Black Death: AIDS in Africa

by Hunter, Susan

• ISBN13: 9781403967176
• ISBN10: 1403967172
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-10-01
• Publisher: Griffin

Summary

To the surprise of many, George W. Bush pledged $10 billion to combat AIDS in developing nations. Noted specialist Susan Hunter tells the untold story of AIDS in Africa, home to 80 percent of the 40 million people in the world currently infected with HIV. She weaves together the history of colonialism in Africa, an insider's take on the reluctance of drug companies to provide cheap medication and vaccines in poor countries, and personal anecdotes from the 20 years she spent in Africa working on the AIDS crisis. Taken together, these strands make it unmistakably clear that a history of the exploitation of developing nations by the West is directly responsible for the spread of disease in developing nations and the AIDS pandemic in Africa. Hunter looks at what Africans are already doing on the ground level to combat AIDS, and what the world can and must do to help. Accessibly written and hard-hitting, Black Death brings the staggering statistics to life and paints for the first time a stunning picture of the most important political issue today.

Author Biography

Susan Hunter is an independent consultant who has worked at the highest policy level with world health organizations (UNAIDS, UNICEF, USAID) in Africa over the last 20 years.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
CHAPTER ONE Introduction	1	(16)
CHAPTER TWO AIDS and the World	17	(32)
CHAPTER THREE Africa's Political and Economic Development	49	(28)
CHAPTER FOUR Epidemic Rules, Part I: Causes and Conditions	77	(30)
CHAPTER FIVE Epidemic Rules, Part II: Internal Dynamics of Epidemics	107	(40)
CHAPTER SIX Sexually Transmitted Diseases	147	(30)
CHAPTER SEVEN Disease and Evolution	177	(28)
CHAPTER EIGHT Evolution and Epidemic Management	205	(22)
NOTES	227	(16)
INDEX	243