HIV/AIDS RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET

Compiled by Frank Stitt MBBS FRACP
Online Medical Education, Sydney, Australia

Contents

• Alphabetical Links to All HIV Resources in the Guide
• Clinical/Treatment Information
• Conferences
  
• Current Information and News
  
• Databases
  
• Glossaries/Dictionaries
• Guides
  
• Journals
  
• ListServs
  
• Organizations
• Statistics
  
• UNAIDS and Related HIV Treatment Documents

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Links to HIV/AIDS Resources on the Internet (Alphabetical)

Clinical/Treatment Information

• AIDS Research Information Center: Medical Information Library
  "provides current, medically accurate information on the treatment of HIV infection in simple layman's language: also contains links to other relevant sites, services, a hotline and information about the organization"
• AIDSMAP
  "a community based information site with extensive information on treatment; includes a directory of HIV/AIDS organizations wordwide with contact details and descriptions; is produced by the National AIDS Manual (NAM), the British HIV Association and St Stephen's AIDS Trust"
• Carter's Index of AIDS Treatments
  "a series of category indexes to current treatment including nutrients/vitamins, antiviral agents, cytokines/antibodies, cellular therapies, nucleoside analogues, antiviral therapies, and AIDS vaccines; is a subpage of the AIDS Research Information Center: Medical Information Library"
• Critical Path AIDS Project
  "contains treatment, resource, and prevention information for researchers, service providers, treatment activists and individuals with AIDS; aims to provide easy access to potentially life-extending or life-saving AIDS prevention, and treatment"
• EngenderHealth: Online Courses
  "site contains links to online, interactive courses in infection prevention, sexuality and sexual health, sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS; courses are targeted for health workers in low-resource settings"
• Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS for Nurses and Midwives (WHO)
  "contains thirteen Fact Sheets covering major topics of importance on the care of people living with HIV/AIDS; the target audience is nurses and midwives; the sheets include detailed information about nursing care and medical matters; users are encouraged to print the information using Adobe Pagemaker, version 6.5"
• HIV and AIDS Online Minicourse
  "the 'online' course is designed to provide a basic introduction to HIV and AIDS for health care providers, planners, and managers in resource-poor settings; site is comprised of seven modules, a glossary of terms and links to related mini-courses; it is maintained by EngenderHealth"
• HIV Practice Guidelines
  "www links to full text documents for the (U.S.) Federal and other agency guidelines; treatment topics include adult and adolescent, pediatric and perinatal medicine, exposure, counseling, opportunistic diseases and tuberculosis; maintained by the HIV Medicine Association"
• Living with HIV or AIDS
  "information on medical care and treatment, nutrition, mental health and counseling services, support groups, financial concerns, legal concerns, alcohol and drug use, insurance, and emergency services"
• Medical Management of HIV
  "the 2001-2002 edition of Medical Management of HIV Infection serves as the standard of care for the Johns Hopkins AIDS Service; includes chapters Natural History and Classification, Laboratory Tests, Disease Prevention: Prophylactic Antimicrobial Agents,and Vaccines; Antiretroviral Therapy; Management of Opportunistic Infections and Miscellaneous Conditions; Drugs: Guide to Information and Systems Review"
• Textbook of Aids Pathology
  "includes a general discussion of the pathophysiology of HIV infection, organ system pathology of AIDS, and descriptions of the opportunistic infections and neoplasms associated with AIDS, and a general discussion of issues, including safety and education, related to the AIDS epidemic; developed by the University of Utah Department of Pathology; can download chapters with Acrobat reader"

Conferences

• African Development Forum 2000 (December 3-7, 2000, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia); AIDS: The Greatest Leadership Challenge
  "includes conference's daily updates, forum programm and thematic documents including consensus plan of action; goals is to develop an agenda that reflects a consensus among major partners and that leads to specific programmes for country implementation"
• International Partnership Against AIDS in Africa: List of Events and Regional Workshops
  "list with links to comprehensive information on events and regional workshops in Africa"
• UN AIDS: Upcoming Conferences
  "links to upcoming and past conferences on HIV/AIDS; covers conferences from 1994 to date and is maintained by the UNAIDS program"

