Chapter 7 - Staying Informed and Getting Help

The resources in this chapter and throughout the manual are included for information purposes only. Their inclusion does not imply any endorsement by the United Nations or UNAIDS. This is not a comprehensive list. Check your local area for additional resources and sources of support.

Resources on the Internet (United Nations)

UNAIDS - Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
http://www.unaids.org

United Nations Children's Fund
http://www.unicef.org

United Nations Development Programme
http://www.undp.org/hiv

United Nations Population Fund
http://www.unfpa.org

United Nations International Drug Control Programme
http://www.undcp.org

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
http://www.unesco.org

World Health Organization
http://www.who.org

World Bank
http://www.worldbank.org

Resources on the Internet (USA and UK)

AIDS Action League
http://www.aidsactionleague.org

AIDS Survival Project
http://www.atl.mindspring.com/~asp

AIDS Treatment News
http://galen.library.ucsf.edu/sc/ahp/atn.html

AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition
http://www.avac.org

AIDS Virtual Library
http://planetq.com/aidsvl/index.html

American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR)
http://www.amfar.com

The Body - AIDS and HIV Information Resource
http://www.thebody.com

Body Positive - Living Positively with HIV
http://www.bodypositive.org.uk

Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
http://www.caps.ucsf.edu

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/hiv_aids

Clinical Care Options for HIV
http://www.healthcg.com/hiv

Harvard AIDS Institute
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/organizations/hai

HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service
http://www.hivatis.org

HIV Coalition
http://www.hivco.org

The Johns Hopkins University AIDS Service
http://www.hopkins-aids.edu

Journal of the American Medical Association HIV Information Center
http://www.ama-assn.org/special/hiv/hivhome.htm

International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
http://www.iapac.org

Managing Desire (information on safe sex, testing and counselling, etc.)
http://www.managingdesire.org

Mother's Voices: United to End AIDS
http://www.mvoices.org

National Association of People with AIDS
http://www.napwa.org

National Institutes of Health Division on AIDS
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/research/daids.htm

National Minority AIDS Council
http://www.nmac.org

Nevada AIDS Hotline Forum on Safe Sex
http://www.thebody.com/cgi/safeans.html

POZ Magazine (information on living with HIV)
http://www.thebody.com/poz/pozix.html

The Terrence Higgins Trust (London-based NGO to support people with HIV/AIDS)
http://www.tht.org.uk

Treatment Action Group (advocates for research for a cure for AIDS)
http://www.aidsnyc.org/tag

UC San Francisco AIDS Research Institute
http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/ari/ev.html

Resources on the Internet (International)

ABIA-Brazil
http://www.alternex.com.br/~abia

Action for AIDS Singapore
http://www.afa.org.sg/afa.htm

AIDES Federation National
http://www.aides.org

AIDS Di Indonesia
http://www.rad.net.id/aids

AIDS Infoshare Russia
http://solar.rtd.utk.edu/ccsi/nisorgs/russwest/moscow/aidsinfo.htm

AIDS Net Austria
http://www.aidshilfe.or.at

AIDS Organization of Iceland
http://www.centrum.is/aids

Albergues de Mco I.A.P. - Private Institution for the Assistance of AIDS-HIV Patients
http://www.agora.stm.it/albergues/alber_en.htm

Brazilian AIDS and STD Programme
http://www.aids.gov.br

Coalition des organismes communautaires qucois de lutte contre le Sida
http://pages.infinit.net/cocqsida

Denmark AIDS Information System
http://www.aids-info.dk

Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe (Germany: AIDS Information)
http://www.aidshilfe.de (see also e.g. www.muenster.org/Aids-Hilfe)

HIV/AIDS in Zambia
http://www.zamnet.zm/zamnet/health/aids/aidszam.htm

HIV-Nieuws-Amsterdam
http://www.xs4all.nl/~tjerk

International Council of AIDS Service Organizations
http://www.web.net/~icaso/icaso.html

Mexican Government Page on AIDS
http://cenids.ssa.gob.mx

New Zealand AIDS Foundation
http://nz.com/NZ/Queer/NZAF

SEA-AIDS in Thailand
http://www.inet.co.th/org/unaids

SIDA en Mco
http://jeff.dca.udg.mx/sida/sida.html

SIDAnet
http://www.sidanet.asso.fr/home2.htm

Straight Talk in Uganda
http://www.swiftuganda.com/~strtalk

UNAIDS in China
http://www.unchina.org/unaids

UNAIDS in Namibia
http://www.un.na/unaids

UNAPRO
http://www.redkbs.com/unapro

Union Positiva
http://www.unionpositiva.org

University of Zambia Medical Library
http://www.medguide.org.zm

Resources by Phone

USA National

CDC National AIDS Hotline - 1 (800) 342-AIDS
CDC AIDS Hotline in Spanish - 1 (800) 344-SIDA
AIDS Action Council - 1 (202) 986-1300
American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR) - 1 (212) 682-7440
National AIDS Clearinghouse - 1 (800) 458-5231
National Association for Children with AIDS - 1 (202) 639-5170
National Association of People with AIDS - 1 (800) 673-8538
National Minority AIDS Council - 1 (202) 544-1076
National Pediatric HIV Resource Center - 1 (800) 362-0071

United Kingdom

National AIDS Helpline - 0800 567123