The HIV Pandemic : Local and global implications
Eduard J. Beck
Bok Engelsk 2006 · Electronic books.
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Utgitt | Oxford : : OUP Oxford, , 2006.
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Omfang | 1 online resource (840 p.)
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Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Preface and Acknowledgements; Foreword; Contents; About the Editors; List of Contributors; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z; Section I: The Pandemic; 1 The HIV pandemic and health systems: an introduction; 2 The evolving HIV pandemic; 3 Social and economic impact of the HIV pandemic; 4 Determinants of the HIV pandemic in developing countries; Section II: Prevention, Treatment and Care: Advances in Knowledge; 5 HIV prevention programmes: an overview; 6 Antiretroviral treatment and care of HIV. - 36 The United KingdomNorth America; 37 Canada; 38 Mexico; 39 The United States of America; Section IV: Global and National Responses; 40 The UN response to the HIV pandemic; 41 Donor, lender and research agencies' response to the HIV crisis; 42 Financing HIV: the roles of international financial institutions; 43 Fiscal and macroeconomic aspects of the HIV pandemic; 44 Trade, intellectual property and access to affordable HIV medications; 45 Country-level public-private partnerships for successful HIV treatment programmes; 46 Developing human resources for the HIV pandemic. - 47 The contribution of civil society48 The role of community involvement in HIV programmes in South Africa; Section V: Strengthening the Response; 49 Responding effectively to the HIV pandemic; 50 Some lessons learned; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z. - 7 HIV vaccines: development and future use8 Ethical issues and HAART; 9 Legal and human rights implications; 10 Strategic information for HIV programmes; 11 The contribution of cost-effectiveness analysis; Section III: Country Responses; Africa; 12 Botswana; 13 Ethiopia; 14 Nigeria; 15 Senegal; 16 South Africa; 17 Uganda; Asia; 18 Cambodia; 19 China; 20 India; 21 Indonesia; 22 The Philippines; 23 Thailand; The Caribbean; 24 Barbados; 25 Cuba; 26 Haiti; 27 Jamaica; Latin America; 28 Argentina; 29 Brazil; 30 Costa Rica; Europe; 31 France; 32 Italy; 33 Russian Federation; 34 Spain; 35 Ukraine. - 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
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Emner | AIDS (Disease) - International cooperation
HIV infections - International cooperation Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - prevention & control Anthropology Vis mer... Anthropology, Cultural
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena Cross-Cultural Comparison Culture Diseases HIV Infections - prevention & control Immune System Diseases Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Lentivirus Infections RNA Virus Infections Retroviridae Infections Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Slow Virus Diseases Social Sciences Sociology Virus Diseases Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- prevention and control. HIV Infections -- prevention and control. Communicable Diseases Health & Biological Sciences Public Health HIV AIDS globalisering programmer |
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ISBN | 0198528434. - 9780198528432
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