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Advocacy and learning materials

HIV and drug resistance: online training guide (2014)

This online course is a resource for treatment advocates who want to learn about HIV and drug resistance. Although it was produced in 2014, the same principles explain drug resistance in 2023, It is also a reference for HIV positive …

Clinical trials and research: an HIV community guide (2023)

This online resource explains how research studies work and why they are important. It covers how to understand the results and the roles of the advocate in research. Read this chapter online (Section 8 of the training manual for advocates, …

ART in pictures: HIV treatment explained (April 2022)

This resource explains some of the ideas and science behind HIV and treatment. It is easy to read. Each section includes a picture and summary notes. Additional text in each section tells a more detailed story. It was developed as …

HIV pipeline report 2021: new drugs in development

Review of recently approved HIV drugs and those in late stage development…

Treatment training for activists –  January 2021

Treatment training for activists –  January 2021 This resource contains eight modules with questions and answers. This manual is designed for people who are just learning about HIV. Test is easy to read. Most pages have a reading ease score above 70 …

Modern ART for Africa…

Resources with Treatment Action Campaign on modern ART in Africa…

Adult and paediatric optimised ART trial tracker

Trial Tracker is a new i-Base resource publishes routinely updated tables on the web. This is freely available via i-Base’s Google Docs. Op ART trial tracker i-Base’s Op ART trial tracker follows research on optimised antiretroviral treatment for low- and …

Adapting i-Base materials

Our materials have been widely adapted and translated. Here are some stories from some of the people we’ve been lucky enough to work with.

Treatment training manual for advocates (2016)

This manual contains eight modules with questions and answers. This manual is designed for people with no previous knowledge of the subjects. Read the manual online – please check dates for each section. The current online web pages for sections 1 to …

AEGiS – global online treatment information library and news archive

For more than two decades, AEGiS was the largest and most comprehensive online HIV library.  It was also one of the first organisations to prioritise open-access to resources on HIV and AIDS.  Unfortunately, increasing difficulty with sustaining funding meant that this …

Why we must provide HIV treatment information: global treatment literacy (2006)

Website – Download PDF 3 Mb A meeting held in Cape Town in March 2006, focused on the importance of treatment literacy and how this has developed in different countries. The meeting and it’s aims are documented is this book …

Article on START study in HIV Treatment Update (NAM/aidsmap) – June 2010

START… and why the time is now? Simon Collins of HIV i-Base looks at an important and exciting new study, which needs your help. The START study (Strategic Timing of Antiretroviral Therapy) is exploring when to start treatment and many …

Article on START study in BASELINE magazine – June 2010

The START study ­– if your CD4 is over 500 off-treatment… Simon Collins, HIV i-Base An important new study is enrolling in the UK and needs your help. The START study (Strategic Timing of AntiRetroviral Therapy) looks at when to …