Title The HIV pandemic : local and global implications / edited by Eduard J. Beck [and others] ; managing editor, Lynn-Marie Holland

Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (xxxix, 799 pages) : illustrations illustration Contents The HIV pandemic and health systems: an introduction -- The evolving HIV pandemic -- Social and economic impact of the HIV pandemic -- Determinants of the HIV pandemic in developing countries -- HIV prevention programmes: an overview -- Antiretroviral treatment and care of HIV -- HIV vaccines: development and future use -- Ethical issues and HAART -- Legal and human rights implications -- Strategic information for HIV programmes -- The contribution of cost-effectiveness analysis -- Botswana -- Ethiopia -- Nigeria -- Senegal -- South Africa -- Uganda -- Cambodia -- China -- India -- Indonesia -- The Philippines -- Thailand -- Barbados -- Cuba -- Haiti -- Jamaica -- Argentina -- Brazil -- Costa Rica -- France -- Italy -- Russian Federation -- Spain -- Ukraine -- The United Kingdom -- Canada -- Mexico -- The United States of America -- The UN response to the HIV pandemic -- Donor, lender and research agencies' response to the HIV crisis -- Financing HIV: the roles of international financial institutions -- Fiscal and macroeconomic aspects of the HIV pandemic -- Trade, intellectual property and access to affordable HIV medications -- Country-level public-private partnerships for successful HIV treatment programmes -- Developing human resources for the HIV pandemic -- The contribution of civil society -- The role of community involvement in HIV programmes in South Africa -- Responding effectively to the HIV pandemic -- Some lessons learned Summary As we approach the 25th anniversary of the first recognition fo HIV/AIDS in 1981, this book reflects on the international impact of the disease. It has persistently remained a global issue, with more than 50 million people worldwide estimated to have been infected since that date. This ambitious book, written by 165 authors from 30 countries, offers a multi-country comparative study that examines how the response to the common, global threat of HIV is shaped by the history, culture, institutions and health systems of the individual countries affected Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject AIDS (Disease) -- International cooperation HIV infections -- International cooperation Cross-cultural studies. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- prevention & control HIV Infections -- prevention & control Cross-Cultural Comparison HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- AIDS & HIV. MEDICAL -- AIDS & HIV. Cross-cultural studies AIDS (Disease) -- International cooperation HIV-Infektion Gesundheitsförderung Internationaler Vergleich Internationale Kooperation AIDS. Form Electronic book Author Beck, Eduard J., 1955- Holland, Lynn-Marie LC no. 2005036621 ISBN 9780191574764 0191574767 1283580268 9781283580267 9786613892713 6613892718

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