AIDS in the World II

by Mann, Jonathan; Tarantola, Daniel J. M.

• ISBN13: 9780195089943
• ISBN10: 0195089944
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-09-12
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Aids in the World, published in 1992, was the first full analysis of mankind's global confrontation with this disease. The authors chart a course into the future based on an incisive investigation of the global pandemic and response, the crucial lessons learned from the first decade, and their expert understanding of the scientific and social dimensions of the HIV challenge.

Table of Contents

Preface

The State of the Pandemic and Its Impact

Global Overview

The Dynamic HIV/AIDS Pandemic

The Evolving HIV/AIDS Pandemic

The Spread of HIV and Sexual Mixing Patterns

The Pandemic of HIV-Associated Tuberculosis

Epidemiology of HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Women

The Economic Impact

The Societal and Political Impact of AIDS

The Frontiers of Knowledge

The Contribution of Social and Behavioral Science to HIV/AIDS Prevention

Treatment of HIV Disease: Problems, Progress, and Potential

Long-term Survivors: What Can We Learn From Them

HIV-2 Infection: Current Knowledge and Uncertainties

HIV Heterogeneity in Transmission and Pathogenesis

HIV Vaccine Development: Progress and Problems

Preparing for HIV Vaccine Efficacy Trials in Developing Countries

Women-controlled HIV Prevention Methods

Who Sets the Global Research Agenda for Biomedical Science?

AIDS Research: Solidarity? Rivalry? Fraternity?

Part III Individual and Populations Response HIV/AIDS Among Women

HIV in Women: What are the Gaps in Knowledge?

Youth and HIV/AIDS

Homosexuality and HIV

Behavior Changes Among Homosexual Men

HIV, Homosexuality, and Vulnerability in the Developing World

Sexual Behavior Among Heterosexuals

Risk Reduciton Among Injecting Drug Users

HIV/AIDS in Prison

Pediatric HIV/AIDS

Orphans of the HIV/AIDS Pandemic

Blood and Blood Product Safety

Are We Learning from Lessons of the Past

Collective Response

Governmental National AIDS Programs

Human Rights and Responses to HIV/AIDS

Nongovernmental Organizations

The Private Sector: How are Corportions Responding to HIV/AIDS?

The UN Response

International Funding of the Global AIDS Strategy: Official Development Assistance

The Cost of HIV/AIDS Care

Global Spending on HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care, and Research

From Epidemiology to Vulnerability to Human Rights

The History of Discovery and Response

Personal Vulnerability and the Design of Programs

Societal Vulnerability: The Contextual Analysis

From Vulnerability to Human Rights

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