General information and statistics

The World Bank's Africa AIDS site has a useful round-up of the main facts and figures.

If you want more detailed figures, you'll need to trawl through the UNAIDS annual report.

For a useful narrative, as well as links to good reports about AIDS in the region, go to the Africa section on the UNAIDS website. You can also get country-specific information by clicking on "countries" on the left-hand side.

To find out about what the World Health Organisation is doing in Africa, plus links to some AIDS-related organisations in the region, click on its AIDS site.

Women and AIDS

A site worth checking out is the Society for Women and AIDS in Africa. It has plenty of information related to women and AIDS, such as the female condom, and access to treatment. It also has contact details for its country offices which cover the entire region except Somalia.

Human Rights Watch has interesting reports on women and AIDS in Africa, including the impact of marital rape and women's inheritance rights.

AIDS and food security

The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has a website dedicated to tracking the impact of AIDS on food security worldwide, but with a special focus on Africa. It has a good overview of how AIDS is spreading among rural areas and links to many reports.

Also worth reading is FAO's summary of the situation in rural areas.

British-based think tank, the Overseas Development Institute, has produced a resource guide for HIV, food and humanitarian action which points readers towards research on AIDS and famine.

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) produced a strategy paper on HIV/AIDS for East and Southern Africa in October 2001. Although it isn't recent, it gives a good overview of the impact of AIDS on the region's agriculture.

South Africa and Uganda

One of the most powerful and vocal non-governmental organisations working in South Africa is the Treatment Action Campaign which campaigns for free ARV treatment for all Its website has a good overview of AIDS in South Africa, as well as details about its campaigns.

The government's Department of Health has a useful website, outlining its AIDS strategy.

The AIDS Foundation of South Africa, which supports grassroots organisations, also has plenty of information about AIDS in South Africa.

The Centre for AIDS Development, Research and Evaluation has good publications covering the impact of AIDS on South Africa's health service, economy, the links between AIDS and rape, the private sector response to AIDS and studies on different approaches to preventing the spread of AIDS.

The Uganda Aids Commission is Uganda's official body that co-ordinates the country's national AIDS strategy. It has lots of information about AIDS in Uganda, including where it is spreading, its impact, and information on the government response.