Evidence for action

WHO has reviewed the scientific evidence for the effectiveness of the key components of the comprehensive package of interventions for HIV/AIDS and injecting drug users in the Evidence for action series of policy briefs and technical papers.

The following policy briefs are now also available from the WHO Regional Office in Arabic and French. 

Reduction of HIV transmission through outreach: Arabic [pdf 2.61Mb] | French [pdf 2.54Mb]
Provision of sterile injecting equipment to reduce HIV transmission: Arabic [pdf 2.63Mb] | French [pdf 2.61Mb]
Reduction of HIV transmission through drug-dependence treatment: Arabic [pdf 2.71Mb] | French [pdf 2.54Mb]

To view the original English language versions, please visit the Evidence for action series web page at WHO headquarters.

Evidence for action series

HIV testing and counselling

The situation of HIV testing and counselling policies and practices in the Eastern Mediterranean Region [pdf 344kb]

Injecting drug users

     MENAHRA: Best practices in strengthening the role of civil society organizations in delivering harm reduction services 

Best practice in HIV/AIDS prevention and care for injecting drug abusers, the triangular clinic in Kermanshah, Islamic Republic of Iran [pdf 2.87Mb]

HIV prevention and care among injecting drug users in the Islamic Republic of Iran: a review of best practice [pdf 20.14Mb]

Regional strategy

Regional strategy for health sector response to HIV 2011–2015 [pdf 1.06Mb]

Surveillance

Introduction to HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infection surveillance. Module 1: overview of the HIV/AIDS epidemic with an introduction to public health surveillance [pdf 6.18Mb]

Introduction to HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infection surveillance. Module 2: surveillance of HIV risk behaviours [pdf 133Mb]

Introduction to HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infection surveillance. Module 3: surveillance of most-at-risk and vulnerable population [pdf 3.6Mb]

HIV surveillance in the Middle East and North Africa: a handbook for surveillance planners and implementers [pdf 2Mb]

WHO headquarters

Publications on HIV at WHO headquarters