Global AIDS: Myths & Facts, Vol. 1
AIDS is the most devastating communicable disease in history, and structures of poverty and injustice are magnifying the crisis in underresourced countries.\ More than 36 million people are infected with HIV/AIDS—the vast majority of them in the poor world, or in poor and marginalized communities within wealthy countries. And since AIDS was first recognized in the early 1980s, 13 million children have been orphaned and 22 million people have died from the disease.\ Irwin and Millen,...
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The authors debunk the ten most powerful myths about AIDS treatment and prevention around the world.
AcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroductionHIV/AIDS BasicsMyth 1AIDS and Africa1Myth 2Dangerous Behavior19Myth 3Corruption41Myth 4Prevention vs. Treatment?59Myth 5Obstacles to AIDS Treatment73Myth 6Vaccines97Myth 7Profits vs. Health115Myth 8Limited Resources135Myth 9Nothing to Gain153Myth 10Nothing We Can Do169Conclusion187Resources for Activism193Notes209Index259About the Contributors269About South End Press271Related Titles272
