Preventing HIV in Developing Countries
Title | Preventing HIV in Developing Countries PDF eBook |
Author | Laura Gibney |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 415 |
Release | 2006-04-11 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 0306471574 |
Globally, action to prevent HIV spread is inadequate. Over 16,000 new infections occur every day. Yet we are not helpless in the face of disaster, as shown by the rich prevention experience analyzed in this valuable new compendium. “Best pr- tice” exists—a set of tried and tested ways of slowing the spread of HIV, of persuading and enabling people to protect themselves and others from the virus. Individually, features of best practice can be found almost everywhere. The tragedy, on a world scale, is that prevention is spotty, not comprehensive; the measures are not being applied on anywhere near the scale needed, or with the right focus or synergy. The national response may concentrate solely on sex workers, for example. Elsewhere, efforts may go into school education for the young, but ignore the risks and vulnerability of men who have sex with men. Action may be patchy geographically. AIDS prevention may not benefit from adequate commitment from all parts and sectors of society, compromising the sustainability of the response. In some countries matters are still worse—there is still hardly any action at all against AIDS and scarcely any effort to make HIV visible. It is no wonder that the epidemic is still emerging and in some places is altogether out of control.
Preventing and Mitigating AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa
Title | Preventing and Mitigating AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa PDF eBook |
Author | National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Data and Research Priorities for Arresting AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa |
Publisher | National Academies |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 1996-01-01 |
Genre | Medical |
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The AIDS epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa continues to affect all facets of life throughout the subcontinent. Deaths related to AIDS have driven down the life expectancy rate of residents in Zambia, Kenya, and Uganda with far-reaching implications. This book details the current state of the AIDS epidemic in Africa and what is known about the behaviors that contribute to the transmission of the HIV infection. It lays out what research is needed and what is necessary to design more effective prevention programs.
HIV/AIDS Treatment in Resource Poor Countries
Title | HIV/AIDS Treatment in Resource Poor Countries PDF eBook |
Author | Yichen Lu |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 115 |
Release | 2012-10-26 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 1461445205 |
The book focuses on HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment strategies in resource-poor settings. Contributors include HIV/AIDS researchers and public health administrators from the US, Africa, China, and Thailand. Several chapters, written by local health officials, take a close look at AIDS prevention and treatment in China at the community level. Other chapters cover issues of treatment scale-up, drug resistance, and mother-to-child transmission in Southern Africa and Thailand, and offer lessons learned for researchers in other developing countries. Overall the aim of this book is to bring some of the latest issues to the fore, and to foster exchange and collaboration between AIDS researchers in developing countries. This book grew out of an annual conference held in China and organized by the Harvard School of Public Health, and could possibly become the first volume of a series.
Preventing HIV/AIDS in Young People
Title | Preventing HIV/AIDS in Young People PDF eBook |
Author | World Health Organization |
Publisher | |
Pages | 368 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Family & Relationships |
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Young people are particularly vulnerable to HIV: 15 24 year olds account for 50% of new cases. Five to six thousand youths become infected every day, most of them in developing countries. The UN General Assembly Special Session on AIDS in June 2001 set a number of goals to drive efforts to reduce prevalence in this age group. This report provides evidence-based recommendations for policy-makers, program managers and researchers to guide efforts towards meeting the UN goals on HIV/AIDS and young people. These goals aim to decrease prevalence and vulnerability; and to increase access to information, skills and services. This report provides a systematic review the effectiveness of interventions provided: through schools, health services, mass media, communities, and to young people who are most vulnerable to HIV infection.
Preventing HIV in Developing Countries
Title | Preventing HIV in Developing Countries PDF eBook |
Author | Laura Gibney |
Publisher | |
Pages | 428 |
Release | 2014-01-15 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781475772166 |
Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries
Title | Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries PDF eBook |
Author | Dean T. Jamison |
Publisher | World Bank Publications |
Pages | 1449 |
Release | 2006-04-02 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 0821361805 |
Based on careful analysis of burden of disease and the costs ofinterventions, this second edition of 'Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, 2nd edition' highlights achievable priorities; measures progresstoward providing efficient, equitable care; promotes cost-effectiveinterventions to targeted populations; and encourages integrated effortsto optimize health. Nearly 500 experts - scientists, epidemiologists, health economists,academicians, and public health practitioners - from around the worldcontributed to the data sources and methodologies, and identifiedchallenges and priorities, resulting in this integrated, comprehensivereference volume on the state of health in developing countries.
Handbook of HIV Prevention
Title | Handbook of HIV Prevention PDF eBook |
Author | John L. Peterson |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 368 |
Release | 2012-12-06 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 1461541379 |
This Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the theories, methods and approaches for reducing HIV-associated risk behaviors. It represents the first single source of information about HIV prevention research in developed and developing countries. It will be an important resource for students, researchers and clinicians in the field.