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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777729103321

Titolo

2008 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, : World Health Organization, 2008

ISBN

1-282-05808-8

9786612058080

92-9173-747-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (359 p.)

Collana

UNAIDS Publication

Disciplina

362.1969792

Soggetti

AIDS (Disease) - Epidemiology

AIDS (Disease) - Prevention

HIV infections

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 322-355).

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Table of contents; Figures; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: The global HIV challenge: assessing progress, identifying obstacles, renewing commitment; Chapter 2: Status of the global HIV epidemic; Chapter 3: Addressing societal causes of HIV risk and vulnerability; Chapter 4: Preventing new HIV infections: the keyto reversing the epidemic; Chapter 5: Treatment and care: unprecedented progress, remaining challenges; Chapter 6: Mitigating the epidemic's impact on households, communities and societies

Chapter 7: Where do we go from here? Sustaining an effective, robust HIV response for the long-termAnnex 1; Annex 2; REFERENCES; PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS

Sommario/riassunto

""Knowing your epidemic"" is essential for everyone involved in the response to HIV. Extensively illustrated with graphs and charts, this biennial report presents concise but comprehensive summaries of major issues in the global AIDS response. Annexes provide HIV estimates and data 2001 and 2007, and also country progress indicators.