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The Centre for the Study of AIDS at the University of Pretoria has published a new report, 'Buckling: The impact of AIDS in South Africa', by South African writer and journalist Hein Marais. The report contains a comprehensive review of published sociological and epidemiological research. Marais offers a critical analysis of the conclusions reached by the research, presents an alternative analysis of the impact of AIDS in South Africa, and proposes a minimum social package to reduce the damage.

To download the publication, go to: www.csa.za.org

The World Health Organisation, UNAIDS and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime jointly developed this guide, based on the experiences of individuals, institutions and nongovernmental and international organisations, on the role of advocacy in establishing HIV/AIDS prevention and care programmes for injecting drug users.

The purpose of the guide is to provide a wide audience with a systematic approach to such advocacy, which can be replicated and adapted to various cultural, economic and political circumstances. Part 1 outlines the general principles of advocacy for HIV/AIDS prevention and care for IDUs. Part 2 offers a step-by-step process of establishing advocacy groups with specific goals; situation analysis; strategy development, including analysis of stakeholder and advocacy audiences; and implementation of action.

For more information: www.who.int