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Links and References

  • The Positive Side - Health and Wellness Magazine for People Living with HIV
    http://www.positiveside.ca/
    Welcome to The Positive Side E-zine! – the electronic version of CATIE’s magazine for people living with HIV.  The Positive Side touches on all the aspects of your health that need nurturing: physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and sexual. It is chock-full of resources, practical information and useful tips to inform and empower your decisions about maintaining your health and well-being. Many of these pointers come directly from people who are living with HIV.
  • WHO - Global strategy for the prevention and control of sexually transmitted infections: 2006–2015
    http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/publications/stisstrategy/index.html
    Nearly a million people acquire a sexually transmitted infection (STI), including the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), every day. The Global strategy has two components: technical and advocacy.
  • WHO-UNAIDS HIV Vaccine Initiative
    http://www.who.int/vaccine_research/diseases/hiv/en/index.html
    The mission of the WHO-UNAIDS HIV Vaccine Initiative (HVI) is to promote the development, facilitate evaluation, and address future availability of preventive HIV vaccines, with a focus on the need of developing countries.
  • WHO/ICO (Institut Català d'Oncologia) Information Centre on HPV and Cervical Cancer
    http://www.who.int/hpvcentre/en/index.html
    The WHO/ICO Information Centre on HPV and Cervical Cancer is developed to accelerate the development and introduction of prophylactic human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines in countries with the highest burden of cervical cancer and reduce the incidence of this disease and related lesions among women.
  • Women's Health Matters
    http://www.womenshealthmatters.ca/about/index.html#welcome

    Welcome to womenshealthmatters.ca, your Canadian source for reliable, evidence-based and up-to-date information on women's health and lifestyle issues.

  • World Health Organization (WHO) -Effectiveness of male latex condoms in protecting against pregnancy and STIs
    http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs243/en/index.html
    Condoms are the only contraceptive method proven to reduce the risk of all sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV. They can be used as a dual-purpose method, both for prevention of pregnancy and protection against STIs.
  • World Health Organization (WHO) -Initiative for vaccine research -STIs
    http://www.who.int/vaccine_research/diseases/soa_std/en/index.html
    A consensus has emerged that the prevention and control of STDs require a global initiative, the success of which will largely depend on the development of safe and effective vaccines. Currently, except for hepatitis B infection, no such vaccines exist.