The first issue of AIDS action
	Education: a powerful weapon
	Promoting dialogue
	AIDS and the developing world
	An integrated approach
	Questions and answers
	AIDS and primary health care Immunisation Breastfeeding
	AIDS: a global problem Control strategies
	Country report Uganda: an AIDS control programme
	Resources Information Sources Equipment Books/Manuals Newsletters/Leaflets Video Other Resource Material
	WHO Report - AIDS: a worldwide effort will stop it Preventing transmission through blood and blood products: recommendations for health workers Considerations for health care settings in developing countries Basic prevention: universal blood and body fluid precautions Basic prevention: reducing parenteral and other invasive procedures Special issues
	Provisional WHO Clinical Case Definition for Adult AIDS
	Other SPA publications of interest

	Back to basics
	Reaching schoolchildren - Sex education in the Cameroon
	Health education Guidelines for action Campaigning on use of condoms
	Country report Facing AIDS in Costa Rica
	Resources Teaching Materials Information Sources Books/Manuals Equipment Newsletters/Leaflets
	WHO Report - AIDS: a worldwide effort will stop it World Summit of Ministers of Health on AIDS Social aspects of AIDS prevention and control The national planning process AIDS Surveillance Report

	Tests: discrimination or discovery?
	The human immunodeficiency virus Explaining the nature of the virus that causes AIDS
	Blood screening HIV testing in rural hospitals Tests: Terminology and Types
	Clinical diagnosis of AIDS Clinical case definition in developing countries
	Increasing awareness Running AIDS workshops
	Resources Equipment Books/Pamphlets Teaching Materials Sources of Information
	WHO Report - AIDS: a worldwide effort will stop it The clinical symptoms Guidelines on sterilisation and high-level disinfection methods Methods of sterilisation and disinfection High-level disinfectants Field guide to sterilisation and high-level disinfection: techniques effective against HIV

	Breaking the silence
	Health education Ze Cabra-Macho does it safely ... Life on the building sites Convincing the companies Creating a visual impression Avoiding panic Health and safety at work
	Country report The face of AIDS in Brazil Mythical face of AIDS Looking at the reality Finding a response
	Counselling What to tell someone who has AIDS ... What every patient needs to know Help, but don't over-help Be reliable and consistent Try to maintain regular contact with the patient's physician Let patients discuss their feelings Be sensitive to the patient's social unit Encourage group support Remember you, too, have feelings
	A basic guide to safer sex
	Questions and answers
	WHO Report - AIDS: a worldwide effort will stop it World AIDS Day World Health Organisation adopts anti-discrimination resolution on AIDS Counselling in HIV infection and disease AIDS can be prevented The role of counselling Counselling for whom? Who provides counselling? Risk reduction Risk reduction needs to emphasise that: What needs to be done now
	Cases Reported by Continent as of 31/07/1988

	Diagnosis: a clinical dilemma
	Children, HIV infection and AIDS How are children infected with AIDS? What is the risk of an HIV infected mother passing the disease on to her baby? How can I tell if a child is Clinical case definition of paediatric AIDS Can children catch AIDS from immunisations?' Can health workers catch AIDS from mothers and children? How can we stop more children being infected? Update: HIV tests The 'Bar of Soap' test
	Country report Uganda: paediatric AIDS Common signs and symptoms
	Opportunistic infections Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment Side effects Prevention
	Tuberculosis Diagnosis is obviously complicated. How should medical practitioners deal with this? A word of warning:
	Counselling Hints Using condoms
	Health Precautions Disposal of placenta
	WHO Report - AIDS: a worldwide effort will stop it Breastfeeding, breast milk and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Statement from the Consultation held in Geneva, 23-25 June, 1987 Breast still best! Recommendations
	Consultation on AIDS and the Workplace I. General statement 2. Introduction 3. Policy principles 4. Policy development and implementation 5. Policy components A. Persons applying for employment: B. Persons in employment: 1. HIV/AIDS screening: 2. Confidentiality: 3. Informing the employer: 4. Protection of the employee: 5. Access to service for employees: 6. Benefits: 7. Reasonable changes in working arrangements: 8. Continuation of employment relationship 9. First aid:

	Manuals
	What have you heard about sexually transmitted diseases? Preventing STDs - and AIDS How common are STDs ? Time to act
	Treating HIV infection like a Sexually Transmitted Disease What are the main aims of STD control programmes? Why are STD programmes important for AIDS prevention and control? Do STDs facilitate transmission of HIV? Does HIV infection affect the clinical symptoms of other STDs?
	Treatment guidelines General guidelines on diagnosis, treatment and prevention of genital ulcer disease Chancroid Signs and symptoms Treatment Syphilis, Signs and symptoms Primary syphilis: Secondary syphilis: Latent syphilis: Late syphilis: Laboratory diagnosis Non-specific tests: Specific tests: Treatment Genital herpes Signs and symptoms Treatment Treatment protocol for genital ulcers
	Health promotion A day in the life of Gente Joven Sexuality in school Five themes San Bernabe and the puppet show Meeting the promoters Street talks
	Readers' Comments
	Resources Colour slide sets Manuals
	WHO Report - AIDS: a worldwide effort will stop it World AIDS Day - a special embrace Putting the pieces together Consultation on Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) as a Risk-factor for HIV Transmission Introduction STDs as a risk-factor for HIV transmission Research Priorities Strategic and programmatic implications WHO Publications International Conference

	Cooperation and coordination
	Diarrhoea and AIDS What is diarrhoea? What causes diarrhoea? Is diarrhoea dangerous? Why do people with AIDS often suffer from diarrhoea? What are the common causes of AIDS-related diarrhoea? What is the treatment for AIDS-related diarrhoea? For dehydration: For the infection: Can better nutrition help treat the effects of diarrhoea? Why is diarrhoea more of a problem in developing countries? How can diarrhoea be prevented? Home care
	Counselling. A family commitment Home care A lot to say and a little time to say it Understanding symptomless infection Giving advice
	Community care
	The Northwest AIDS Foundation, Seattle, USA
	The UK NGO AIDS Consortium What the consortium does United but still independent
	International NGO meeting
	Resources Videos Survivors - for street children: AIDS: Frankly Speaking and Young People Talking - for health workers and health planners:
	WHO Report - AIDS: a worldwide effort will stop it For our mutual benefit What role can NGOs play in AIDS control programmes? What is the relevance of Who's Global AIDS Strategy to the work of local NGOs? What are the main elements of cooperation between WHO and NGOs? What sort of NGOs does the GPA work with? What kind of activities is WHO/GPA planning with NGOs? Youth and AIDS Why focus on youth? What are the consequences of HIV infection? Young people can prevent the spread of the virus that causes AIDS Why don't more young people protect themselves against HIV infection? What is being done to prevent HIV infection among young people?

	AIDS home care team at Chikankata Hospital, Zambia
	Taking counselling and care into the community Setting up a team Counselling Gilbert's story