HIV/AIDS

The epidemic spread of HIV/AIDS has been ferocious, posing a great threat, not only to public health, but to social sectors, and to development itself, while the fiscal cost of HIV/AIDS is significant as well. A set of effective prevention interven...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
HIV
TB
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/11982453/hivaids
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topic ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUSES
EPIDEMICS
PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE
SOCIAL CONDITIONS
DEVELOPMENT CONSTRAINTS
VIRAL VACCINES
DISEASE PREVENTION & CONTROL
COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
INFECTIONS
CONDOM PROMOTION
COUNSELING
TESTING
DISEASE TRANSMISSION
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
VULNERABLE GROUPS
GOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS
FUNDING CAPACITY
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
MONITORING & EVALUATION
AGED
AIDS EPIDEMIC
AIDS ORPHANS
AIDS PATIENT
AIDS TREATMENT
ANTENATAL CLINIC
ANTIBODY
BABIES
BEHAVIOR CHANGE
BLOOD DONORS
BLOOD PRODUCTS
BLOOD SAFETY
BLOOD SUPPLY
BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS
BREASTFEEDING
CASE MANAGEMENT
CLINICS
COMMERCIAL SEX
COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS
CONDOM
CONDOM AVAILABILITY
CONDOM PROMOTION
CONDOM USE
CONDOMS
DEBT RELIEF
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DISCRIMINATION
DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES
DISEASE
DISSEMINATION
DRUG ABUSE
DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT
DRUGS
EFFECTIVE PREVENTION
EFFECTIVE USE
EPIDEMICS
EPIDEMIOLOGY
FACT SHEET
FACT SHEETS
FAMILIES
FAMILY HEALTH
FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL
FAMILY PLANNING
FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES
FEMALE
FEMALE CONDOMS
GENDER
GENDER INEQUALITY
GLOBAL HIV/AIDS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HARM REDUCTION
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
HEALTH FACILITIES
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
HEALTH SYSTEM
HEALTH SYSTEMS
HIGH-RISK BEHAVIOR
HIGH-RISK GROUPS
HIV
HIV INFECTION
HIV INFECTIONS
HIV PREVENTION
HIV PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS
HIV TESTING
HIV/AIDS
HOSPITAL
IMPACT OF AIDS
INFANT
INFANT FEEDING
INJECTING DRUG USERS
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
INTERVENTION
LABOR FORCE
LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIMITED RESOURCES
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
LOW PREVALENCE
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MEDICAL PERSONNEL
MEDICINE
MOTHER
MOTHER-TO-CHILD
MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION
NATIONAL AIDS
NATIONAL LEVEL
NEW INFECTIONS
NUTRITION
OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION
OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS
ORPHAN
ORPHANS
PALLIATIVE CARE
PANDEMIC
PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
PARTNER NOTIFICATION
PATIENTS
PEER EDUCATION
POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
POPULAR SUPPORT
POPULATION INCREASE
POPULATION INDICATORS
PREGNANCY
PREGNANT WOMEN
PREVENTION ACTIVITIES
PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS
PREVENTION METHODS
PROPHYLACTIC TREATMENT
PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM
PUBLIC INFORMATION
PUBLIC INFORMATION EFFORTS
QUALITY CONTROL
QUALITY OF LIFE
REPRODUCTIVE AGE
RISK BEHAVIORS
RISK POPULATIONS
RISK-TAKING
RISK-TAKING BEHAVIORS
SAFE BLOOD
SAFE BLOOD SUPPLY
SAFE SEX
SAFER SEX
SAFETY NET
SCREENING
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE DELIVERY POINTS
SEX BEHAVIOR
SEX WITH MEN
SEXUAL CONTACTS
SEXUAL INTERCOURSE
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
SOCIAL MARKETING
SOCIAL NETWORKS
SOCIAL NORMS
SOCIAL SECTORS
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIETAL LEVEL
SPILLOVER
STIS
SYMPTOMS
TB
THERAPY
TRANSMISSION
TUBERCULOSIS
UNAIDS
VACCINE
VOLUNTARY COUNSELING
VULNERABLE CHILDREN
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WORKFORCE
YOUNG PEOPLE ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUSES
EPIDEMICS
PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE
SOCIAL CONDITIONS
DEVELOPMENT CONSTRAINTS
VIRAL VACCINES
DISEASE PREVENTION & CONTROL
COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
INFECTIONS
CONDOM PROMOTION
COUNSELING
TESTING
DISEASE TRANSMISSION
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
VULNERABLE GROUPS
GOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS
FUNDING CAPACITY
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
MONITORING & EVALUATION
spellingShingle ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUSES
EPIDEMICS
PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE
SOCIAL CONDITIONS
DEVELOPMENT CONSTRAINTS
VIRAL VACCINES
DISEASE PREVENTION & CONTROL
COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
INFECTIONS
CONDOM PROMOTION
COUNSELING
TESTING
DISEASE TRANSMISSION
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
VULNERABLE GROUPS
GOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS
FUNDING CAPACITY
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
MONITORING & EVALUATION
AGED
AIDS EPIDEMIC
AIDS ORPHANS
AIDS PATIENT
AIDS TREATMENT
ANTENATAL CLINIC
ANTIBODY
BABIES
BEHAVIOR CHANGE
BLOOD DONORS
BLOOD PRODUCTS
BLOOD SAFETY
BLOOD SUPPLY
BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS
BREASTFEEDING
CASE MANAGEMENT
CLINICS
COMMERCIAL SEX
COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS
CONDOM
CONDOM AVAILABILITY
CONDOM PROMOTION
CONDOM USE
CONDOMS
DEBT RELIEF
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DISCRIMINATION
DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES
DISEASE
DISSEMINATION
DRUG ABUSE
DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT
DRUGS
EFFECTIVE PREVENTION
EFFECTIVE USE
EPIDEMICS
EPIDEMIOLOGY
FACT SHEET
FACT SHEETS
FAMILIES
FAMILY HEALTH
FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL
FAMILY PLANNING
FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES
FEMALE
FEMALE CONDOMS
GENDER
GENDER INEQUALITY
GLOBAL HIV/AIDS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HARM REDUCTION
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
HEALTH FACILITIES
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
HEALTH SYSTEM
HEALTH SYSTEMS
HIGH-RISK BEHAVIOR
HIGH-RISK GROUPS
HIV
HIV INFECTION
HIV INFECTIONS
HIV PREVENTION
HIV PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS
HIV TESTING
HIV/AIDS
HOSPITAL
IMPACT OF AIDS
INFANT
INFANT FEEDING
INJECTING DRUG USERS
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
INTERVENTION
LABOR FORCE
LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIMITED RESOURCES
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
LOW PREVALENCE
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MEDICAL PERSONNEL
MEDICINE
MOTHER
MOTHER-TO-CHILD
MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION
NATIONAL AIDS
NATIONAL LEVEL
NEW INFECTIONS
NUTRITION
OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION
OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS
ORPHAN
ORPHANS
PALLIATIVE CARE
PANDEMIC
PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
PARTNER NOTIFICATION
PATIENTS
PEER EDUCATION
POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
POPULAR SUPPORT
POPULATION INCREASE
POPULATION INDICATORS
PREGNANCY
PREGNANT WOMEN
PREVENTION ACTIVITIES
PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS
PREVENTION METHODS
PROPHYLACTIC TREATMENT
PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM
PUBLIC INFORMATION
PUBLIC INFORMATION EFFORTS
QUALITY CONTROL
QUALITY OF LIFE
REPRODUCTIVE AGE
RISK BEHAVIORS
RISK POPULATIONS
RISK-TAKING
RISK-TAKING BEHAVIORS
SAFE BLOOD
SAFE BLOOD SUPPLY
SAFE SEX
SAFER SEX
SAFETY NET
SCREENING
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE DELIVERY POINTS
SEX BEHAVIOR
SEX WITH MEN
SEXUAL CONTACTS
SEXUAL INTERCOURSE
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
SOCIAL MARKETING
SOCIAL NETWORKS
SOCIAL NORMS
SOCIAL SECTORS
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIETAL LEVEL
SPILLOVER
STIS
SYMPTOMS
TB
THERAPY
TRANSMISSION
TUBERCULOSIS
UNAIDS
VACCINE
VOLUNTARY COUNSELING
VULNERABLE CHILDREN
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WORKFORCE
YOUNG PEOPLE ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUSES
EPIDEMICS
PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE
SOCIAL CONDITIONS
DEVELOPMENT CONSTRAINTS
VIRAL VACCINES
DISEASE PREVENTION & CONTROL
COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
INFECTIONS
CONDOM PROMOTION
COUNSELING
TESTING
DISEASE TRANSMISSION
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
VULNERABLE GROUPS
GOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS
FUNDING CAPACITY
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
MONITORING & EVALUATION
World Bank
HIV/AIDS
relation at a glance
description The epidemic spread of HIV/AIDS has been ferocious, posing a great threat, not only to public health, but to social sectors, and to development itself, while the fiscal cost of HIV/AIDS is significant as well. A set of effective prevention interventions include: changing behavior through communication; making the use of condoms, diagnosis, and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, including counseling and testing, available and affordable; ensuring a safe blood supply; and, preventing parent-to-child transmission. In addition, countries should consider implementing programs to provide cost-effective management of common opportunistic infections. Similarly, community-based, and home-based care should be made available, in addition to traditional hospital care, particularly in countries with a generalized epidemic. Lessons convey the vital need for early action, supported by community participation, targeting the most vulnerable, and prioritizing interventions, while governments should be committed to its prevention, control, and funding. Additionally, nongovernmental organizations' participation plays a decisive role against the epidemic spread, in their capacity for social mobilization, and in reaching marginal groups.
