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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Autor principal: Institute of Medicine (U.S.).
Autores Corporativos: 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.)
Otros Autores: Briere, Rona (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press c2011.
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
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.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009820292006719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The Future Impact of Current Decisions""; ""3 The Burden of HIV/AIDS: Implications for U.S. Interests""; ""4 The Burden of HIV/AIDS: Implications for African States and Societies""; ""5 Strategies to Build Capacity for Prevention, Treatment, and Care of HIV/AIDS in Africa""; ""6 Strategies to Ensure Ethical Decision-Making Capacity for HIV/AIDS: Policy and Programming in Africa""; ""Appendix A: Projecting the Burden of HIV/AIDS""; ""Appendix B: Demographic Variation in the Epidemic""
  • ""Appendix C: Workshop Agendas""""Appendix D: Committee Member Biographical Sketches""

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