SPECIAL REPORT:
ACCESS FOR ALL — Fighting HIV/AIDS

Access for All: Making AIDS Related Services Accessible to Everyone
Guest Editorial
Debrework Zewdie

Despite commitment of resources and country and global efforts, access to AIDS related services remains limited. It is time to deliver the message, the services, and the help to all.

The Time Is Now to Avert a Major AIDS Epidemic in Asia and the Pacific
Peter Piot

Asia and the Pacific stand at a crossroads. There will be an imminent explosion in HIV infections, unless concerted action is taken now.

Fighting HIV/AIDS on All Fronts: Cambodia’s Multisectoral Approach
Mean Chhi Vun

The Cambodian government recognized that HIV/AIDS is a socio-economic issue, and therefore all the relevant sectors should be involved. This approach yielded good results.

Scaling up the Struggle: Barbados HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Program
Patricio V. Marquez

Barbados has a window of opportunity to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, as its government is now publicly committed to vigorous action. This action could be a model for developing countries.

Mixed Signals: Responses to HIV/AIDS in the Russian Federation
Dave Burrows and Anya Sarang

The HIV virus is spreading faster in the Russian Federation and Eastern Europe than in any other part of the world. But the federal government has not yet acted decisively to address the epidemic.

Learning by Doing: Uganda’s AIDS Control Project Empowers Local Managers
Joseph J. Valadez and Peter Nsubuga

The Learning by Doing approach to the management of HIV/AIDS programs empowers local managers to guide their own programs, so that solutions can be tailored to specific local conditions.

Democratizing HIV Communication
Thomas Scalway

There remain serious divides and disconnects between those creating AIDS information and agendas and those silently affected. The media can democratize, illuminate, and energize the response to the pandemic.

Unprotected Women: Gender and the Legal Dimensions of HIV/AIDS
A. Waafas Ofosu-Amaah

Gender differences affect risk and vulnerability factors for HIV/AIDS in complex ways because gender norms influence people’s attitudes, and therefore men’s and women’s relative ability to protect themselves.

Free by Five: The View of an African Woman Activist
Rolake Odetoyinbo Nwagwu

It is expected that this year about ten percent of Nigerians living with HIV would get ARV. Most of them belong to the privileged class. If we want to make AIDS related services available to all, we must remember the poor, marginalized, and hard to reach groups.