Global AIDS : myths and facts : tools for fighting the AIDS pandemic / Alexander Irwin, Joyce Millen, and Dorothy Fallows.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Irwin, Alexander C., 1960-

Contributor:

Millen, Joyce (Joyce V.), 1962-

Fallows, Dorothy, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

AIDS (Disease)--Prevention.

AIDS (Disease).

AIDS (Disease)--Social aspects.

World health.

AIDS activists.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 267 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : South End Press, [2003]

Summary:

Today 42 million people are living with HIV/AIDS -- the vast majority in the developing world. Yet even as life prolonging treatment with antiretrovirals has become the standard of care in the United States and other affluent countries, those afflicted in low income countries are fighting the disease without access to minimal care or drugs. In fact, only 300,000 people in poor nations are receiving antiretrovirals. Global AIDS: Myths and Facts, Tools for Fighting the AIDS Pandemic shatters 10 myths about HIV/AIDS -- such as "AIDS is an African problem," "treatment in developing countries is not technically feasible," and the myth of "limited resources" -- while calling for an international movement to fight the disease. Carefully documented and thoughtfully written, Global AIDS is invaluable for anyone wishing to understand the roots of the AIDS crisis in poor countries. The authors also address the media's role in "myth making," the real promise of vaccine research, and the impact of activism on patenting laws.

Contents:

Myth 1 AIDS and Africa 1

Myth 2 Dangerous Behavior 19

Myth 3 Corruption 41

Myth 4 Prevention vs. Treatment? 59

Myth 5 Obstacles to AIDS Treatment 73

Myth 6 Vaccines 97

Myth 7 Profits vs. Health 115

Myth 8 Limited Resources 135

Myth 9 Nothing to Gain 153

Myth 10 Nothing We Can Do 169.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-257) and index.

ISBN:

0896086747

0896086739

OCLC:

51022673