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With the possibility of an HIV/AIDS impact evaluation study on the horizon and as I polish my job talk about the demand for HIV/AIDS interventions in Africa, I’ve been reading a lot about HIV prevention interventions. Here are some recent finds on the web:
Ugandan Insomniac shares this image from the Ugandan AIDS Vaccine Newsletter.
And, until [...]

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Circumcision of HIV-infected men did not reduce HIV transmission to female partners over 24 months in a randomized controlled trial in Rakai, Uganda.
AIDS prevention message for the “real” African man.
Elizabeth Pisani reviews The Politics and History of AIDS Treatment in Brazil for The Lancet.
What AIDS is like in South Africa, from the eyes of a [...]

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After taking a toddler to one of the world’s poorest countries with one of the world’s highest patient-to-doctor ratios, I have a great appreciation for access to Western medical care. Simon Oczkowski, a recent graduate of the medical school at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario (Canada), wrote about two experiences with rabies during a trip to [...]

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