Current Information and News

• AIDS Economics (World Bank)
  "a linked listing to full text announcements, press releases, feature articles and studies regarding the economic, social and public health impact of AIDS; while a majority of the links are to World Bank documents, the site access to key articles from other sources"
• AIDSchannel.com
  "a comprehensive site with numerous category links to information for those with HIV/AIDS; organized by subject and keyword access; the goal of "world's first HIV/AIDS\webcast channel is to promote and support HIV/AIDS awareness and education strategies"
• AllAfrica.com: AIDS
  "comprehensive news site covering AID/HIV news articles with information gathered from African correspondents and 60 national news agencies and is updated daily; also includes feature and fulltext articles from conferences and non-governmental agencies"
• Centers for Disease Control (U.S.): Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
  "a wealth of fulltext documents ranging from basic science to research, treatment and general information (news headlines, fact sheets, brochures, statistics); includes alphabetical and keyword search indexes plus topical email mailing list addresses and links to other sites"
• Communicable Disease Prevention & Control
  "provides summaries and sometimes the full text of communicable disease reports that are available on the Internet and are relevant for the prevention and control of communicable diseases; also includes sections on current estimates and projections of HIV infections and AIDS cases"
• Confronting AIDS: Public Priorities in a Global Epidemic
  "a full text book that provides information and analysis to help policymakers, development specialists and public health experts to design an effective strategy for confronting the epidemic; based on the epidemiology of HIV; public health insights into disease control; and public economics/tradeoffs in the allocation of scarce resources; developed by the World Bank Group and organized by subject chapters"
• Gender and HIV/AIDS
  "discusses the following topics: why women are more vulnerable than men, factors that put women at risk for infection, facts and figures plus links to other gender based sites; produced by the UN Development Fund for Women"
• HIV Daily Briefing (AIDS Education Global Information System)
  "a key source of daily headlines and newslines; part of an extensive site that includes category links, fulltext documents and a keyword search engine; primarily patient education perspective; updated hourly"
• HIV Spotlight
  "general information and reports on HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases and tuberculosis, and on the work/organization of the (U.S.) National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention"
• HivNet.ch
  "contains links to various current information/news subject topics, is the Swiss information and exchange site on HIV/AIDS, created by the Fondation du Présent, Geneva
• Impending Catastrophe: A resource book on the emerging HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa
  "a resource book that offers detailed analysis and data of HIV/AIDS's impact on South Africa's health, economic and social systems; includes an executive summary and a full report that can be downloaded; sponsored by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation"
• International AIDS Economics Network: Newsletter, Announcements and Library
  "site provides data, tools and analysis on the economics of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment in developing countries; contains numerous online papers and afull text articles from this and other organizations plus press releases from IAEN; includes links to AIDS related sites, access to an email newsletter and a keyword search engine"
• International Partnership Against AIDS in Africa
  "contains weekly bulletins plus background documents and mission statements, and confererence/meeting information on the activities of African countries, together with the seven UNAIDS cosponsors and the WHO secretariat, bilateral development agencies, NGOs, and the private sector in dealing with AIDS in Africa"
• JAMA HIV/AIDS Information Center
  "links are divided into subject categories that include news, treatment, library (article abstracts and full text), prevention, policy and 'best of the net'; includes considerable fulltext documents; peer reviewed resources from the Journal of the American Medical Association"
• Monitoring the AIDS Pandemic (MAP) Network
  "links to full text reports on the status and trends of HIV/AIDS epidemics in various world regions plus information about MAP - a network of international technical experts seeking to assess the status and trends of the global HIV/ AIDS pandemic"
• National AIDS/STD Control Programme (Kenya): AIDS in Kenya
  "initial page contains links to information on AIDS in Kenya, other related papers and the NASCOP organization; the AIDS in Kenya section has category links to fulltext information on the epidemiology and various impacts of the disease"
• NPIN Online Databases
  "contains links to information and services related to HIV/AIDS, STDs, and TB; includes sections on resources and services, prevention news update, funding database, educational materials and conference calendar; maintained by the (U.S.) Center for Disease Control National Prevention Information Network"
• Reproductive Health Outlook: HIV/AIDS
  "summaries of key information on the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome; focus of the information summary is on issues related to care and support for people with and affected by HIV/AIDS"
• SA HealthInfo: HIV/AIDS
  "module provides a South African portal for HIV/AIDS information and includes current, fulltext documents on the impact of HIV/AIDS in southern and South Africa with an emphasis on vaccine information ; includes links to databases, conferences and related sites"
• SAfAIDS (Southern Africa AIDS Information Dissemination Service)
  "site makes available data and information on the HIV/AIDS epidemic, on HIV prevention, care and coping, and on the socio-economic impact of the epidemic in the Southern African region; contains links to fulltext articles in SAfAIDS News and other publications"
• Tools for AIDS Action (Beyond Awareness Campaign- RSA)
  "contains information on resources and projects geared to assist in the awareness of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa and promote access to communication tools and resources; includes annotated links to relevant sites; the project was initiated in November 1998"
• UN Special Session: Fact Sheets
  "set of twenty three fulltext fact sheets on current HIV/AIDS issues and the current international activities; prepared by UNAIDS and its cosponsors especially for the June 2001 Special Session; available in pdf, html and doc formats"
• UNAIDS
  "contains information, press releases and documents from numerous international and non-governmental agencies; a joint United Nations, WHO and World Bank programme on HIV/AIDS"
• WHO Fact Sheets: HIV/AIDS
  "basic information on HIV and TB, Pregnancy and HIV/AIDS, Human Rights, Women and HIV/AIDS and global surveillance and response plus WHO initiatives, working groups and UNAIDS activities"
• World Health Organization: Emerging and Other Communicable Diseases
  "disease outbreaks reports submitted to the WHO's EMC Committee; a tool to strengthen national and international capacity in the surveillance and control of communicable diseases"

