Letter to Prime Minister Harper: G8 Commitments on HIV and AIDS (June 2008)
As the Prime Minister prepared to attend the G8 meetings in Hokkaido, Japan,
World Vision called on Canada to be a global leader in the fight against HIV and AIDS.
HIV and AIDS Summary Document to Prime Minister Harper (June 2008)
This report summarizes World Vision Canada’s call for a comprehensive,
evidence-based international development strategy on HIV and AIDS.
The Maasai: Preserving Culture, Protecting Girls
The Maasai: Preserving Culture, Protecting Girls (Feb 2007)
This article explores the role of cultural practices in increasing the vulnerability of Maasai women and girls to HIV and AIDS. Emerging from the research is a way to protect girls that would allow the Maasai to preserve their traditions and change the practices that contribute most significantly to the spread of HIV.
Saving Lives: Children's Right to HIV and AIDS Treatment
This report reveals that despite an urgent need for paediatric treatment, alarmingly few drugs are available in formulations that are affordable and able to be administered to children while the development of new drugs continues to focus mainly on adults.
The Vulnerability of Girls to HIV/AIDS: Research in Tanzania and Zambia-Executive Summary
This research explores how women and girls are among the most vulnerable to HIV and AIDS, largely as a result of the abuse and denial of their fundamental human rights.
False Economies: Why AIDS Affected Countries are a Special Case for Action
This document points to the long-term economic damage that will be caused by the failure to invest now in the future of AIDS affected countries.
HIV/AIDS and Human Development in Africa
This report looks at the impact of HIV and AIDS in Africa and offers 10 specific recommendations to halt the impact of the disease.
The Approaching Storm: HIV/AIDS in Asia
The growth of HIV and AIDS in Asia is often understated, yet 20 per cent of those living with the disease reside in the continent. This report examines Asia's growing problem of HIV and AIDS.