HIV/AIDS not only represents the most severe epidemic in modern times, but also the
greatest public health challenge in history. The response of the scientific community has …

Approaches to the prevention and control of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa have been
heavily based on early experiences and policies from industrialised countries, where the …

Substantial changes are needed to achieve a more targeted and strategic approach to
investment in the response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic that will yield long-term dividends …

Most people in Africa and Asia are born and die without leaving a trace in any legal record
or official statistic. Absence of reliable data for births, deaths, and causes of death are at the …

Uganda provides the clearest example that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is
preventable if populations are mobilized to avoid risk. Despite limited resources, Uganda …

Summary To achieve the Millennium Development Goal for child survival (MDG-4), neonatal
deaths need to be prevented. Previous papers in this series have presented the size of the …

While condoms are an effective defense against the transmission of HIV, large numbers of
sex workers are not using them. We argue that some sex workers are willing to take the risk …

Background The cost of population-based surveys is high and obtaining funding for a
national population-based survey may take several years, with follow-up surveys taking up …

The EuroVacc 02 phase I trial has evaluated the safety and immunogenicity of a prime-boost
regimen comprising recombinant DNA and the poxvirus vector NYVAC, both expressing a …

Without HIV, the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic would now be in decline almost everywhere.
However, instead of looking forward to the demise of TB, countries that are badly affected by …