Databases

• AEGIS: HIV/AIDS Information on the Net
  "an extensive HIV knowledgebase that features links to fulltext documents on numerous relevant subjects (Basics, Treatment, Prevention, Exposure Issues and Living with AIDS); includes 'HIV Daily Briefings', an extensive subject index and a keyword search engine; billed as the 'Largest HIV/AIDS Website in the World'"
• AIDS in Africa: Country By Country
  "a 200+ page statistical compilation on the HIV/AIDS epidemiology, economic impact, national response to epidemic, selected socioeconomic indicators for the continent and individual countries; developed by the U.N. Economic Commission for Africa"
• AIDS Treatment Data Network
  "an extensive, comprehensive and up-to-date informational database about HIV and AIDS treatments, research studies, services and accessing care; a U.S. not-for-profit, community-based organization."
• Harvard AIDS Institute
  "contains information on Institute's work and links by subject categories to related Internet sites especially pertaining to research; includes full text access to some of the organizations publications"
• HIV Sequence Database
  "HIV Sequence Database collects, curates, analyzes, and publishes genetic sequences of HIV-1, HIV-2, SIV and related animal retroviruses, as well as host cellular proteins; it is located at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (U.S.)"

Glossaries/Dictionaries

• Glossary of HIV/AIDS-Related Terms
  "alphabetical/annotated listing of key HIV/AIDS terms; for some entries, contains www links to more comprehensive information; collaborative effort of several (US) Department of Health and Human Services agencies; 3rd edition updated in 1999"
• Glossary of Medical, Statistical and Research Terminology: HIV/AIDS
  "an extensive, cross-referenced glossary of HIV/AIDS related terms; initiated by the National AIDS Treatment Activist Forum in Oct. 15, 1995"
• HIV Vaccine Glossary
  "annotated listing of key words and phrases related to the development of an HIV vaccine; developed and maintained by the by (US) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases"

Guides

• AIDS Resources and AIDS Counselling Literature
  "a subject category linked listing of www resources on predominatly African related HIV/AIDS conferences, conference proceedings, organizations, reports, literature, forums/listservs; emphasizes counselling related sites"
• Argus Clearinghouse: AIDS
  "directory that identifies, describes and evaluates Internet health and medicine information guides"
• Cultural Approach to HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care (UNESCO)
  "site stresses strategies to take fully into account people's cultures when developing programmes for HIV/AIDS prevention and care; includes full text studies and reports plus summaries of past and upcoming activities; developed and maintained by UNESCO"
• Global Reproductive Health Forum: AIDS Information
  "topical based links to numerous sites with relevant full text information; sponsored by Harvard University School of Public Health"
• Guide to National Institute of Health (U.S.) HIV/AIDS Information Services
  "a single, easy-to-use source to a variety of data about the many HIV/AIDS information-related activities of NIH (U.S.) along with selected Public Health Service offerings; a useful tool for health professionals, caregivers, the affected community, and others to learn about AIDS information resources"
• HIV InfoWeb
  "an on-line library containing links with annotations to HIV and AIDS-related information; organized into 20+ subject categories (from clinical trails to prevention, vaccines, webistes, etc.; maintained by AEGIS"
• HIV InSite
  "a gateway to in-depth information about particular aspects of HIV/AIDS; contains basic category links to extensive current material including medicine, prevention, social issues, resources and key topics; a project of the University of California, San Francisco AIDS Research Institute"
• HIV InSite: Africa
  "links to sites with information on HIV/AIDS in Africa; organized in a series of category links including Epidemiology, Prevention Programs and Research, Policy and Social Issues, Clinical Issues, Tuberculosis, Traditional Medical Beliefs, Practices and Practitioners, and Contacts and Links, includes some individual country reports"
• HIV/AIDS: Annotated Bibliography
  "an annotated bibliography containing information on HIV counseling and testing, care for people with HIV/AIDS, Reducing maternal-fetal HIV transmission, Drugs and treatment for HIV/AIDS and Gynecological complaints common in HIV-infected women; maintained by the Reproductive Health Outlook"
• HIV/AIDS Web Links
  "the National Library of Medicine (U.S.) list of links to www sites; organized in following categories: living with AIDS, prevention, vaccine development, treatment, resources, research and research tools, statistics and epidemiology and special populations"
• JAMA HIV/AIDS Information Center Search Tools
  "a keyword search engine that access the National Library of Medicine (U.S.) AIDSDRUGS, AIDSLINE, AIDSTRIALS, and BIOETHICSLINE databases"
• Medical Matrix: AIDS
  "a series of ranked/annotated format category links to sites on AIDS; includes News, Full Text Journals, Abstracts, Reviews, Reviews and Digests, Articles, Meeting Reports, Practice Guidelines, Textbooks and more; must click on "AIDS" from the initial webpage"
• National Library of Medicine (U.S.): HIV/AIDS Search
  "current U.S. governmental information on HIV/AIDS; organized by broad subject links to: clinical trials, drugs, treatment information, consumer health information, journals, books and audiovisuals (including PubMed), current news/press releases and 'web' links"
• Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS Resources on the Internet and Search Engines
  "contains links to agencies, organizations, news and information services, demography and population sciences research, databases and consumer health sites for reproductive health and HIV/AIDS; maintained by Family Health International"
• World Wide Web Sampler: AIDS/HIV Resources
  "an annotated, linked site organized by the following subject categories: U.S. Federal Government, Organizations and Educational Sites, Tutorials and Training Materials, and Statistics; maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine"
• Yahoo: AIDS/HIV
  "Internet links to AIDS/HIV sites; includes a search engine and an annotated alphabetical hypertext list of related categories"

