Preparing for the future of HIV/AIDS in Africa : a shared responsibility

Preparing for the future of HIV/AIDS in Africa a shared responsibility

HIV/AIDS is a catastrophe globally but nowhere more so than in sub-Saharan Africa, which in 2008 accounted for 67 percent of cases worldwide and 91 percent of new infections. The Institute of Medicine recommends that the United States and African nations move toward a strategy of shared responsibili...

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Main Author: Institute of Medicine (U.S.).
Corporate Authors: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Envisioning a Strategy to Prepare for the Long-Term Burden of HIV/AIDS: African Needs and U.S. Interests (-), National Academies Press (U.S.)
Other Authors: Briere, Rona (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press c2011.
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
HIV infections > Treatment > Africa.
HIV infections > Africa > Costs.
HIV infections > Treatment > Government policy > United States.
AIDS (Disease) > Treatment > Africa.
AIDS (Disease) > Africa > Costs.
AIDS (Disease) > Treatment > Government policy > United States.
AIDS (Disease) > Treatment > International cooperation.
Medical assistance, American.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009820292006719
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Summary:HIV/AIDS is a catastrophe globally but nowhere more so than in sub-Saharan Africa, which in 2008 accounted for 67 percent of cases worldwide and 91 percent of new infections. The Institute of Medicine recommends that the United States and African nations move toward a strategy of shared responsibility such that these nations are empowered to take ownership of their HIV/AIDS problem and work to solve it.
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (228 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780309212076
9781283081535
9786613081537
9780309160193

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