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Living with HIV/AIDS

Disclaimer: Information offered here is not intended to replace the information from your doctor or other healthcare workers. Decisions relating to your care and treatment should always be made in consultation with your doctor.

General Information on Persons Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs)

Booklet on Living with HIV/AIDS (102kb)
Although HIV is a serious infection, people with HIV and AIDS are living longer, healthier lives today, thanks to new and effective treatments. This booklet will help you understand how you can live with HIV and how you can keep yourself healthy.
Source: CDC National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention - September 2005
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/brochure/livingwithhiv.htm

Nutrition for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs)

Fact Sheet on Healthy Eating for PLWHA (110kb)
Source: Regional Centre for Quality of Health Care, Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project - April 2005.
Nutritional Care for People Living with HIV/AIDS: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (2300kb)
Source: Regional Centre for Quality of Health Care, Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project - April 2005
Nutrition for PLWHA: A Meal Planning Tool (80kb)
Source: Regional Centre for Quality of Health Care, Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project - April 2005.

Taking Caring of Persons Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs)

Guide for Caring for Someone with AIDS at Home (1162kb)
One of the best places for people with AIDS to be cared for is at home, surrounded by the people who love them. Many people living with AIDS can lead an active life for long periods of time. Most of the time, people with AIDS do not need to be in a hospital. Being at home is often cheaper, more comfortable, more familiar, and gives them more control of their life. In fact, people with AIDS-related illnesses often get better faster and with less discomfort at home with the help of their friends and loved ones
Source: CDC National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention
Caregiver Booklet: A Guide For Patients, Family Members and Community Caregivers (367kb)
Source: WHO - January 2004.

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