Political Economy of AIDS in Africa
Political Economy of AIDS in Africa Books
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Sub-Saharan Africa is a province devastated by HIV/AIDS. The extent of the epidemic is only now apt clear, as increasing numbers of people with HIV are apt ill. In the absence of massively expanded prevention, treatment and care efforts, the AIDS death toll on the continent is set to escalate rapidly. Despite progress being achieved in localized settings, the alarming statistics reflect the continuing failure of advanced countries to mount a response that matches the scale and severity of the African HIV/AIDS crisis.
Over and above the colossal private suffering, the dire social and economic consequences for fragile nation-states are already being felt, not only in health but in education, industry, agriculture, transport, human resources and economies in general. Countries already crippled by drought, poverty, debt, forced migration and civil war must now contend with massive deterioration in child survival rates and life expectancy, the erosion of the economic family base, massive and insupportable demands on health and broadcast services, chronic labour shortages and volatile national wellbeing.
Through a critical and detailed exploration of specific case studies, this invaluable volume brings together an unparalleled 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 broadcast health, epidemiology, HIV/AIDS research, globalization, development, Africa and indeed our mutual future.
Features include: — Unique assessments of HIV/AIDS and its impact on democracy and governance in African states — Wide-ranging regional and people studies by the foremost thinkers in their fields — Multi-disciplinary contributions from areas including: Politics, Sociology, Broadcast Health and Development Studies — Compelling and convincing evidence, thematic in approach — Innovative and culturally specific insights for long-term plotting, care and support
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