following in the text of the message: get sea-aids retrev.idx For a list of all the materials available in the archives send an e-mail to the same address with the following in the text of your message: get sea-aids listing.idx If you would like a list of the subject areas used for classification of materials send the following message: get sea-aids categ.idx FEEDBACK PLEASE! Please tell us what you want from sea-aids, or get in touch if you need any help using these services. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> AIDSFlash is produced as part of the sea-aids information support services by: South East Asia HIV/AIDS Project/UNAIDS, UNESCAP Building (B359) Rajadamnoen Nok Avenue, Bangkok 10200 Tel: (66 2) 288 2498 Fax: (66 2) 288 1092 Direct E-mail: tfran@mozart.inet.co.th >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>