Hepatitis C in Texas
This information sheet discusses hepatitis C, how it's spread, co-infection with HIV, statistics of hepatitis C in Texas, how it's prevented, how it's treated, and the cost of treatment.
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Funding
National HIV Prevention Inventory: Module 2 - Funding
This report is an update to the 2009 The National HIV Prevention Inventory: The State of HIV Prevention Across the U.S. (NHPI), which was based on a survey of 65 state, territorial, and local health departments. This report explores funding changes experienced by health department HIV prevention programs over the last five years with a specific comparison of funding in 2007 and 2012. The report is part of a series of the 2012-2014 NHPI project aimed to comprehensively describe HIV prevention programs administered by state and local health departments across the U.S. and U.S.
The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
This information sheet gives an overview of what's happened with the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) since its inception in 2003.
Instruções Para Coleta De Escarro Para TB[Instructions for Collecting Sputum for TB]
This pamphlet explains how to collect a sputum specimen at home for laboratory analysis.
Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Drug Sensitivity Testing: An Overview of the Current Diagnostic Pipeline
This report provides an overview of various TB diagnostic and drug sensitivity tests.
Implementing the Stop TB Strategy: A Handbook for National Tuberculosis Control Programmes
This handbook summarizes the issues, recommended strategies and practical measures involved in addressing the components of the Stop TB Strategy. It provides recommended approaches to implementing the Stop TB Strategy as well as activities that should be addressed by National TB Programs.
Consultation on Ethics and Equitable Access to Treatment and Care for HIV/AIDS
This report presents the points discussed at a global consultation held in January 2004 on ethics and care and treatment for HIV/AIDS. The international consultation was convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
Federal Funding for HIV/AIDS: The FY 2005 Budget Request
This information sheet presents the federal budget request for domestic and global HIV/AIDS funding for fiscal year (FY) 2005. The budget request shows a $1.3 billion increase over 2004. The sheet explains the general funding categories and factors driving the budget increase. The fund categories are care, cash and housing assistance, prevention, research, and global. A chart of Federal funding for HIV/AIDS from FY 2003-2005 is provided.
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Children and Tuberculosis: Exposing a Hidden Epidemic
ACTION’s analysis of the link between the burden of tuberculosis (TB) and the world’s most vulnerable children - those who are malnourished, orphans, or living with HIV - sheds light on a neglected epidemic. The report, Children and Tuberculosis: Exposing a Hidden Epidemic, is a reminder that TB is not a disease of the past and remains a leading killer, especially of children whose underdeveloped immune systems leave them particularly susceptible.
FCAA Toolkit: Funders Guide to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy
This internet electronic file is an web site-based information kit that functions as a centralized location for all resources pertaining to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS). Tool 1 provides an overview of the Strategy and related public sector initiatives; Tool 2 presents recommended actions for funders to help advance the goals of the NHAS; and Tool 3 gives correlating examples of funder and stakeholder actions. Users can learn about the NHAS, explore what others are doing, connect partners to the resource, and share by adding their work to the toolkit.
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