El Centro de Documentación o IRC por su sigla
en inglés (Information Resource Center) establecido
para apoyar los programas de la Embajada de los Estados
Unidos de América, brinda información actualizada
oficial y no oficial sobre los Estados Unidos en las áreas
de Economía, Legislación, Democracia, Derechos
Humanos, Narcotráfico, Propiedad Intelectual, Terrorismo,
Biotecnología y Asuntos de la Mujer, al público
incluyendo a los oficiales del gobierno uruguayo, los
formadores de opinión en los sectores públicos
y privado, académicos, investigadores y profesionales.
Nota: Compartimos artículos
en publicaciones de los Estados Unidos, así como
también sitios de Internet que no coinciden necesariamente
con las opiniones del gobierno de los Estados Unidos.
SITIOS DE GOBIERNO
U.S. Departament of State.
Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator
http://www.state.gov/s/gac/
The U. S. Global AIDS Coordinator's mission is to lead implementation
of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. The Emergency
Plan embraces all resources and international activities
of the U.S. Government to combat the global HIV/AIDS pandemic,
including both U.S. bilateral programs and U.S. contributions
to multilateral initiatives.
-----. Oficina de Programas de Información
Internacional (IIP). VIH/SIDA
http://usinfo.state.gov/esp/home/topics/global_issues/hivaids.html
La Oficina de Programas de Información Internacional
del Departamento de Estado provee sitios que incluyen enfoques
en la política exterior de Estados Unidos, en una
variedad de temas y tópicos de interés mundial
tales como el HIV/SIDA.
-----.Office of International Information
Programs (IIP). HIV/AIDS
http://usinfo.state.gov/gi/global_issues/hiv_aids.html
The IIP communicates U.S. policy and government information
abroad and its site features foreign policy reports, statements
from U.S. leaders, on the HIV/AIDS issues.
The U.S. Agency for International
Development.(USAID). HIV/AIDS
http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/
USAID is an independent federal government agency that receives
overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State.
Gives assistance in long-term and equitable economic growth
and advances U.S. foreign policy objectives supporting economic
growth, agriculture and trade; global health; and, democracy,
conflict prevention and humanitarian assistance.
U. S. Census Bureau. HIV/AIDS
Surveillance
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/hivaidsn.html
This site was developed and is maintained by the Health
Studies Branch, International Programs Center (IPC), Population
Division, U.S. Bureau of the Census, with funds from the
U.S. Agency for International Development.
-----. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data
Base
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/hivaidsd.html
Updated twice a year the HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data Base
was developed and is maintained by the Health Studies Branch,
International Programs Center (IPC), Population Division,
U.S. Bureau of the Census, with funds from the U.S. Agency
for International Development. It is a compilation of information
from those studies appearing in the medical and scientific
literature, presented at international conferences, and
appearing in the press.
-----. HIV.AIDS Country Profiles
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/hivctry.html
-----. Uruguay
http://www.census.gov/ipc/hiv/uruguay.pdf
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services. National Institutes of Health. AIDSInfo
http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/
AIDSInfo a project from the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services (DHHS) that offers the latest federally approved
information on HIV/AIDS clinical research, treatment and
prevention, and medical practice guidelines for people living
with HIV/AIDS, their families and friends, health care providers,
scientists, and researchers.
-----. Enlaces en español
http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/espanol/
Incluye un glosario, una base de datos de medicamentos e
información para el consumidor, así como folletos
que se pueden descargar.
-----. Medline Plus: SIDA
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/aids.html
MedlinePlus recopila la información más confiable
proveniente de fuentes autorizadas tales como la Biblioteca
Nacional de Medicina y los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud,
así como otras agencias gubernamentales y organizaciones
de servicios para la salud, y ofrece mucha información
sobre medicamentos, una enciclopedia médica ilustrada,
programas interactivos para el paciente y las más
recientes noticias acerca de la salud en general y en particular
sobre el tema HIV/SIDA.
-----. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Specialized Information Service (SIS)
http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/hiv.html
The Specialized Information Services (SIS), Division of
the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) is responsible
for information resources and services in toxicology, environmental
health, chemistry, HIV/AIDS, and specialized topics in minority
health.
-----. National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases. The Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency
Syndrome (DAIDS)
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/daids/
DAIDS’s mission is to increase basic knowledge of
the pathogenesis, natural history, and transmission of HIV
disease and to support research that promotes progress in
its detection, treatment, and prevention through planning,
implementing, managing, and evaluating programs in fundamental
basic research, discovery and development of therapies for
HIV infection and its complications, and discovery and development
of vaccines and other prevention strategies.
