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 respon...

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Corporate Author: 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
Other Authors: Briere, Rona
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington : National Academies Press, ©2011.
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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."--Publisher's description
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 216 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780309160193
0309160197
1283081539
9781283081535
9786613081537
6613081531
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.