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Practical information for health workers, educators and community carers on HIV, AIDS and sexually transmitted infections covering care, support and prevention.
 
 
 
 
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Acknowledgements

HIV testing: a practical approach

Acknowledgements
Definitions
Introduction
Why test for HIV?
Deciding which tests to use
Screening blood for transfusion
Implementing HIV testing for individuals
Screening for surveillance
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Resources
Organisations
Questionnaire

 

 

 

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  Acknowledgements

 

This publication was originally compiled by Christopher Castle (now with Horizons Project, USA). It has been revised by Kathy Attawell and Sian Long, copy-edited by Celia Till and designed by Ingrid Emsden. 

Cover photographs by Heldur Netocny/Panos Pictures, Strategies for Hope/Robert Langui Bouabi and WHO.

 
 
Healthlink Worldwide would like to thank the following organisations and individuals for their contribution towards this publication: Rachel Baggaley, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK (formerly Kara Counselling, Zambia); Morna Cornell, AIDS Consortium, South Africa; Helen Cressey, Healthlink Worldwide, UK; Nel Druce, Healthlink Worldwide, UK; Jean Emmanuel, Blood Safety and Clinical Technology, World Health Organization, Switzerland; Susie Foster, Boston University, USA; Peter Godfrey-Faussett, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK; Rabecca Gondwe, Horizons Project, USA; Vanchai Julsukont, FARM, Thailand; Manjit Kaur, Equipping Charity Hospitals Overseas (ECHO), UK; Merle Mendonca, Guyana Human Rights Association, Guyana; Dick Schapink, TANESA Project, Tanzania; Suniti Solomon, YRG Care, India; Gesine Rupert-Mann, Medical Mission Institute, Germany; Eric van Praag, HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, World Health Organization, Switzerland; Gaby Vercauteren, Blood Transfusion Safety, World Health Organization, Switzerland.

Production and distribution of this publication has been made possible thanks to the financial support of the Swedish International Development Authority (SIDA) and HIVOS, Netherlands.
 
 
 
 
HIV testing: a practical approach 
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Keywords: HIV testing/surveillance/blood safety/counselling 

Any part of this publication may be reproduced without permission for educational and non-profit use if the source is acknowledged.

Printed by Russell Press Ltd. 

ISBN 0 907320 46 5

 

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