Download or read book 2008 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic written by Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2008 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Knowing your epidemic" is essential for everyone involved in the response to HIV. Extensively illustrated with graphs and charts, this biennial report presents concise but comprehensive summaries of major issues in the global AIDS response. Annexes provide HIV estimates and data 2001 and 2007, and also country progress indicators.
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Download or read book 2008 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic written by Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Disease Control Priorities Third Edition Volume 6 written by King K. Holmes and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2017-11-06 with total page 1027 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Infectious diseases are the leading cause of death globally, particularly among children and young adults. The spread of new pathogens and the threat of antimicrobial resistance pose particular challenges in combating these diseases. Major Infectious Diseases identifies feasible, cost-effective packages of interventions and strategies across delivery platforms to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS, other sexually transmitted infections, tuberculosis, malaria, adult febrile illness, viral hepatitis, and neglected tropical diseases. The volume emphasizes the need to effectively address emerging antimicrobial resistance, strengthen health systems, and increase access to care. The attainable goals are to reduce incidence, develop innovative approaches, and optimize existing tools in resource-constrained settings.
Download or read book Children and AIDS Third Stocktaking Report 2008 Summary written by and published by UNICEF. This book was released on 2008 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Children and AIDS written by UNICEF. and published by UNICEF. This book was released on 2008 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Stocktaking Report, the third since the Unite for Children, Unite against AIDS initiative was launched in 2005, examines data on progress, emerging evidence, and current knowledge and practice for children as they relate to four programme areas known as the Four Ps: preventing mother-to child transmission of HIV, providing paediatric HIV care and treatment, preventing infection among adolescents and young people, and protecting and supporting children affected by HIV and AIDS.
Download or read book Global Report written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report on the Global HIV AIDS Epidemic written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report on the Global HIV AIDS Epidemic written by World Health Organization and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Confronting AIDS written by World Bank and published by New York : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report on the global AIDS epidemic outlines the strategic role that governments must play in slowing the spread of HIV and mitigating the impact of AIDS in morbidity and mortality. The report draws on the accumulated knowledge of the last 15 years to highlight effective management policies.
Download or read book AIDS in the Twenty First Century written by T. Barnett and published by Springer. This book was released on 2002-06-06 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential reading for social and medical scientists and all those interested in infectious diseases and public health, AIDS and the Twenty-First Century examines the social and economic origins and impacts of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. HIV/AIDS is not only a medical problem. It is an indication of the scale of the global crisis in public health. Accessibly written, this book is necessary reading for policymakers, students and all those who are concerned about the relationship between poverty, inequality and infectious diseases.
Download or read book HIV AIDS A Very Short Introduction written by Alan Whiteside OBE and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2008-01-24 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HIV/AIDS is without doubt the worst epidemic to hit humankind since the Black Death. The first case was identified in 1981; by 2004 it was estimated that about 40 million people were living with the disease, and about 20 million had died. Despite rapid scientific advances there is still no cure and the drugs are expensive and toxic. Because of controversies and taboos surrounding safe drug usage and prostitution, the numbers of people infected continues to rise. However, it is in the developing world and especially parts of Africa that the real catastrophe is unfolding. In some of the worst affected countries life expectancy has plummeted to below 35 years, which has led to a serious decline in economic growth, a sharp rise in orphaning, and the imminent collapse of health care systems. The news is not all bleak though. There have been unprecedented breakthroughs in understanding diseases and developing drugs. Because the disease is so closely linked to sexual activity and drug use, the need to understand and change behaviour has caused us to reassess what it means to be human and how we should operate in the globalising world. This Very Short Introduction provides an introduction to the disease, tackling the science, the international and local politics, the fascinating demographics, and the devastating consequences of the disease, and explores how we have — and must — respond. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Download or read book Report on the Global HIV written by Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This flagship report presents the considered views on the state of the HIV/AIDS epidemic of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). It includes analysis of all the aspects of the epidemic, from the spread of HIV, to treatments, to the availability of resources. It also provides country-by-country figures on its extent.
Download or read book The HIV AIDS Epidemic in Latin America written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Overview: -- As of the end of 2008, an estimated 2.0 million people were living with HIV/AIDS in Latin America. In 2008, more than 70% of people living with HIV/AIDS resided in the four largest countries in the region - Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico. Brazil alone is home to more than 40% of the region's HIV/AIDS population (730,000 people). -- The HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in the region (0.6% in 2008) is lower than the global prevalence rate (0.8%) and that of the neighboring Caribbean region (1.0%), and has been relatively stable in recent years. Prevalence rates, however, vary widely across the region, ranging from a low of 0.2% in Bolivia and Nicaragua to a high of 2.5% Guyana. -- There were 170,000 new infections and 77,000 deaths due to AIDS in Latin America in 2008. -- HIV in Latin America is spread primarily through sex, with men who have sex with men (MSM) driving transmission in certain parts of the region and heterosexual sex driving transmission in others. Sex work and, to a lesser extent, injecting drug use play important roles in the region's epidemic.
Download or read book Children and AIDS written by UNICEF. and published by Unicef. This book was released on 2008 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Stocktaking Report, the third since the Unite for Children, Unite against AIDS initiative was launched in 2005, examines data on progress, emerging evidence, and current knowledge and practice for children as they relate to four programme areas known as the Four Ps: preventing mother-to child transmission of HIV, providing paediatric HIV care and treatment, preventing infection among adolescents and young people, and protecting and supporting children affected by HIV and AIDS.
Download or read book The Politics and History of AIDS Treatment in Brazil written by Amy Nunn and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-02-15 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brazil’s public policy response to the AIDS epidemic preceded those of many developing countries. During my tenure as President, in 1996, Brazil adopted a law guaranteeing free and universal access to AIDS treatment for all people living with HIV/AIDS. Brazil became the first developing country to provide publicly-financed AIDS treatment for all people living with HIV/AIDS. We now have one of the world’s most successful AIDS programs that is considered a model for other dev- oping countries. Today, 185,000 people receive life-saving AIDS cocktails in Brazil, and thousands of lives have been saved. But this was not an easy battle. There were many challenges along the way. Twenty years ago, Brazil’s achie- ments today might have seemed impossible. During the 1980s, in Brazil, as elsewhere, there was overwhelming stigma associated with AIDS; people living with HIV often lost their jobs and died quickly before the advent of life-saving antiretroviral drugs. Brazil’s AIDS movement was extraordinarily important in promoting progressive AIDS policies; associations of people living with HIV were the first to denounce pervasive AIDS-related discri- nation and called public attention to the importance of AIDS. Activists protested in the streets for over a decade, engaged the media, and framed AIDS as a human rights issue.
