HIV Pandemic Local and Global Implications

Name: HIV Pandemic Local and Global Implications
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ISBN: 9780198528432

ISBN-10: 0198528434

ISBN-13: 9780198528432

Edition: 2006

Authors: Eduard J. Beck, Nicholas Mays, Alan W. Whiteside, Josï¿½ M. Zuniga, Lynn-Marie Holland

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As we approach the 25th anniversary of the first recognition of 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.Increasingly the shift of health systems has been from prevention only as the main containment strategy, to a strategy that includes scaling up…

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List price: $155.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/6/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 840
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.75" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 3.498
Language: English



The Pandemic



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 CountriesPrevention, Treatment and Care: Advances in Knowledge




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 AnalysisCountry Responses




Botswana




Ethiopia




Nigeria




Senegal




South Africa




Uganda




Cambodia




China




India




Indonesia




Philippines




Thailand




ER Walrond, TC Roach: Barbados



MI Lantero Abreu, J Waller, J Joanes Fiol, J Perez Avila, R Torres Pena, M Santin Pena, R Ochoa Soto, G Estevez Torres: Cuba



Haiti




Jamaica




Argentina




Brazil




Costa Rica




France




Italy




Russian Federation




Spain




Ukraine




United Kingdom




Canada




Mexico




United States of AmericaGlobal and National Responses




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 AfricaStrengthening the Response




Responding Effectively to the HIV Pandemic




Some Lessons Learned