Title: The political economy of AIDS in Africa /
Authors: Poku, Nana, 1971-; Whiteside, Alan
Publisher: Ashgate,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Health Policy; Socioeconomic Factors; HIV Infections; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; AIDS (Disease) Africa; AIDS (Disease) Social aspects Africa; AIDS (Disease) Economic aspects Africa.; Medical policy Africa.; Africa; Africa
Abstract: "Through a critical and detailed exploration of specific case studies, this volume brings together an array of international contributors to redefine the political and economic contours of this calamitous epidemic. It examines the impact of the shortfalls in the 'Global Fund' allocation, the slow pace of administrative processing of aid and the weaknesses of institutional responses to the crisis from African countries and their partners in the global health community. It is essential reading for all concerned with public health, epidemiology, HIV/AIDS research, globalization, development, Africa and indeed our shared future."--Jacket.
Contents: Responding to AIDS in crisis situations / Alan Whiteside -- Legitimate actors? the future roles for NGOs against HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa / Douglas Webb -- Confronting AIDS with debt: Africa's silent crisis / Nana K. Poku -- AIDS-related famine in Africa: questioning assumptions and developing frameworks / Alex de Waal -- Cultural hazards facing young people in the era of HIV/AIDS: specificity and change / Carolyn Baylies -- HIV/AIDS: the Nigerian response / Morenike Folayan -- HIV/AIDS and South Africa's national security / Robert L. Ostergard, Jr. and Matthew R. Tubin -- What people really believe about HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa / Alan Whiteside ... [et al.] -- The HIV/AIDS pandemic in Botswana: implications for the "African miracle" / Ian Taylor -- Uganda and the challenge of HIV/AIDS / Daniel Low-Beer and Rand Stoneburner -- The impact of HIV/AIDS on democracy in Southern Africa: what do we know, what need to know, and why? -- Robert Mattes and Ryann Manning -- Conclusion / Alan Whiteside and Nana K. Poku.