HIV and AIDS

The Population Council identifies sustainable and cost-effective responses to the HIV pandemic, especially for the hardest-hit regions of the world. Major biomedical initiatives include studying the role of the immune system in the spread of HIV and developing microbicides to prevent sexual transmission of infection. Social science and public health researchers identify best practices for providing cost-effective treatment, care, and support of persons affected by HIV and AIDS; addressing stigma and discrimination; preventing transmission; and reducing the consequences of the pandemic.

Studies primarily focus on the following issues:

• Basic Science of Infection
• Consequences for Individuals, Families, and Society
• Microbicides
• Orphans and Vulnerable Children
• Policy Development
• Prevention
• Stigma and Discrimination
• Treatment, Care, and Support 
• Youth 

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See Also

• "HIV and AIDS: Identifying programs that work," Momentum, December 2007 (full text) (PDF)
• HIV and AIDS special edition of Population Briefs (PDF)
• "From bench to bedroom: The Population Council's HIV and AIDS program," fact sheet (PDFs: A4 and letter)
• HIV and AIDS Public Service Announcements for Radio
• Population Council Licensing Opportunities
• Horizons Program
• Reproductive Health (Ebert) Program

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This page updated 2 July 2009

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