HIV and AIDS : Law and Policy in Nigeria.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ortuanya, Simon Uchenna.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public health.

AIDS (Disease)--Law and legislation.

Public health--Nigeria.

AIDS (Disease)--Law and legislation--Nigeria.

AIDS (Disease).

Nigeria.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (529 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Malthouse Press Ltd, Nigeria, 2023.

Summary:

This book provides a detailed and timely analysis of key regulatory and legal issues arising in the context of HIV and AIDS. The ten chapters cover the core issues central to an understanding of law and public health as concerns AIDS. Whilst the book focuses on how Nigerian law applies to HIV and AIDS, the author draws heavily on materials from other jurisdictions. There are many parallels that exist between the application of law and governance considerations in the AIDS pandemic that resonate with other infectious diseases including Covid-19, therefore the book is widely relevant to public health law in communicable disease contexts. Topics covered: overview and origin of the HIV and AIDS epidemic; legal and institutional framework of the HIV and AIDS epidemic in Nigeria; human rights and the epidemic; decriminalisation of HIV and AIDS in Nigeria; HIV and AIDS and vulnerable groups; HIV and AIDS and patents; HIV and AIDS and sports; international organisations and programmes on HIV; judicial responses to HIV and AIDS; and global pandemics and control.

Contents:

Cover

Titkle page

Copyright page

Dedication

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

FOREWORD

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

CASES

STATUTES

CONTENTS

Chapter 1 - OVERVIEW AND ORIGIN OF THE HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC

1.1 Medical Background

1.1.1 HIV/AIDS Epidemiology in Nigeria

1.1.2 Phases of HIV Progression

1.1.3 Modes of Transmission

1.1.4 Symptoms of HIV/AIDS

1.2 Theories of the Origin of HIV/AIDS

1.2.1 The God's Retribution Theory

1.2.2 The Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) Theory

1.2.3 The Hepatitis B (HB) Vaccine Theory

1.2.4 The Patient Zero Theory

1.2.5 The Poppers Theory

1.2.6 The Co-factor Theory

1.2.7 The Biological Warfare Theory

1.2.8 The Simian Immunodefeciency Virus Theory

1.3 Historical Perspective of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria

1.4 Distinguishing Between an Epidemic and a Pandemic

1.5 Perspectives on the HIV/AIDS Epidemic

1.5.1 Global Perspective

1.5.2 Regional Perspective

1.5.3 National Perspective

1.6 HIV Care Continuum

Chapter 2 - LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ON THE HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC IN NIGERIA