-----. Comprehensive International Program
of Research on AIDS (CIPRA)
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/daids/cipra/
The goals of CIPRA are to provide long-term support to developing
countries to (1) plan and implement a comprehensive HIV/AIDS
prevention and treatment research agenda relevant to their
populations; and (2) enhance the infrastructure necessary
to conduct such research.
----. U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Office of Health Issues. HIV/AIDS Program
http://www.fda.gov/oashi/aids/klein.html
Assists in development of federal government policies and
regulations related to HIV/AIDS serving as a resource for
HIV/AIDS-related information.
-----. HIV and AIDS
http://www.fda.gov/oashi/aids/hiv.html
Includes brochures, articles and links to other government
resources.
-----. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Global
AIDS Program (GAP)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/od/gap/
Under the direction of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator's
Office, the Department of Health and Human Services CDC
Global AIDS Program (GAP) is a proud partner in the unified
U.S. Government effort to implement the President's Emergency
Plan for AIDS Relief. GAP helps resource-constrained countries
prevent HIV infection; improve treatment, care, and support
for people living with HIV; and build capacity and infrastructure
to address the global HIV/AIDS pandemic.
The White House. Office
of National AIDS Policy
http://www.whitehouse.gov/onap/aids.html
The Office of National AIDS Policy coordinates the domestic
efforts to reduce the number of new infections in the U.S.,
in particular in segments of the population that are experiencing
new or renewed increases in the rate of infection. In addition,
the Office focuses to coordinate an increasingly integrated
approach to the prevention, care and treatment of HIV/AIDS
of domestic and international efforts to combat HIV/AIDS.
OTROS SITIOS
AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth
& Families
http://www.aids-alliance.org/aids_alliance/
Established in 1994 is a national non-profit membership
organization to give voice to the needs of women, children,
youth, and families living with and affected by HIV and
AIDS.
The AIDS Clinical Trial Group
(ACTG)
http://aactg.s-3.com/
It’s the largest HIV clinical trials organization
in the world, playing a major role in setting standards
of care for HIV infection and opportunistic diseases related
to HIV/AIDS in the United States and the developed world.
-----. Links
http://aactg.s-3.com/LINKS.HTM
Allied Vaccine Group (AVG)
http://www.vaccine.org
A real world of vaccines, based on scientific research,
followed by honest disclosure of the research results.
The American Foundation for AIDS
Research (AmFar)
http://www.amfar.org/cgi-bin/iowa/index.html
One of the nation’s leading nonprofit organization
dedicated to the support of AIDS research, prevention, treatment
education, and the advocacy of sounds AIDS-related public
policy.
El Banco Mundial.
VIH/SIDA
http://web.worldbank.org
Brinda apoyo sostenido a largo plazo a las respuestas nacionales
generales al VIH/SIDA para prevenir eficazmente nuevas infecciones,
lograr una atención médica y un tratamiento
eficaz para las personas infectadas, y mitigar las consecuencias
sociales y económicas devastadoras de esta enfermedad
en las familias y en las comunidades afectadas.
-----. The World Bank Group. HIV/AIDS
http://web.worldbank.org/
The World Bank Group has committed more than US$1.7 billion
to combating the spread of HIV/AIDS around the world. Its
HIV/AIDS lending has risen significantly as more countries
have turned to the Bank for financial and technical assistance
in response to the epidemic.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
The Fight against AIDS and Tuberculosis
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/GlobalHealth/HIVAIDSTB/
The Foundation is focused on reducing global health inequities
by accelerating the development, deployment and sustainability
of health interventions in order to save lives and reduce
the disease burden in developing countries supporting various
activities around AIDS.
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
(CAPS)
http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/
CAPS’ mission is to conduct rigorous theory-based
research that will have maximum impact on the theory, practice,
and policy of AIDS prevention. Conducts local, national,
and international interdisciplinary research on methods
to prevent HIV infection and its consequences.
The Center for Innovative Public
Policies. Needle Exchange Initiative
http://www.cipp.org/needle/index.html
A not-for-profit corporation, established in 1999, whose
purpose is to reduce injection drug use and reduce the spread
of HIV.