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author World Bank
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title HIV/AIDS
title_short HIV/AIDS
title_full HIV/AIDS
title_fullStr HIV/AIDS
title_full_unstemmed HIV/AIDS
title_sort hiv/aids
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/11982453/hivaids
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9718
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spelling okr-10986-97182021-04-23T14:02:46Z HIV/AIDS World Bank ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUSES EPIDEMICS PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE SOCIAL CONDITIONS DEVELOPMENT CONSTRAINTS VIRAL VACCINES DISEASE PREVENTION & CONTROL COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICABLE DISEASES INFECTIONS CONDOM PROMOTION COUNSELING TESTING DISEASE TRANSMISSION COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION VULNERABLE GROUPS GOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS FUNDING CAPACITY NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES MONITORING & EVALUATION AGED AIDS EPIDEMIC AIDS ORPHANS AIDS PATIENT AIDS TREATMENT ANTENATAL CLINIC ANTIBODY BABIES BEHAVIOR CHANGE BLOOD DONORS BLOOD PRODUCTS BLOOD SAFETY BLOOD SUPPLY BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS BREASTFEEDING CASE MANAGEMENT CLINICS COMMERCIAL SEX COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS CONDOM CONDOM AVAILABILITY CONDOM PROMOTION CONDOM USE CONDOMS DEBT RELIEF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES DISEASE DISSEMINATION DRUG ABUSE DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT DRUGS EFFECTIVE PREVENTION EFFECTIVE USE EPIDEMICS EPIDEMIOLOGY FACT SHEET FACT SHEETS FAMILIES FAMILY HEALTH FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES FEMALE FEMALE CONDOMS GENDER GENDER INEQUALITY GLOBAL HIV/AIDS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HARM REDUCTION HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HIGH-RISK BEHAVIOR HIGH-RISK GROUPS HIV HIV INFECTION HIV INFECTIONS HIV PREVENTION HIV PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS HIV TESTING HIV/AIDS HOSPITAL IMPACT OF AIDS INFANT INFANT FEEDING INJECTING DRUG USERS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INTERVENTION LABOR FORCE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH LIFE EXPECTANCY LIMITED RESOURCES LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOW PREVALENCE LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MEDICAL PERSONNEL MEDICINE MOTHER MOTHER-TO-CHILD MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION NATIONAL AIDS NATIONAL LEVEL NEW INFECTIONS NUTRITION OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS ORPHAN ORPHANS PALLIATIVE CARE PANDEMIC PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN PARTNER NOTIFICATION PATIENTS PEER EDUCATION POLITICAL LEADERSHIP POPULAR SUPPORT POPULATION INCREASE POPULATION INDICATORS PREGNANCY PREGNANT WOMEN PREVENTION ACTIVITIES PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS PREVENTION METHODS PROPHYLACTIC TREATMENT PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC INFORMATION EFFORTS QUALITY CONTROL QUALITY OF LIFE REPRODUCTIVE AGE RISK BEHAVIORS RISK POPULATIONS RISK-TAKING RISK-TAKING BEHAVIORS SAFE BLOOD SAFE BLOOD SUPPLY SAFE SEX SAFER SEX SAFETY NET SCREENING SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE DELIVERY POINTS SEX BEHAVIOR SEX WITH MEN SEXUAL CONTACTS SEXUAL INTERCOURSE SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS SOCIAL MARKETING SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIETAL LEVEL SPILLOVER STIS SYMPTOMS TB THERAPY TRANSMISSION TUBERCULOSIS UNAIDS VACCINE VOLUNTARY COUNSELING VULNERABLE CHILDREN VULNERABLE GROUPS WORKFORCE YOUNG PEOPLE ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUSES EPIDEMICS PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE SOCIAL CONDITIONS DEVELOPMENT CONSTRAINTS VIRAL VACCINES DISEASE PREVENTION & CONTROL COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICABLE DISEASES INFECTIONS CONDOM PROMOTION COUNSELING TESTING DISEASE TRANSMISSION COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION VULNERABLE GROUPS GOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS FUNDING CAPACITY NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES MONITORING & EVALUATION The epidemic spread of HIV/AIDS has been ferocious, posing a great threat, not only to public health, but to social sectors, and to development itself, while the fiscal cost of HIV/AIDS is significant as well. A set of effective prevention interventions include: changing behavior through communication; making the use of condoms, diagnosis, and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, including counseling and testing, available and affordable; ensuring a safe blood supply; and, preventing parent-to-child transmission. In addition, countries should consider implementing programs to provide cost-effective management of common opportunistic infections. Similarly, community-based, and home-based care should be made available, in addition to traditional hospital care, particularly in countries with a generalized epidemic. Lessons convey the vital need for early action, supported by community participation, targeting the most vulnerable, and prioritizing interventions, while governments should be committed to its prevention, control, and funding. Additionally, nongovernmental organizations' participation plays a decisive role against the epidemic spread, in their capacity for social mobilization, and in reaching marginal groups. 2012-08-13T09:21:44Z 2012-08-13T09:21:44Z 2003-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/11982453/hivaids http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9718 English at a glance CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research