Annex IV: Further information and contacts

Further reading:

· Access to drugs: UNAIDS Technical Update, UNAIDS, Geneva, 1998.

· HIV-related opportunistic diseases: UNAIDS Technical Update, UNAIDS, Geneva, 1998.

· Standard treatments and essential drugs for HIV-related conditions, WHO, Geneva, (DAP/97.9).

· The Use of Essential Drugs, including the WHO Model List of Essential Drugs (revised 1999). WHO Drug Information, 13(4): 249-262.

· WHO Model prescribing information: Drugs used in HIV-related infections, WHO, Geneva, (WHO/DMP/DSI/99.2).

· Safe and effective use of antiretroviral treatments in adults, with particular reference to resource limited settings (WHO/UNAIDS/International AIDS Society), WHO, Geneva (WHO/HIS/2000.04).

· Guidance Modules on Antiviral Treatments, Module 4. WHO/UNAIDS, Geneva, 1998 (WHO/ASD/98.1 - UNAIDS/98.7).

· Guidelines for Drug Donations (interagency document), WHO, Geneva,1999 (WHO/EDM/PAR/99.4.http://www.who.int/medicines/docs/pagespublications/supplypub.htm).

· Guidelines on interaction with commercial enterprises to achieve health outcomes (Annex to Guidelines on working with the private sector to achieve health outcomes), WHO, Geneva, 2000 (http:/www.who.int/wha-1998/EBWHA/PDF/EB107/ee20.pdf) (EB107/20; 30 November 2000).

Web sites:

UNAIDS: www.unaids.org
UNICEF: www.unicef.org
WHO: www.who.int
MSF: www.accessmed-msf.org

Contacts:

For further information about suppliers or products, contact Technical Services Centre, UNICEF, Supply Division, supply@unicef.dk fax +45 35 269421

For further information on HIV test kit evaluations or the bulk procurement scheme, contact Blood Safety and Clinical Technology (BCT), World Health Organization
Fax +41 22 791 4836

For any comments on this document, or additional information that could be useful to this project, please contact:

Technical Services Centre, UNICEF, Supply Division
Fax: +45 35 269421

Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy (EDM), World Health Organization
Fax: +41 22 7914167

Department of Policy Strategy and Research, UNAIDS
Fax: +41 22 7914741

Campaign for Access to Essential Drugs, MSF
Fax: +41 22 8498404