Journals

• See:
  
• Directories of Medical Ejournals (metasites)
• Full-text Journal Index
  For a comprehensive list of linked ejournals for this and related subjects, see:
• Free Medical Journals Site

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ListServs

• AIDS: Active Forums
  "a listing of links to sites that are active discussion groups: for half, the initial page contains links to a list of messages, new messages and forum administration; for the other sites, user needs to establish a user name and password"
• Fondation du Présent
  "the website hosts several email lists, including INT-AIDS (Global advocacy and information)., Media-AIDS (for journalists, publishers, and authors), AF-AIDS (AIDS in Anglophone subSaharan Africa), SAFCO (AIDS in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa), SEA-AIDS (South East Asia/Pacific), and Treatment Access"
• List Directory: Health/AIDS
  "summary of current discussion groups on the Internet; includes sign on instructions; from initial page, you must click on 'health' category and 'AIDS' subcategory"
• TileNet: Guide to List Servers
  "reference to Internet discussion groups (lists) and newsgroups; access via keyword search (i.e., search AIDS or HIV)"

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Organizations

• African Council of AIDS Service Organizations
  "information about the mission, history and programs of the organization that is an information sharing, and advocacy network for African based NGO and community organizations; includes a directory of community based HIV/AIDS organizations; from initial page, click on 'African HIV Directory of Community Based Health Care' link
• American Academy of HIV Medicine
  "site for an independent organization of HIV specialists dedicated to promoting excellence in HIV/AIDS care through advocacy and education; contains infomation on the mission, activities and resources including conferences and patient education documents"
• Global Treatment Access Campaign
  "includes information on the organization, campaigns, press releases and position papers plus contains links to relevant websites and listservs; the website of a 'global network' organization for communication and organization towards access to essential medications for HIV and other diseases"
• HIV Medicine Association (Infectious Diseases Society of America)
  "contains information about the association including how to join plus considerable current news, advocacy and 'quality' care information; a 'forum for all physicians, scientists and other health care professionals dedicated to the field of HIV/AIDS'"
• International AIDS Economics Network (IAEN)
  "information about an organization that provides data, tools and analysis on the economics of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment in developing countries, for compassionate, cost-effective responses to the global epidemic"
• International AIDS Society
  "site includes information about the organization including the membership, activites and how to join plus AIDS related conferences and news releases; group represents the world's professional society for scientists, health care and public health workers engaged in HIV/AIDS prevention, control and care"
• International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
  "contains information about the organization/how to join, education and advocacy programs, conference coverage and publications; includes HIV clinical management updates and public health policy information"
• International HIV/AIDS Alliance
  "site of international non-governmental organisation supporting community action on HIV/AIDS in developing countries; besides information on organization, it contains links to relevant sites, some full text articles and group's activities"
• National Center for HIV/AIDS/STD and TB Prevention (U.S.)
  "information on the work/organization of the (U.S.) National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention; also contains general information and reports on HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases and tuberculosis"

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