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This article deals primarily with heterosexual transmission of HIV. It discusses the limitations of conventional information, education and communication approaches to HIV prevention and describes Stepping Stones

This article advocates for better internet connectivity to allow access to a large quantity of information for development

Using tuberculosis as an example, this guide goes through the stages of documenting the situation, packaging the message, working with the media, and mobilizing others to effect change through advocacy

An acquisition guide for small or medium sized libraries in a hospital or comparative medical institutions, including a recommended selection of essential materials ranging from standard works to student texts. Selection of materials should be made according to local requirements and resources. It is not specifically designed for developing countries, but can be useful in selecting international titles

The past few years have seen a steady increase in the number of programmes for the distribution of high-dose vitamin A supplements as an emergency measure to treat and prevent vitamin A deficiency and associated xerophthalmia. Health administrators and programme managers in countries in which these conditions constitute a significant public health problem are sometimes in doubt about just how much vitamin A should be given to which age and population groups, how often, and in what form. To help resolve these doubts, WHO, UNICEF and the international Vitamin A Consultative Group (IVACG) have prepared the succinct guidelines which update and extend those published by the WHO in 1988. New information deriving from scientific investigations and practical experience has warranted this revision, whose recommendations are based on the best current evidence. Easy-to-follow treatment and prevention shcedules are given, and suggestions are made for the integration of vitamin A distribution into a variety of primary health care services

A list of sources which can be ordered on various issues in sexuality for people with disabilities. The issues are Northern focused but the central themes can be translated to the South. Sample leaflets are enclosed