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An introduction to this special journal issue evaluates global & national responses to the AIDS/HIV crisis in Africa. Problems created on a global scale by the breakdown of public health services & the replacement of the World Health Organization by institutions of global economic governance -- the World Bank & International Monetary Fund -- are identified. The situation in Africa is particularly acute due to the region's pervasive poverty, famine, inadequate sanitation & health care, subordination of women, debt & economic dependence, & structural adjustment policies. K. Hyatt Stewart

Examines economic and social impact of the HIV virus, focusing on relationship between poverty, HIV prevalence, and governmental politics.

"This book provides an overview of the current epidemiology of the HIV epidemic among young people in Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) and examines the efforts to confront and reduce the high level of new HIV infections amongst young people. Taking a multi-dimensional approach to prevention, the contributors discuss the many challenges facing these efforts, in view of the slow progress in curbing the incidence of HIV amongst young people, focusing particularly on the structural and social drivers of HIV. Through an examination of these issues, chapters in this book provide valuable insights on how to mitigate HIV risk among young people and what can be regarded as the catalysts to mounting credible policy and programmatic responses required to achieve epidemic control in the region. The contributors draw on examples from a range of primary and secondary data sources to illustrate promising practices and challenges in HIV prevention, demonstrating links between conceptual approaches to prevention and lessons learnt from implementation projects in the region. Bringing together social scientists and public health experts who are actively engaged in finding effective solutions, the book discusses 'which interventions works', 'why they work', and the limitations and gaps in our knowledge to curb the pandemic amongst young people. As such it is an important read for researchers focusing on HIV/AIDS and public health"--

This book provides an overview of the current epidemiology of the HIV epidemic among young people in Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) and examines the efforts to confront and reduce the high level of new HIV infections amongst young people. Taking a multi-dimensional approach to prevention, the contributors discuss the many challenges facing these efforts, in view of the slow progress in curbing the incidence of HIV amongst young people, focusing particularly on the structural and social drivers of HIV. Through an examination of these issues, chapters in this book provide valuable insights on how to mitigate HIV risk among young people and what can be regarded as the catalysts to mounting credible policy and programmatic responses required to achieve epidemic control in the region. The contributors draw on examples from a range of primary and secondary data sources to illustrate promising practices and challenges in HIV prevention, demonstrating links between conceptual approaches to prevention and lessons learnt from implementation projects in the region. Bringing together social scientists and public health experts who are actively engaged in finding effective solutions, the book discusses 'which interventions works', 'why they work', and the limitations and gaps in our knowledge to curb the pandemic amongst young people. As such it is an important read for researchers focusing on HIV/AIDS and public health.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Contributors -- List of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgement -- Introduction: Africa's HIV/AIDS Crisis -- Chapter 1 Responding to AIDS in Crisis Situations -- Chapter 2 Legitimate Actors? The Future Roles for NGOs Against HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Chapter 3 Confronting AIDS with Debt: Africa's Silent Crisis -- Chapter 4 AIDS-Related Famine in Africa: Questioning Assumptions and Developing Frameworks -- Chapter 5 Cultural Hazards Facing Young People in the Era of HIV/AIDS: Specificity and Change -- Chapter 6 HIV/AIDS: The Nigerian Response -- Chapter 7 Between State Security and State Collapse: HIV/AIDS and South Africa's National Security -- Chapter 8 What People Really Believe About HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa -- Chapter 9 The HIV/AIDS Pandemic in Botswana: Implications for the 4 African Miracle' -- Chapter 10 Uganda and the Challenge of HIV/AIDS -- Chapter 11 The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Democracy in Southern Africa: What Do We Know, What Do We Need to Know, and Why? -- Chapter 12 Conclusion