| On this page you will find links to key international websites focusing on a range of HIV/AIDS issues as well as links to HIV specific search engines.
If you are looking for information on AIDS in a particular country it's best to try the UNAIDS website or search for local organisations at AIDSMap's AIDS Organisations Worldwide search engine.
General
Asia Pacific Regional contacts
HIV/AIDS and development
People Living with HIV/AIDS Organisations
Treatments and treatments activism
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Last updated 12 April 2010
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Aegis Updated hourly. News, fact sheets, law library, bulletin & chat boards.
AIDSPolicyLaw The website of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network hosts an online discussion list: "AIDSPolicyLaw". The purpose of the list is to facilitate the exchange of information on legal, ethical and policy issues related to HIV/AIDS.
Alliance for Microbicide Development The alliance is a consortium of representatives from 40 biopharmaceutical companies, 39 nonprofit research institutions, and 38 advocacy groups, all dedicated to the development of topical microbicides for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV.
Asian Harm Reduction Network (AHRN) AHRN is a global information and support network linking and supporting programs working in Asia to stop HIV among injecting drug users.
Bangkok 2004 15th International AIDS Conference
AIDS Map Interactive site of the National AIDS Manual (UK) with a focus on treatments but also including a section on international resources. It also includes AIDS Organisations Worldwide Online, a particularly useful resource for finding HIV/AIDS organisations worldwide.
Global Forum on MSM & HIV Advocates for equitable access to effective HIV prevention, care, and treatment services tailored to the needs of gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM), while promoting their health and human rights worldwide.
GlobalHealthReporting.org is a project developed and operated by the Kaiser Family Foundation with major support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to provide journalists and others—including researchers, policymakers and nongovernmental organizations—with the latest news and information about HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria worldwide.
HIV/AIDS Impact on Education Clearinghouse The Clearinghouse, coordinated by the International Institute for Educational Planning/UNESCO, is an interactive portal dedicated to collecting and disseminating documentation on HIV/AIDS and its impact on education. In addition to finding the latest studies and research, you can access related websites, participate in discussion forums and contact members of the site.
HIVandHepatitis.com An online publication that provides news and information about treatment for HIV/AIDS, chronic hepatitis B and hepatitis C, and co-infection with HIV/HCV and HIV/HBV. The site publishes articles, conference reports and has a question and answer section for site users.
HIV InSite Gateway to HIV and AIDS Knowledge A premier global Internet resource on HIV/AIDS, incorporating comprehensive, multidisciplinary information on basic science, treatment, prevention, and policy.
HIV InSite Country and Regions Pages A source of regularly updated international HIV/AIDS information, including global and regional HIV/AIDS overviews, as well as 194 individual country pages and a database of epidemiological and socioeconomic data.
IAVIReport.org IAVI Report Online is a centralized source of information on all aspects of AIDS vaccine research and associated scientific disciplines—from basic science like molecular virology and immunology to more applied fields such as HIV prevention research.
International AIDS Society The International AIDS Society, IAS represents the world’s professional society for scientists, health care and public health workers, and others engaged in HIV/AIDS prevention, control and care. International conference links.
Peopleconnector.org (PCO) The PCO is a web forum that brings together a global network of people committed to sharing knowledge, skills and resources to advance an effective response to HIV/AIDS.
Terence Higgins Trust(UK) Health promotion and support to people at risk of or living with HIV
Toronto 2006 16th International AIDS Conference
UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. International news, conferences, FAQs, publications
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Asia Pacific Regional Links
Australian International Health Institute (AIHI) aims to increase the capacity of health workers and planners across the Asia-Pacific region to respond to the health needs of their populations through education, research, leadership development and health specialist services.
hivpolicy.org The online database of HIV/AIDS policies for the Asia Pacific for use by policy-makers, practitioners, fieldworkes, researchers and students.
The Coalition of Asia Pacific regional networks on HIV/AIDS, also called the "Seven Sisters" is composed of the regional networks for NGOs and CBOs (APCASO), sex worker organisations (APNSW), harm reduction (AHRN), PLWHA (APN+), mobility and miogration (CARAM), LGBT (APN Rainbow), and the AIDS Society of Asia Pacific. AFAO is the Australia / New Zealand representative on the Board of APCASO and some of our member organisations have storng links with these organisations (Scarlet Alliance with APCASO, NAPWA with APN+).
SeaAIDS Links to discussion forum; archive of information on HIV/AIDS in the Asia-Pacific region
YouandAIDS.org (The HIV/AIDS Portal for Asia Pacific) is an initiative to address the strongly-felt information and services needs of the region, particularly in the overall development context, and act as a regional platform to synergise multisectoral responses against the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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HIV/AIDS and development
AIDSchannel.org is a partnership of over 100 aid agencies, human rights and campaign groups aiming to promote understanding, knowledge sharing and action on AIDS as a development, social, economic and human rights issues.
Global Campaign for Microbicides The Global Campaign for Microbicides is a broad-based, international effort to build support among policymakers, opinion leaders, and the general public for increased investment into microbicides and other user-controlled prevention methods.The website has fact-sheets, an online petition, an advocates corner discussion area, and more.
Health & Development Networks (HDN) manages and moderates a range of electronic discussion forums and provides communication support to conferences. The mission of HDN is to mobilise a more effective response to HIV/AIDS and other health-and-development-related issues by improving information, communication and the quality of debate.
The International HIV/AIDS Alliance The International HIV/AIDS Alliance is a development organisation specialised in supporting communities in developing countries to play a full and effective role in the global response to AIDS. Their website has many useful resources and publications.
The HIV/AIDS NGO/CBO Support Toolkit is a website and CD-Rom with over 500 downloadable resources and supporting information. It includes practical information, tools and example documents to help those working to establish or improve NGO/CBO support programmes.
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People Living with HIV/AIDS organisations
The Body Primarily a site for HIV positive people - information and contacts on a wide range of topics.
GNP+ Global Network of people living with HIV/AIDS. Capacity building, conferences, web forum, regional links
ICW International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS
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Health, treatments and treatments activism
AIDSmeds.com offers complete and easy-to-read information on treating HIV & AIDS, including guided treatment lessons, info on AIDS treatments, symptoms, and testing information, recent news, community forums, and interactive tools.
AIDScience Produced by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The site includes peer -reviewed articles, research updates, links to news bulletins from a variety of sources, and discussion forums.
CATIE Community AIDS treatments Information Exchange (Canada).
Global Forum on MSM and HIV Global HIV/AIDS advocacy network specifically focused on the prevention, care and treatment needs of MSM
GMHC Gay Men's Health Crisis (USA) Health information on a range of topics.
The Collaborative Fund for HIV Treatment Preparedness is a nonprofit community-driven funding mechanism to support HIV treatment advocacy and education efforts in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America, and NIS/CIS/Baltics.
How to Spot Health Fraud A useful article from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Consumer magazine.
Project Inform (USA) Information, advocacy and inspiration.
Medscape General medical information for healthcare professionals and consumers, treatment updates.
PubMed Online biomedical database that includes peer-reviewed HIV/AIDS journals. PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 11 million MEDLINE citations back to the mid-1960's and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.
Treatment Action Campaign Based in South Africa, TAC is a driving force behind the current international campaign to increase access to HIV drugs and essential medicines for people living with HIV/AIDS. AFAO supported them for a period of time in 2001 for their MTCT campaign. This group is sassy, smart and committed.
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