Eldis News Feed

  1. How family members can help those on ART - evidence from Cambodia and Thailand

    13:12 on 20th August 2010
    In both Cambodia and Thailand, efforts to augment Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) treatment adherence are being made within a 'continuum of care' ...

  2. The reinforcing nature of HIV and poverty

    16:46 on 2nd September 2010
    In a number of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, widespread HIV infection has already translated into full-blown AIDS epidemics. The effects of this disaster ...

  3. How could antiretroviral therapy in Thailand allow AIDS-infected persons to materially support their old-aged parents?

    16:46 on 2nd September 2010
    This report focuses on the implications of the AIDS epidemic on older aged parents, in particular in the context of the increasing availability of ...

  4. Assessing the prevalence and consequences of tuberculosis in South Africa

    16:46 on 2nd September 2010
    Tuberculosis is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in individuals with HIV-1 infection in sub-Saharan Africa. HIV greatly increases the ...

  5. The three I's of tuberculosis prevention

    16:46 on 2nd September 2010
    Each year hundreds of thousands of people with HIV develop tuberculosis (TB), mostly in sub- Saharan Africa. Many of them will die from the illness. ...

  6. Do human rights matter when treating widespread communicable diseases?

    16:46 on 2nd September 2010
    Tuberculosis (TB) is among the most widespread communicable diseases and the world's second most important cause of death from an infectious agent. ...

  7. Assessing the TB epidemic

    16:46 on 2nd September 2010
    This report by The World Health Organisation is the 13th annual report on global control of tuberculosis (TB) it provides a comprehensive and up-to-date ...

  8. What progress has been made in reducing TB in HIV patients?

    16:46 on 2nd September 2010
    The burden of HIV associated TB is greatest in Sub-Saharan Africa where the TB epidemic is primarily driven by HIV. This short article in the Journal ...

  9. Arguing the cost-effectiveness of HIV screening for older adults

    12:35 on 22nd January 2010
    This newsletter reviews some recent research on ageing and HIV/AIDS, trying to figure out HIV/AIDS risk factors and the cost-effectiveness of HIV screening ...

  10. Research and advocacy to improve sexual and reproductive health services

    16:46 on 2nd September 2010
    The Lancet sexual and reproductive health series aims to stimulate awareness and action among decision makers, policymakers, medical researchers and other ...