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WORLD AIDS DAY

International Information Programs (IIP) Website on AIDS/HIV
http://usinfo.state.gov/gi/global_issues/hiv_aids.html

More Prevention Efforts Needed To Slow AIDS Rate, U.N. Says
http://usinfo.state.gov/gi/Archive/2005/Nov/22-629624.html
HIV infections globally still rising in 2005, but rates down in some countries

HIV/AIDS - A Guide to Resources
Policy texts and links to U.S. and international resources on AIDS and other infectious diseases.
http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/global/hiv/

 

White House Office of National AIDS Policy
http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/hivaids/


USAID on HIV/AIDS
From the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
http://www.info.usaid.gov/pop_health/aids/index.html

 

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
http://www.nih.gov

Office of AIDS Research (OAR)
http://www.nih.gov/od/oar/
OAR is responsible for planning, coordinating, evaluating, and funding all NIH AIDS research. Updates and public information on AIDS research and funding, links to other NIH AIDS sites, and Web broadcasts.

OAR FY 2003 Plan for HIV-Related Research
http://www.nih.gov/od/oar/public/pubs/fy2003/i_overview.pdf
Summarizes NIH's AIDS research agenda, including budget figures for fiscal years 2000-2002.

AIDS History
http://aidshistory.nih.gov
"In Their Own Words" is an oral history of AIDS research at NIH to mark the 20th year of the pandemic.

 

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
http://www.niaid.nih.gov

Division of AIDS (DAIDS)
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/daids/

NIAID and Clinical Center HIV Program
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/dir/labs/lir/hiv.htm

HIV Prevention Web Site
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/daids/prevention/

HIV Vaccines Web Site
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/daids/vaccine/

HIV Vaccines Explained -- Making HIV Vaccines a Reality (PDF brochure)
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/pdf/HIVvaccinebrochure.pdf

 

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
http://www.nci.nih.gov

HIV and AIDS Malignancy Branch
http://www-dcs.nci.nih.gov/branches/aidstrials/
Provides general description of research including pediatric investigations and current pediatric and adult trials.

AIDS Related Malignancies
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/cancer_types/Aids-Related_malignancies.shtml
Specific information about AIDS-related cancers, clinical trials, complementary and alternative medicine, and tips on coping with the disease.

 

National Library of Medicine (NLM)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov

HIV/AIDS Information
http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/HIV/HIVMain.html

Specialized information systems (SIS) works with several other government agencies to provide access to treatment information via the HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Services (www.hivatis.org) and clinical trial and drug information via the HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service (www.actis.org).

MEDLINEplus AIDS Information
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/aids.html
Latest news from NIH, other scientific organizations, and the media on all facets of HIV/AIDS. Clinical trials listings, information on alternative therapies, diagnosis, disease management, nutrition a variety of useful AIDS materials.

 

Internet Reading on HIV/AIDS

WHO on HIV/AIDS
The World Health Organization on its work combating HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections.
http://www.who.int/health-topics/hiv.htm

HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service (ATIS)
Coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, ATIS provides information about federally approved treatment guidelines for HIV and AIDS.
http://www.hivatis.org/

Journal of the American Medical Association - HIV/AIDS Information Center
Links to HIV/AIDS programs and organizations in various countries from "Best of the Net" section of the "Journal of the American Medical Association."
http://www.ama-assn.org/special/hiv/bestonet/global.htm

The Body: an AIDS and HIV Information Resource
http://www.thebody.com/

CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN)
NPIN is a reference, referral, and distribution service for information on HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Tuberculosis.
http://www.cdcnpin.org/

 

Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS
http://www.unaids.org/

AIDS Epidemic Update 2005
http://www.unaids.org/epi2005/doc/report_pdf.html

 

HIV/AIDS Treatment and Clinical Trials Information

AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service
http://www.actis.org

HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service
http://www.hivatis.org

ClinicalTrials.gov, linking patients to research
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov

HIV Vaccine Clinical Trial, Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center, NIAID, Bethesda, Maryland
http://www.vrc.nih.gov/VRC/clintrials/clinstudies.htm

 

Reports and Studies on HIV/AIDS

UNAIDS - AIDS Epidemic Update 2005
Released November 21, 2005

UNAIDS - 2004 Report on the global AIDS epidemic
Released July 6, 2004

Fact Sheet - "The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief: Five Year Strategy"
A State Dept/Bureau of Public Affairs Fact Sheet, released February 2004 - 879K .pdf file

"AIDS: The Threat to World Security"
A State Dept. Electronic Journal

UNAIDS Reports on the Global AIDS Epidemic

The Global Infectious Disease Threat and its Implication for the United States
A National Intelligence Estimate from the CIA, released January 2000