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UNINA9910816191203321 |
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Titolo |
The HIV pandemic : local and global implications / / edited by Eduard J. Beck ... [et al.] ; managing editor, Lynn-Marie Holland |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-58026-8 |
9786613892713 |
0-19-157476-7 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (840 p.) |
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Classificazione |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BeckEduard J. <1955-> |
HollandLynn-Marie |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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AIDS (Disease) - International cooperation |
HIV infections - International cooperation |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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 |
36 The United KingdomNorth America; 37 Canada; 38 Mexico; 39 The |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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