| amfAR e-News |
| amfAR e-News is a monthly update of amfAR's programs and activities, major HIV/AIDS-related news, and highlights from recent fund-raising events. To subscribe, click the blue link above. |
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| amfAR News |
| Published twice yearly, the newsletter provides updates on amfAR’s research, prevention, education, and policy initiatives; reports from amfAR-sponsored conferences and symposia; overviews of major HIV/AIDS-related issues; and highlights from recent fundraising events. (PDF, 600 kb.) |
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| TREAT Asia Report |
| This quarterly publication presents the latest news from TREAT Asia, which amfAR facilitates along with clinical centers throughout the region. To subscribe or read, click the blue link above. |
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| Myths and Truths About HIV Testing |
| Are you positive you're negative? In the U.S., a quarter of the nation's HIV-positive people don’t know their status. This booklet dispels many of the common misconceptions about HIV testing. |
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| Facts for Life: What You and the People You Care About Need to Know About HIV/AIDS |
| This Q&A; brochure covers a range of topics, including how to avoid HIV infection, safer sex practices, how to get tested, and what treatments are available. (PDF, 750 kb.) |
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| Los hechos de la vida: ¿Qué necesitas saber tú y las personas que quieres sobre el VIH/SIDA? |
| Este folleto cubre un sin números de temas, incluyendo como evitar la infección por VIH, prácticas de sexo más seguro, como hacer la prueba, y los tratamientos para el VIH/SIDA. (PDF, 394 kb) |
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| 2007 Annual Report |
| You can download amfAR's most recent Annual Report, either in its entirety or section by section. |
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| The Benefits of AIDS Research–Better Health for All |
| AIDS research is providing new insights that are helping many people with other illnesses, including cancer, heart disease, hepatitis, and Alzheimer's disease. (PDF, 765 kb.) |
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| Women, Sexual Violence, and HIV |
| This 16-page monograph is based on an amfAR symposium held at the International AIDS Society Conference on Pathogenesis and Treatment, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 2005. (PDF, 1.36 mb.) |
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| Women, Sexual Health, and HIV: An amfAR Initiative |
| This four-page paper details the causes and consequences of rising HIV infection rates among women and offers an overview of amfAR's Women, Sexual Health, and HIV/AIDS initiative. (PDF, 405 kb.) |
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| Fact Sheet: Women and HIV/AIDS |
In recent years, the number of women living with HIV has increased dramatically. This March 2008 fact sheet explores the factors that place women and girls at risk, and offers policy recommendations for addressing this public health threat.
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| Fact Sheet: The Effectiveness of Harm Reduction in Preventing the Transmission of HIV/AIDS |
| This fact sheet (updated November 2007) presents extensive scientific evidence showing that syringe exchange programs are effective in preventing the spread of HIV among injection drug users. |
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| Issue Brief: HIV in Correctional Settings: Implications for Prevention and Treatment Policy |
| HIV/AIDS prevalence among prisoners in the U.S. is more than three times that of the general population. This March 2008 issue brief explores the disproportionate impact of HIV/AIDS on incarcerated individuals and recommends strategies for improving prevention, care, and treatment for this growing population. |
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| Issue Brief: Efficacy of Abstinence-Only Programs for HIV Prevention Among Young People |
| This brief (updated October 2007) examines the available scientific evidence on the abstinence-only education programs that have become the cornerstone of current U.S. domestic AIDS prevention policy. (PDF, 85 kb.) |
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| Issue Brief: HIV Prevention for Men Who Have Sex With Men |
| HIV is re-emerging in new cohorts of men who have sex with men (MSM) in developed countries and is an emerging epidemic in MSM in developing countries. This June 2006 issue brief assesses current trends in HIV infection in MSM and the status of effective and promising interventions for these populations. |
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| Issue Brief: Gender-Based Violence and HIV Among Women: Assessing the Evidence |
| This June 2005 brief examines the growing body of evidence that gender-based violence makes women especially vulnerable to HIV infection. (PDF, 71 kb.) |
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| Issue Brief: The Effectiveness of Condoms in Preventing HIV Transmission |
| This brief from 2005 provides an assessment of scientific evidence supporting condom use as an essential HIV prevention technology. (PDF, 63 kb.) |
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| MSM Report |
| A new report from amfAR's MSM Initiative represents the first comprehensive analysis of international data on the severity of the HIV/AIDS epidemic among men who have sex with men (MSM) and the failure of the world’s governments to address it. The report, titled MSM, HIV, and the Road to Universal Access–How Far Have We Come?, paints a damning picture of widespread governmental failure that is fueling a worldwide public health crisis. It was released at XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. (PDF, 591 kb.) |
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| MSM and HIV/AIDS Risk in Asia |
| This TREAT Asia special report examines the scope and surprising diversity of male-male sexual activity throughout Asia, illuminates its role in contributing to the spread of HIV infection, and offers solutions for reducing vulnerability to infection among these hard-to-reach populations. |
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| The MSM Initiative |
Globally, fewer than one in 20 men who have sex with men (MSM) has access to HIV prevention, treatment, and care services. This document provides an overview of amfAR’s MSM Initiative, which aims to reduce the high rates of HIV among MSM in resource-limited countries.
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| La Iniciativa HSH |
| Globalmente, menos de uno de cada 20 hombres que tiene relaciones sexuales con hombres (HSH) tiene acceso a la prevención del VIH, al tratamiento, y a los servicios de cuidado. Este documento proporciona una vista general de la Iniciativa de HSH de amfAR, que se propone reducir las altas tasas de VIH entre HSH en países de recursos limitados. |
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| Expanded Availability of HIV/AIDS Drugs in Asia Creates Urgent Need for Trained Doctors: A TREAT Asia Special Report |
| As the availability of AIDS drugs expands across Asia and growing numbers gain access to treatment, this report from July 2004 warns of a shortage of doctors trained to administer these lifesaving medicines. |
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| amfAR Treatment Insider Archive |
| This archive covers the years from 2000 to 2004 and reports on the emerging medical breakthroughs and controversies. Available in English, French, Spanish, and Chinese. |
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| Two Decades of HIV/AIDS: Snapshots of an Epidemic |
| This four-color, eight-page timeline of the AIDS epidemic covers 1981 to 2001 and highlights key events and personalities, as well as amfAR’s major contributions to the fight against AIDS. |
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