Four African research institutions yesterday (20 November 2006) revealed their findings on socio-economic consequences of HIV/AIDS in the continent. The Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA), the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), the Social Science and Medicine Africa Network (SOMA-Net) and the Union for African Population Studies (UAPS) disclosed their findings at an international conference held under the theme "New Insights and Policy Perspectives".