AIDS in the Twenty-First Century: Disease and Globalization

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Author: Tony Barnett

ISBN-10: 1403997683

ISBN-13: 9781403997685

Category: Basic Sciences

First published in 2002, AIDS in the Twenty-First Century met with widespread praise from researchers and policy makers. This edition is fully revised to take account of the latest facts and developments in the field. All statistics and evidence have been updated and their meanings reconsidered. Latest developments in vaccines, anti-retroviral treatments and microbicides are discussed along with information about the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and The Global Fund to Fight...

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First published in 2002, AIDS in the Twenty-First Century met with widespread praise from researchers and policy makers. This edition is fully revised to take account of the latest facts and developments in the field. All statistics and evidence have been updated and their meanings reconsidered. Latest developments in vaccines, anti-retroviral treatments and microbicides are discussed along with information about the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

PART 1: INTRODUCTION • Disease and Denial • The Disease and its Epidemiology • PART 2: SUSCEPTIBILITY • Epidemic Roots • Case Studies • Is Africa Exceptional? • PART 3: VULNERABILITY AND IMPACT • Introduction to Impact • Individuals, Households and Communities • Dependants: Orphans and the Elderly • Rural livelihoods and Agriculture • Private Sector Impact • Development and Economic Growth • Government, Governance and Security • PART 4: RESPONDING TO THE EPIDEMIC • Strategies, Tactics and Timing • Globalisation and Inequality