There are very few sources of accessible, reliable information that can help the educated lay reader understand the global HIV/AIDS pandemic and immediacy of its meaning for global survival. Specifically, there is very little non-technical material available on the raging AIDS crisis in Africa. Susan Hunter illuminates the history and social dynamics of the AIDS pandemic through focusing on Africa. She combines personal stories from her 20 years of work in Africa, analysis of the raging debates on the topic (Mbeki's continued assertions that HIV does not cause AIDS), and discussion of the failures and successes achieved by global health organizations working in Africa with more sweeping discussion of the nature of epidemics and their affects on world history and our shared future. Hunter has been an insider in the major world health organizations and has worked both with the UN, American government and several African countries to attempt to understand and contain the AIDS pandemic. She brings her unique perspective and her already proven ability to write in a straightforward yet appealing way to this project.
From the contents:
Contents
Introduction
AIDS and the World
Africa's Political and Economic Development
Epidemic Rules, Part I: Causes and Conditions
Epidemic Rules, Part II: Internal Dynamics of Epidemics
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Disease and Evolution
Evolution and Epidemic Management
From the contents:
Contents
Introduction
AIDS and the World
Africa's Political and Economic Development
Epidemic Rules, Part I: Causes and Conditions
Epidemic Rules, Part II: Internal Dynamics of Epidemics
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Disease and Evolution
Evolution and Epidemic Management