War in the blood / Chris Beyrer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beyrer, Chris, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

AIDS (Disease)--Southeast Asia--Epidemiology.

AIDS (Disease).

AIDS (Disease)--Political aspects--Southeast Asia.

Sex customs--Southeast Asia--History.

Sex customs.

HIV infections--Southeast Asia--Epidemiology.

HIV infections.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021

Place of Publication:

London, England : Zed Books, 2017.

Summary:

"Effective treatment for HIV and AIDS came in 1996. For sufferers in the developed world, this marked a true watershed moment: the end of the death sentence. But for many in the developing world, including in Southeast Asia, these new treatments remained far out of reach. In his early thirties, following the loss of his partner to an AIDS-related illness, Chris Beyrer wrote the first edition of War in the Blood . Three decades later, having served as president of the International AIDS Society, he believes we have arrived at an extraordinary milestone. For the first time, a patient has been demonstrably cured of HIV, new vaccine trials in Thailand have shown great promise, and the PrEP programme genuinely works. So why are over half of the estimated 38.8 million people living with HIV still not on treatment? War in the Blood is a labour of love, both a celebratory account of Southeast Asia and the story of our failure to protect those most vulnerable the world over ? gay men, adolescent girls, sex workers, drug users, and transgender women. Beyrer offers an impassioned plea for our communities and governments ? and our own hearts and minds ? to stop denying the realities of sex, sexuality, and gender, and to take affirmative action."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface to the Second Edition

Introduction

Part I: Countries

1. Coming into the Region

2. Thailand: The Descending Buddha

3. Burma: Going to Myanmar, Being in Burma

4. Cambodia: AIDs and the Torn Society

5. Laos: Travels in the Cold War

6. Malaysia: Ethnicity, Activism and AIDS

7. Vietnam: Harm Reduction in the Balance

8. Yunnan: China's Southeast Asia

Part II: People, Risks

9. Women: Wives, Mothers, Daughters

10. The Flesh Trade: Prostitution and Trafficking in ASEAN

11. Military Studies

12. Chasing the Dragon: Heroin and AIDS

13. Tribes: The Virus that Kills the Gods

14. The Displaced: Migrants, Refugees, IDPs and HIV

15. Other Genders: Katoeys, Waria, Hinjras, Toms and Dees

16. Chaai Chuay Chaai: Men Helping Men

17. Prisons and Prisoners

18. Activists

Part III: Relativity and Culture

19. Drugs Wars and the War on Drugs

20. Brethren: HIV, Gay Men, and Prevention Equity

21. Medical Ethics, Human Rights, Asian Values

22. The Proper Study of Mankind

23. Conclusion: Condoms or Landmines.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Beyrer, Chris War in the Blood

ISBN:

9781856495318

1856495310

9781856495325

1856495329

9781786991966

1786991969

9781350223875

1350223875

9781786991959

1786991950

OCLC:

1241539736