AIDS Between Science and Politics.

AIDS Between Science and Politics.

Peter Piot, founding executive director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), recounts his experience as a clinician, scientist, and activist fighting the disease from its earliest manifestation to today. The AIDS pandemic was not only catastrophic to the health of millions wor...

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Main Author: Garey, Laurence
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
French
Published: Columbia University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Piot, Peter, > 1949-
AIDS (Disease)
AIDS (Disease) > Political aspects.
AIDS (Disease) > Economic aspects.
World health.
Economic assistance, Domestic.
Sociology.
HIV infections.
Social sciences.
Slow virus diseases.
Social control.
Lentivirus infections.
Immunological deficiency syndromes.
Medical care.
Virus diseases.
Immunologic diseases.
Retrovirus infections.
Sexually transmitted diseases.
Politics, Practical.
Diseases.
Human rights.
Health.
Human beings.
Humans
Sociology
HIV Infections
Social Sciences
Slow Virus Diseases
Population Characteristics
Social Control, Formal
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
Lentivirus Infections
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Delivery of Health Care
Health Care Economics and Organizations
Virus Diseases
Immune System Diseases
Retroviridae Infections
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
RNA Virus Infections
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Socioeconomic Factors
Government Programs
Politics
Global Health
Disease
Human Rights
Health
Patient Care
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Table of Contents:
  • A heterogeneous and still evolving epidemic
  • Hyperendemic HIV in Southern Africa : the heritage of apartheid
  • AIDS as an international political issue
  • A new type of transnational civil society movement
  • The right to treatment
  • Combination prevention
  • The economics of AIDS
  • Prominence of human rights
  • The long-term view.

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