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| Action for Orphans |
An advocacy project of the Association François-Xavier Bagnoud in support of children affected by HIV/AIDS and those caring for them. Links to many other resources, online newsletter. |
| AIDS Orphans Assistance database |
The database is intended to facilitate cooperation among organisations and individuals assisting children made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS and their caregivers, and is maintained by the Foundation Xavier Bagnoud. |
| Backgrounder - HIV Infection in Infants and Children |
A US government agency introduction to all aspects of HIV in children and young people. |
| Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative |
An international programme from Baylor College of Medicine in Texas, working in Mexico, Romania, and Southern Africa. Website with many resources on treatment for children with HIV. |
| Children on the Brink, 2002 |
Update to an earlier report by the Synergy Project for USAID, available here in pdf format (819kb). |
| Children’s HIV Association |
Organisation for clinicians and others involved in the care of children with HIV in the UK. |
| Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation |
US-based charity which promotes research on HIV/AIDS as it affects children. |
| European Clinical Trials Network and treatment guidelines |
The UK’s Medical Research Council hosts this for the PENTA network which coordinates paediatric HIV/AIDS clinical trials in Europe and also issues treatment guidelines.
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| Give Children Hope in a World With AIDS |
Published by the American Association for Worldwide Healthcare to coincide with World AIDS Day 1997. Despite being five years old it remains a useful and detailed booklet on the impact of HIV on children world-wide. |
| Nkosi Johnson |
BBC story on the life, death and political impact of Nkosi Johnson, who spoke at the International AIDS Conference in Durban, 2000.
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| Pictures of paediatric HIV manifestations |
Atlas produced by Baylor College International Paediatric HIV Initiative. |
| Pill swallowing guide for children |
How to get children to swallow pills - a guide from Baylor College International Paediatric HIV Initiative. |
| Safer sex information for yopung people and adolescents |
Directory maintained by HIV Insite of online sources of safer sex information. |
| SOS Children's Villages |
SOS Children's Villages provide long-term care for children who have no-one else, as well as wide-ranging support for local communities in 131 countries. The organisation is developing HIV programmes in several African countries. |
| The Orphan Project |
New York agency founded by Carol Levine in 1991. Publications include The White Oak Report: Building International Support for Children Affected by AIDS (2000). |
| UNICEF UK |
UNICEF is running a 5 year global campaign on HIV and AIDS and the effect upon children, the need for funding for medical care, PMTCT programmes and protection and prevention work. The campaign, Unite for Children, Unite against AIDS is looking to build a coalition of those concerned about making sure children and families receive the support and protection they need. |
| USAID publications on children |
US government aid agency publication on the impact of HIV on children across the globe. Children on the Brink 2002 (see above) is an update of one of these. |
