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HIV InSite Country Page: Angola
Updated January 2008
HIV/AIDS-Specific Country Profiles
Health and Development Profiles
Guidelines and Best Practices
Surveys and Assessments
Policy Reports and Papers
Journal Articles
Provider Education and Training
Clinician Support Tools
First-Person Accounts
National Organizations
Governmental
Nongovernmental
HIV/AIDS Web Sites
Conferences and Events
News Sources and Periodicals
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HIV/AIDS-Specific Country Profiles

bullet PEPFAR Country Profile
A summary of the activities of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in selected countries.
bullet UNAIDS Country Profile
A brief summary of national socioeconomic conditions in the context of the HIV epidemic, and information (where available) on UNAIDS' country-level activities.
bullet UNGASS 2008 Country Progress Report
Reports progress made in implementing the UN Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS. The report includes summary indicator data through the end of 2007. [PDF, 1.1MB]
bullet UNAIDS/WHO Epidemiological Fact Sheet
Statistics on the prevalence and incidence of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections, and discussion of knowledge and behaviors related to HIV transmission. 2008. [PDF, 953K]
bullet IRIN Country Profile
Contact information for national HIV/AIDS organizations, selected indicators, antiretroviral treatment statistics, and an epidemiological fact sheet from the United Nation's Integrated Regional Information Networks.
bullet Global Fund Country Programs
Discussion of the national epidemic and description of HIV/AIDS projects supported by the Global Fund, including funding details, planned activities, and expected results.
bullet CDC Global AIDS Program Country Profile
An overview of the HIV/AIDS situation in selected countries, description of the CDC's Global AIDS Program response, contacts, and links.

Health and Development Profiles

bullet CIA World Factbook
Extensive data over a range of fields, including geography, population, government, the economy, the military, and communications.
bullet Population Reference Bureau Country Profile
Key demographic, health, and development indicators, selected reports and articles, and links.
bullet UNICEF Country Tables
Statistics in the areas of population, mortality, general and reproductive health, and education.
bullet WHO Country Profile
Links to tables containing general health indicators, country profiles on specific diseases, and selected health-related documents. Also in Spanish and French.

Guidelines and Best Practices

bullet Botswana National HIV/AIDS Treatment Guidelines
Department of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care, Botswana. 2008. [1.73M]

Surveys and Assessments

bullet HIV/AIDS in Botswana: Estimated Trends and Implications Based on Surveillance and Modeling
National AIDS Coordination Agency (NACA). October 2008. [PDF, 1.45M]
bullet Country-Enhanced Monitoring and Evaluation for Antiretroviral Therapy Scale-up: Analysis and Use of Strategic Information in Botswana (Case Study)
World Health Organization, December 2006. [PDF, 1.9MB]
bullet 2005 Botswana Second Generation HIV/AIDS Surveillance
Department of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care, Ministry of Health, June 2006. [PDF, 8.3MB]

Policy Reports and Papers

bullet Botswana National HIV/AIDS Strategic Framework 2003-2009
National AIDS Coordinating Agency Botswana. October 2007. [PDF, 1.2M]
bullet Epidemic of Inequality: Women's Rights and HIV/AIDS in Botswana and Swaziland--An Evidence-Based Report on the Effects of Gender Inequity, Stigma and Discrimination
Physicians for Human Rights. May 25, 2007. [PDF, 2.3MB]

Journal Articles

bullet HIV Prevalence, Risks for HIV Infection, and Human Rights among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Malawi, Namibia, and Botswana
Stefan Baral, Gift Trapence, Felistus Motimedi, et al. April 2009; PLoS ONE 4(3): e4997.
bullet Risk factors for early and late transmission of HIV via breast-feeding among infants born to HIV-infected women in a randomized clinical trial in Botswana
Shapiro RL, Smeaton L, Lockman S, et al. J Infect Dis. 2009;199:1-5. Includes commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global Health.
bullet The cost and impact of male circumcision on HIV/AIDS in Botswana
Bollinger LA, Stover J, Musuka G, et al. J Int AIDS Soc. 2009 May 27;12(1):7.
bullet Entertainment-education radio serial drama and outcomes related to HIV testing in Botswana
Pappas-DeLuca KA, Kraft JM, Galavotti C, et al. AIDS Educ Prev. 2008; 20(6):486-503. Includes commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global Health.
bullet Five-year outcomes of initial patients treated in Botswana's National Antiretroviral Treatment Program
Bussmann H, Wester CW, Ndwapi N, et al. AIDS. 2008;22:2303-11. Includes commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global Health.
bullet Routine HIV testing in the context of syndromic management of sexually transmitted infections: outcomes of the first phase of a training programme in Botswana
Weaver M, Myaya M, Disasi K, et al. Sex Trans Infect. 2008 Aug;84(4):259-64. Includes commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global Health.
bullet Successful introduction of routine opt-out HIV testing in antenatal care in Botswana
Creek TL, Ntumy R, Seipone K, et al. JAIDS. 2007;45:102-7. Includes commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global Health.

Provider Education and Training

bullet Antiretroviral Treatment Skills and Knowledge Notebook for Community Workers in Southern Africa
Southern Africa HIV and AIDS Information Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS), USAID, 2008. [PDF, 1.79MB]
bullet Botswana Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Training Package
Department of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care, Ministry of Health, Botswana, July 2006.

Clinician Support Tools

bullet Clinical Guidelines for Antiretroviral Therapy Management for Displaced Populations
Southern African HIV Clinicians Society, United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), 2007. [PDF, 989K]

First-Person Accounts

bullet Nata Village Blog
Personal accounts of community responses and initiatives to HIV/AIDS in Nata, Botswana.
bullet A Few Days More...The Story of a Young Woman Living with HIV in Botswana
By Anne Koblanck. SAfAIDS. 2005.

National Organizations

Governmental

bullet Ministry of Health, Botswana

Nongovernmental

bullet Botswana Network of People Living With HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS Web Sites

bullet African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP)
A collaboration between the Government of Botswana, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and The Merck Company Foundation to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS in Botswana.
bullet Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence
A partnership between the Baylor College of Medicine, the Princess Marina Hospital, and the Government of Botswana. Provides comprehensive HIV/AIDS care and treatment services to children and their families, and conducts clinical research on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of HIV infection.
bullet KITSO AIDS Training Program
Quality, multi-disciplinary, sustainable and standardized training in HIV and AIDS care, crafted specifically for Botswana's health professionals. A collaboration of the Botswana Ministry of Health and the Botswana-Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership for HIV Research and Education.
bullet Botswana Teen Club
Teen Club is a peer support group intervention for HIV-positive adolescents currently operating in Botswana?s capital city, Gaborone, as well as a growing number of satellite sites throughout the country.

Conferences and Events

bullet The 9th International AIDSImpact Conference
Upcoming AIDS conference. Gaborone, Botswana. September 22-25, 2009.
bullet 2nd Botswana International HIV conference 2008 -Bold New steps
Conference Details. Gaborone International Convention Centre, Botswana. September 17, 2008. [doc]

News Sources and Periodicals

bullet Mmegi
A Gaborone-based daily independent newspaper.
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