As the Ryan White CARE Act enters its second decade, it continues to be a critical source of care and services for people living with HIV/AIDS. The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Relief Emergency (CARE) Act was first enacted in 1990. Ryan White is a significant source of federal funding for people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States. The Ryan White CARE requires reauthorization every five ...

The global response to the HIV epidemic represents one of the greatest public health achievements of this century. The successful scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage in developing countries from negligible levels in 2003 to more than 7.9 million in 2012 demonstrates that with political commitment, substantial economic support, and concerted community and medical efforts, global ep...

The organization and the development of this meeting had the support from International Agencies and Organizations, such as UNAIDS, PAHO/WHO, UNICEF. In addition, there was active participation of the presidents of the UNAIDS Theme Groups from the participating countries, and of the Regional Initiative on AIDS for Latin America and the Caribbean (SIDALAC), a World Bank and UNAIDS initiative in ...

Background: Pain in labour is perceived differently for every individual. We can improve the outcomes and patient satisfaction with intrapartum care by ensuring adequate education and appropriate use of requested pain relief options. Encouraging informed personal control contributes to a women’s overall satisfaction. Aims: To assess current practice and identify improvement areas in the percept...

Results of a cross-sectional study to determine the level of emergency and disaster response planning at Ohio nonhuman animal shelters and the role Ohio agencies have in emergency and disaster response planning in their communities indicated a lack of preparedness coupled with underutilization of the agencies as a resource. A total of 115 agencies (68%) responded to a standardized survey mailed...

Health system responsiveness (HSR), a measure of patient health care experience, may influence adherence to HIV/AIDS care and be an important predictor of outcomes. We studied the relationship between HSR, patient factors, and visit nonadherence in 16 President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief-supported HIV/AIDS clinics in Dar es Salaam. An HSR survey was administered in 2009, and all clinic vi...

this paper reviews the essence of effective governance and importance of a multi-sectoral approach in generating health systems response to hiv/aids. this comprehensive approach highlights the importance of integrating reproductive sexual health programs and hiv prevention services, including peer education, life skills, and voluntary counseling and testing (vct), for prevention of mother–to-ch...

The International Technology Education Association's (ITEA) Professional Improvement Plan called for a study that would address the technology education teacher retention problem. As a result, ITEA Task Force E conducted a national survey of state supervisors of technology education and ITEA affiliated association presidents to determine probable causes and identify possible actions that could ...