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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSWe wish to express our gratitude and appreciationto the authors, reviewers and section editors who,despite their extremely busy schedules, put forth animpressive effort in the development and success of thisHandbook. The development of this Handbook was along process and the continued patience and contributionsof all involved are much appreciated.We would like to thank several particular currentand past members of the Family Health Internationalstaff for their assistance in various capacities. A specialthanks to Catharine Farrington who wove together thework of different authors on various subjects into cohesivetext. Kristen Ruckstuhl and Madaline Feinbergplayed important roles behind the scenes as coordinatorsof the entire process. They ensured that authors,reviewers and section editors carried out their commitments,and provided valuable update communicationsthroughout the life of the project. Thanks for the earlyadministrative support from Kelly Matthews and, later,from Lembe Tayilo. Mary O’Grady and KathleenHenry provided important editorial and managementsupport throughout much of the project and werealways available for meetings and brainstorming.Thank you to Dorothy “Duffy” Miller for her excellentcopy-editing. Thank you to John-Manuel Andriote,who coordinated the editorial, design, production andprinting processes. And thank you to Dever Designs,Inc., for their good work in transforming text andfigures into the book you now see. The design team ofChris Komisar and Joan Stevenson has worked wonders.At the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,Drs. Eve Lackritz, Tim Mastro, Lynn Paxton andNathan Shaffer provided valuable technical advice,while Lynne Stockton and Carol McCurley providedmuch appreciated editorial and technical input.SECTION EDITORSSpecial thanks to the following individuals for overseeingthe editing of the book’s seven sections. Some ofthem are also chapter authors. Contact information islisted in the next section.Section 1Gail Goodridge, MSSection 2Peter Lamptey, MD, DrPHDonna Flanagan, MSW, MASection 3Gina Dallabetta, MDMarie Laga, MDSection 4Claudes Kamenga, MD, MSPHSection 5Sheila Mitchell, MBAAlex Wodak, MDSection 6Joan MacNeil, PhDSection 7Ward Cates, MD, MPHXXVI HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care in Resource-Constrained Settings