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The Eastern Europe and Central Asia region has the world's fastestgrowing HIV epidemic. Although still concentrated, the epidemic has diversified, affecting several key populations in many countries. This change has increased the number of people in need, the ways the epidemic can spread, and...
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This report summarizes the findings of an allocative efficiency analysis to support Cote d'Ivoire's national HIV response. The study was conducted at the request of the Government of Cote d'Ivoire by the World Bank, the University of Bern, the Burnet Institute and the University of New South...
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This study aimed to estimate the cost-effectiveness and returns on investments of HIV prevention programs implemented during 2006-2010 and to identify the optimal allocation of resources across combinations of programs for an effective HIV prevention response to inform the prioritization of...
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is soon projected to greatly reduce or transition from its reliance on external financing for the national AIDS …
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Financial incentives are a promising HIV prevention strategy. This paper assesses the effect on HIV incidence of a lottery program in Lesotho with low expected payments but a chance to win a high prize conditional on negative test results for sexually transmitted infections. The intervention...
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programmatic HIV spending recorded in 2013, Armenia could avert an additional 290 new HIV infections and 288 AIDS-related deaths … from 2015 to 2020 if these resources were allocated optimally to minimize both HIV incidence and AIDS-related deaths …
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This study outlines the initial challenge presented by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, describes Djibouti's response, reviews … to 55 percent and reached 95 percent among sex workers. Among the general population, awareness of HIV/AIDS increased to … consolidate program gains, but most importantly, funds are being mobilized from government resources to sustain the national AIDS …
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information and changing attitudes and behaviors related to HIV/AIDS. Using a simple model, the paper shows that "edutainment" can …
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behaviors, in domains as varied as HIV/AIDS, drugs, alcohol, smoking, obesity, or early marriage prevention. This paper presents …
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