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Lancet. 2008 February 14; Volume 365 (Issue 9456); 278-280.; DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)17802-7
Ellman T, Culbert H, Torres-Feced V
Lancet. 2008 February 14; Volume 365 (Issue 9456); 278-280.; DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)17802-7
World AIDS Day last month focused on the impact of HIV on women and girls. The particular vulnerability of women to HIV during and after conflict is well-recognised. Yet conflict-affected communities have been excluded from international discourse around AIDS care and funding for treatment in resource-poor settings. Of more than 10 000 abstracts published for the 2004 International AIDS Conference in Bangkok, only one reported on treatment of AIDS in a conflict setting.