Prevention

	In Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh city officials received assistance from the USAID-funded Horizons Program to expand HIV prevention efforts for highly mobile construction workers. Read more [PDF, 1MB] Source: Dr. Vu Ngoc Bao/Horizons

Prevention activities are designed to slow, and ultimately reverse, rising HIV infection rates so that fewer people will suffer the dire consequences of AIDS. USAID's programs include the "ABC" approach to HIV/AIDS prevention - abstinence, being faithful, and condom use - prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, injection safety, and HIV counseling and testing. Learn more about USAID's prevention programs.

• ABC Approach
• Mother-to-Child Transmission
• Youth
• Injection Safety
• Counseling and Testing
• Multisectoral Programs
• Women and AIDS

Additional Prevention Information

• What Happened In Uganda? A Case Study [PDF, 1MB]
• Effective Prevention Strategies in Low HIV Prevalence Settings [PDF, 491KB]
• FHI/UNAIDS Best Practices in HIV/AIDS Prevention Collection [PDF, 8MB]
• Español [PDF, 1MB]
• Français [PDF, 235KB]
• HIV/AIDS Rapid Assessment Guide [PDF, 1MB]
• U.S. Government Provides $3 Million For South Africa's Public Health Education Channel - 4/9/04
• Uganda's Successful Battle Against HIV/AIDS - 5/19/03 Testimony
• Group Led by Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs Wins $127 Million for Global Health Communication Project - 8/9/02
  

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