Family Health International en Español
http://www.fhi.org/sp/index.htm
Constituida en 1971, FHI figura entre las mayores organizaciones
de salud pública internacional sin fines de lucro
y mejor establecidas, y se dedica a la investigación
y las actividades sobre el terreno en más de 70 países
para satisfacer las necesidades de salud pública
de algunas de las personas más vulnerables del planeta.
-----. Family Health International (FHI)
http://www.fhi.org/en/HIVAIDS/index.htm
Family Health International (FHI) is among the largest and
most established nonprofit organizations active in international
public health with a mission to improve lives worldwide
through research, education, and services in family health.
-----. Center for HIV/AIDS Consulting Services
http://www.fhi.org/en/HIVAIDS/Consulting_Services.htm
An international team dedicated to assisting companies,
agencies and foundations to create, manage and monitor effective
HIV/AIDS-related programs.
Fondo Mundial de Lucha contra el
SIDA, la Malaria y la Tuberculosis
http://www.theglobalfund.org/es/
El Fondo Mundial de Lucha contra el SIDA, la Tuberculosis
y la Malaria se creó con el propósito de aumentar
radicalmente los recursos para la lucha contra tres de las
enfermedades más devastadoras del mundo y dirigir
dichos recursos a las zonas más necesitadas.
-----. Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis,
and Malaria
http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/
The purpose of the Fund is to attract and manage additional
resources through a new public-private partnership that
will make a sustainable and significant contribution to
the reduction of infections, such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis
and malaria in countries in need.
Funders Concern About AIDS
(FCAA)
http://www.fcaaids.org/
The only U.S.-based organization comprised of and for private
philanthropic institutions concerned about and engaged in
the fight against HIV/AIDS. An affinity group recognized
by the Council of Foundations, FCAA's mission is to mobilize
philanthropic leadership, ideas and resources, domestically
and internationally, to eradicate the HIV/AIDS pandemic
and to address its social and economic consequences
Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance
(GAIA)
http://www.thegaia.org
GAIA, is a non-profit organization to stop the transmission
of the HIV virus from mothers to infants in sub-Saharan
Africa.
Global Alliance for Vaccines and
Immunization (GAVI)
http://www.vaccinealliance.org
GAVI an historic alliance between the private and public
sector is committed to one goal: saving children's lives
and people's health through the widespread use of vaccines.
Global Health Council.
HIV/AIDS
http://www.globalhealth.org/view_top.php3?id=227
It is the largest membership alliance dedicated to improving
the quality of and access to health worldwide. Some of the
Council's key issues are: Infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS,
Health Systems.
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
HIV/AIDS
http://www.kff.org/hivaids/index.cfm
This site brings information on AIDS, news headlines, access
to studies, key facts and link to resources and organizations
around the world with emphasis on this year campaign focus
on stigma and discrimination.
-----. Global HIV/AIDS Timeline Kaiser Family
Foundation
http://www.kff.org/hivaids/timeline/link.cfm
HIV InSite
http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/
A web site developed by the University of California San
Francisco which is a source for comprehensive, in-depth
HIV/AIDS information and knowledge.
International AIDS Economics Networks
(IAEN)
http://www.iaen.org/
IAEN focuses on the economics of HIV/AIDS prevention and
treatment, providing data, tools, and analysis for researchers
and policymakers working to define and implement effective
AIDS policy.
International AIDS Society
(IAS)
http://www.ias.se
Represents the world’s professional society for scientists,
health care and public health workers, and others engaged
in HIV/AIDS prevention, control and care.
International AIDS Vaccine Institute
(IAVI)
http://www.iavi.org
Contributes to the control and management of HIV infection
and AIDS through advocacy, education, facilitation of networks
and scientific debate.
International Medical Corps.
(IMC). HIV/AIDS
http://www.imcworldwide.org/whatwedo_hiv.shtml
IMC is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian,
nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving
suffering through health care training and relief and development
programs. Its mission is to improve the quality of life
through health interventions and related activities that
build local capacity in areas worldwide. IMC establishes
programs around the world with a multi-faceted response
to the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
Johns Hopkins. Division of Infectious
Diseases and AIDS Service
http://www.hopkins-aids.edu/
This web site is provided as a resource for physicians and
other health care professionals in providing care and treatment
to patients with HIV/AIDS. Its objective is to present scientifically
based information on HIV prevention using the advances in
research and program implementation that have been realized
over the past 15 years.
National Association of People with
AIDS (NAPWA)
http://www.napwa.org/
A non-profit membership organization that advocates on behalf
of all people living with HIV and AIDS in order to end the
pandemic and the human suffering caused by HIV/AIDS.