2.1 Legal Framework in Nigeria

2.1.1 The National HIV/AIDS Policy 2009

2.1.2 The National Workplace Policy on HIV and AIDS 2013

2.1.3 The HIV and AIDS (Anti-Discrimination) Act 2014

2.1.4 Enugu State HIV/AIDS Anti-Discrimination and Protection Law No.2 of 2005

2.1.5 The National Health Policy 2016

2.1.6 The National Stigma Reduction Strategy 2016

2.1.7 The National HIV Strategy for Adolescents and Young People 2016-2020

2.1.8 The National HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan 2017-2021

2.1.9 The Revised National HIV/AIDS Strategic Framework 2019-2021

2.2 Institutional Framework in Nigeria

2.2.1 The National Agency for the Control of HIV and AIDS

2.2.2 The State Agency for the Control of AIDS

2.2.3 Federal and State Ministries of Health.

2.3 Politicisation of HIV/AIDS Policies in Nigeria

2.4 Role of Law in HIV/AIDS Policy Formulation

Chapter 3 - HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC IN NIGERIA

3.1 General Overview

3.2 Right to Life

3.3 Right to Dignity of Human Person

3.4 Right to Personal Liberty

3.5 Right to Private and Family Life

3.5.1 Informed Consent and HIV Testing

3.5.2 HIV Status/Information Confidentiality

3.6 Right to Freedom of Expression and the Press

3.7 Right of Peaceful Assembly and Association

3.8 Right to Freedom of Movement

3.9 Right to Freedom from Discrimination

3.10 Towards a Fundamental Right to Health

Chapter 4 - DECRIMINALISATION OF HIV/AIDS TRANSMISSION IN NIGERIA

4.1 General Overview

4.1.1 HIV/AIDS and the Objectives of Criminal Law

4.1.2 HIV/AIDS and Traditional Criminal Offences

4.1.3 HIV/AIDS and Problems of Traditional Criminal Law

4.2 HIV/AIDS Transmission/Non-disclosure

4.3 Tort Liability for HIV/AIDS Transmission/Exposure

4.3.1 Negligence

4.3.2 Battery

4.3.3 Fraudulent Misrepresentation

4.3.4 Infliction of Emotional Distress

4.4 HIV/AIDS Social Insurance Scheme

4.5 Criminal Law and Tort Law Defences

4.5.1 Disclosure/Consent

4.5.2 Use of Condom/Protection

4.5.3 Effective HIV Treatment/Low Viral Load

4.5.4 Lack of Intent

4.5.5 Assumption of Risk and Contributory Negligence

4.5.6 Inter-spousal Immunity

4.6 Sentencing Considerations

Chapter 5 - HIV/AIDS VULNERABLE GROUPS IN NIGERIA

5.1 General Overview

5.2 The LGBT Community

5.3 Injecting Drug Users

5.4 Sex Workers

5.5 Infants/Children

5.6 Prisoners

5.7 Women

5.8 The Way Forward

Chapter 6 - HIV/AIDS AND PATENTS

6.1 General Overview

6.2 TRIPS Agreement and Access to HIV Drugs

6.3 TRIPS Agreement Flexibilities

6.3.1 Parallel Importation.

6.3.2 Compulsory Licence and Government Use

6.3.3 Transition Periods

6.3.4 Exclusive Right Exceptions

6.3.5 Other Flexibilities

6.4 Challenges of the TRIPS Agreement/Flexibilities

6.5 The Way Forward

Chapter 7 - HIV/AIDS AND SPORT

7.1 General Overview

7.2 Transmission/Incidence of HIV in Sports

7.3 Sports Policy Guidelines on HIV/AIDS

7.4 The Way Forward

Chapter 8 - INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMMES ON HIV/AIDS

8.1 The World Health Organization

8.2 The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)

8.3 The Global Fund

8.4 International AIDS Society

8.5 International Development Law Organization

8.6 Kaiser Family Foundation

8.7 The Centre for HIV Law and Policy

8.8 AIDS Healthcare Foundation

8.9 Project HOPE

8.10 International HIV/AIDS Alliance

Chapter 9 - JUDICIAL REPONSES TO THE HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC

9.1 General Overview

9.2 Georgiana Ahamefule v. Imperial Medical Centre and Alex Molokwu

9.3 Odafe and Others v. Attorney-General and Others

9.4 Hoffman v. South African Airways

9.5 Treatment Action Campaign and Ors v. Minister of Health and Ors

9.6 Makuto v. State

9.7 Nyumbani Children s Home v. The Ministry For Education and The Attorney-General

9.8 Irvin and Johnson v. Trawler and Line Fishing Union and Others

9.9 PFG Building Glass (Pty) Ltd v. Chemical Engineering Pulp Paper Wood and Alliance Workers Union (Ceppawu) and Others

9.10 Conclusion

Chapter 10 - GLOBAL PANDEMICS AND CONTROL

10.1 The Antonine Plague

10.1.1 Cause and Symptoms

10.1.2 Control

10.2 The Plague of Justinian

10.2.1 Cause and Symptoms

10.2.2 Control

10.3 The Black Death

10.3.1 Cause and Symptoms

10.3.2 Control

10.4 The Cholera Pandemic

10.4.1 Cause and Symptoms

10.4.2 Control

10.5 The Flu Pandemic

10.5.1 Cause and Symptoms.

10.5.2 Control

10.6 The Coronavirus Pandemic

10.6.1 Cause and Symptoms

10.6.2 Control

APPENDICES

HIV and AIDS (Anti-Discrimination) Act 2014 - 304

National Policy in HIV/AIDS - 319

National HIV and AIDS Strategic Plan - 352

Revised National HIV and AIDS Strategic Framework2019-2021 - 427

Back cover.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9789786020433

978602043X

OCLC:

1409183347