Global Institutions and the HIV/AIDS Epidemic

<p>Written by a leading expert in the field this book provides a clear and incisive analysis of the different perspectives of the global response to HIV/AIDS and the role of the different global institutions involved. The text highlights HIV/AIDS as an exceptional global epidemic in terms of the severity of its impact as a humanitarian tragedy of unprecedented proportion its multi-dimensional characteristics and its continuous evolution over more than two decades.</p><p>The careful analysis in this volume critically reviews key issues in the global response including:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>HIV/AIDS as a development challenge</li> </ul><ul> <p> </p> <li>North-South power relationships and tensions</li> </ul><ul> <p> </p> <li>international and regional partnerships between donor governments and recipient countries </li> </ul><ul> <p> </p> <li>governance of global institutions and impact on the capacity of developing countries to respond effectively to the epidemic</li> </ul><ul> <p> </p> <li>prevention versus treatment as options in HIV/AIDS services </li> </ul><ul> <p> </p> <li>how to make the money work in support of effective AIDS financing. </li> </ul><p>Providing a comprehensive but easy to read and compact overview of history trends and impacts of HIV/AIDS and the global efforts to respond effectively this book is essential reading for all students of international relations health studies and international organizations. </p>