Organización Mundial de la
Salud. Infecciones por el VIH
http://www.who.int/topics/hiv_infections/es/index.html
Incluye enlaces hacia descripciones de actividades, informes,
noticias y eventos, así como los datos para entrar
en contacto con los diversos programas y oficinas de la
OMS que se ocupan del tema y los asociados que colaboran
con ellos. Así mismo figuran enlaces hacia sitios
de Internet y temas relacionados.
-----. World Health Organization. HIV Infections
http://www.who.int/topics/hiv_infections/en/
Provides links to descriptions of activities, reports, news
and events, as well as contacts and cooperating partners
in the various WHO programmes and offices working on this
topic. Also shown are links to related web sites and topics.
Organización Panamericana
de la Salud. SIDA e ITS
http://www.paho.org/spanish/ad/fch/ai/aids.htm
La Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS) promueve
el reforzamiento de los sistemas de salud para mejorar las
condiciones generales y la supervivencia de las personas
aquejadas de infección por el VIH/SIDA. Proporciona
información y datos epidemiológicos fundamentales
sobre la infección por el VIH/SIDA para la toma de
decisiones.
-----. The Pan American Health Organization.
AIDS and STI
http://www.paho.org/english/ad/fch/ai/aids.htm
The Panamerican Health Organization promotes the scaling
up of health systems to improve overall conditions and survival
of affected individuals with HIV/AIDS. Provides critical
information on HIV/AIDS and epidemiological data for decision-making.
UNAIDS. Joint United Nations Programme
on HIV/AIDS
http://www.unaids.org/en/default.asp
The global mission of UNAIDS is to lead, strengthen and
support an expanded response to the epidemic that will prevent
the spread of HIV, providing care and support for those
infected and affected by the disease.
EN LIBROS
El IRC cuenta con una colección de
800 volúmenes sobre los Estados Unidos, particularmente
en las áreas de gobierno, legislación, economía,
etc.
sobre el tema SIDA en particular, integran la colección
los siguientes títulos:
AIDS/HIV / Barbara Wexler. -- Farmington
Hills: Gale Group, Inc, c2002.
AIDS Law / Margaret C. Jasper. 2nd. ed.--
Dobbs Ferry: Oceana Publications, c2000.
Guía para vivir con VIH y SIDA /
John G. Bartlett, Ann K. Finkbeiner. -- México:
Editorial Diana, 1996.
A Guide to the Clinical Care of Women with
HIV/ Jean R. Anderson. -- Rockville: Department of Health
and Human Services, 2001.
SIDA: el gran desafío/ Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. –
Barcelona: Martínez Roca, 2002.
EN PUBLICACIONES PERIÓDICAS
Además de la información que se encuentra
disponible en Internet, el IRC cuenta con acceso a bases
de datos que ofrecen el texto completo de más de
10.000 publicaciones periódicas. Estos son, a modo
de ejemplo, algunos artículos o informes recientes
sobre el tema HIV/SIDA:
AIDS Epidemic Update 2005. UNAIDS/ WHO.
December 2005. 98 pages.
http://www.unaids.org/epi2005/doc/EPIupdate2005_pdf_en/epi-update2005_en.pdf
Situación de la Epidemia de SIDA
2006. ONUSIDA/OMS. Diciembre 2005. 104 páginas
http://www.unaids.org/epi2005/doc/EPIupdate2005_pdf_sp/epi-update2005_sp.pdf
Quality of HIV Care Provided by Nurse
Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and Physicians / Ira
B. Wilson et al. Annals of Internal Medicine. Philadelphia:
Nov 15, 2005. Vol.143, Issue. 10; page 729, 8 pages.
Engendering Bold Leadership: the President’s
Emergency Plan for Aids Relief. U.S. Department of State
.March 2005. 127 pages.
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/43885.pdf
Pocket Guide to Adult HIV/AIDS Treatment. John G. Bartlett,
M.D. Professor and Director. HIV Care Program. The Johns
Hopkins University School of Medicine. January 2005. 80
pages.
http://hopkins-aids.edu/publications/pocketguide/pocketgd0105.pdf
Viviendo Con el VIH/SIDA. Centros para el Control y la Prevención
de Enfermedades (CDC) en español. April 2003.
http://www.cdc.gov/spanish/vih/pubs/brochure/s-livingwithhiv.htm
COMO REALIZAR CONSULTAS
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