Preparing for the Future of HIV/AIDS in Africa

A Shared Responsibility

Editor: National Academies Press
ISBN: 9780309160186
eISBN Pdf: 9780309160193
eISBN Epub: 9780309212076
Lloc de publicació: United States
Any de publicació digital: 2011
Mes: Març
Pàgines: 229
DDC: 616
Idioma: Anglés

Descripció

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.

Cover
Front Matter
Summary
1 Introduction
2 The Future Impact of Current Decisions
3 The Burden of HIV/AIDS: Implications for U.S. Interests
4 The Burden of HIV/AIDS: Implications for African States and Societies
5 Strategies to Build Capacity for Prevention, Treatment, and Care of HIV/AIDS in Africa
6 Strategies to Ensure Ethical Decision-Making Capacity for HIV/AIDS: Policy and Programming in Africa
Appendix A: Projecting the Burden of HIV/AIDS
Appendix B: Demographic Variation in the Epidemic
Appendix C: Workshop Agendas
Appendix D: Committee Member Biographical Sketches