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HIV InSite is a gateway to in-depth information on HIV/AIDS. Part of the site is devoted to HIV/AIDS in Africa, with links to information on epidemiology, prevention, research, policy and social Issues, clinical issues, tuberculosis, traditional medicine, and individual country reports. The site is maintained by University of California at San Francisco, U.S. http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite

AfroAIDSinfo: an HIV/AIDS Information Portal for southern Africa (Focus on Low-Income Countries)

AfroAIDSinfo is organized into 5 sections for full text information: Research, Health Profession, HIV and You (consumer health), Policy and Resources. It also contains useful links, current news and press release sections and is available in Xhosa and Africaans. The website is maintained by the AfroAIDSinfo Consortium, Cape Town, South Africa. http://www.afroaidsinfo.org/

AIDS Epidemic Update (Focus on Low-Income Countries) (French, Spanish)

This site contains the annual and previous 'UNAIDS Global Report' plus links to other UNAIDS other statistical reports. Some of the reports also are available in French and Spanish. http://www.unaids.org/en/dataanalysis/epidemiology/

AIDSTAR-One

This USAID project contains AIDS support and technical assistance resources. From the Home page, the site is organized by key tabs to Focus Areas, Promising Practice Database, HIV Prevention Knowledge Base, Field Activities, Technical Briefs, Current News Items, with a keyword search engine. http://www.aidstar-one.com/ http://www.aidstar-one.com/

Asian AIDS Resources (Focus on Low-Income Countries)

The site is an annotated gateway to Asian AIDS Resources. It is organized by regional guides and country specific sites for all countries on the Pacific Rim including the United States and Canada. The site is maintained by Growth House, a San Francisco (U.S.) based organization. http://www.growthhouse.org/asianhiv.html

dgCommunities: HIV/AIDS (Focus on Low-Income Countries)

This site is an overview of HIV/AIDS issues from the development perspective (eg education/mobilization, care & treatment, prevention, societal impact, surveillance) and contains numerous annotated links to fulltext articles. It also contains a current news section, calendar of events and database of programs and projects. The site is maintained by the Development Gateway Foundation, U.S. http://zunia.org/cat/aids/

Eldis/HRC: HIV and AIDS Resource Guide (Focus on Low-Income Countries)

This gateway provides coverage of the social, economic and political aspects of HIV and AIDS in developing countries. It brings together and synthesizes research, knowledge and experience from diverse sources in order to inform policy debates. The guide includes fulltext documents and links and is organized by broad subject areas, key issues, countries, databases, websites and an A-Z topical list. It is a collaborative effort of Eldis and the DFID Health Resource Centre, UK. http://www.eldis.org/hivaids/index.htm

Gender and HIV/AIDS Web Portal

This portal is an extensive resource with links to numerous full text articles, related websites, training sites, organizations, current news and events and an email listserv pertaining to gender and AIDS issues. It contains a site map and keyword search tool. The site is maintained by the United Nations Development Fund for Women. http://www.genderandaids.org/

HIV/AIDS Information

The Guide links to the many HIV/AIDS information-related services of National Institutes of Health, U.S. and selected Public Health Service, U.S. information. It is maintained by the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, U.s. http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/hiv.html

International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care: Useful Links (Focus on Low-Income Countries)

The site is a concise and well organized gateway to HIV/AIDS links. It is organized into broad subject categories. The site is maintained by the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care http://www.iapac.org/

National Library of Medicine, U.S.: HIV/AIDS Information

This site provides current U.S. governmental information on HIV/AIDS: clinical trials, drugs, treatment information, consumer health information, journals, books and audiovisuals, PubMed, current news/press releases and web links. http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/hiv.html

Population and Health Information Share (Focus on Low-Income Countries)

The site is a library of fulltext electronic documents created by organizations working in reproductive and child health, HIV/AIDS, and population. The site features easy access to research findings, analysis by experts in their respective fields, email document delivery and customized email updates by topic and region. The site is maintained by PH InfoShare, a U.S. based NGO. http://www.phishare.org/

Red Ribbon: a Portal on HIV/AIDS (Focus on Low-Income Countries)

The portal is divided into sections on: the basics of the epidemic, medical research; living with HIV-AIDS; the South African legal aspects of HIV/AIDS; and the business experience of dealing with the disease. It contains numerous full-text articles and reports. The site is sponsored by the South African Business Commission on HIV/AIDS. http://www.redribbon.co.za/home.php

Synergy HIV/AIDS Resource Centre (Focus on Low-Income Countries)

The Synergy HIV/AIDS Resource Center contains documents that are relevant to HIV/AIDS project management and research and reproductive health issues. Over 4000 documents are available in pdf format. The material is accessed alphabetically or via keyword search. http://www.synergyaids.com/resources.asp

UNESCO: Cultural Approach to HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care (French, Spanish)

This site describes issues related to the development of programmes for HIV/AIDS prevention and care. It includes full-text studies and reports. http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=33437&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

Yahoo: HIV/AIDS

Yahoo provides links to HIV/AIDS sites. It includes a search engine and an annotated hypertext list of related categories. http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/Diseases_and_Conditions/AIDS_HIV/

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