AIDS : the challenge for South Africa

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Title:

Author:

Whiteside, Alan, author.

ISBN:

9780798140621

9780798141277

Personal Author:

Whiteside, Alan, author.

Edition:

First edition.

Publication Information:

Cape Town : Human & Rousseau, 2000.

Physical Description:

179 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Contents:

Pt 1. Understanding HIV and AIDS -- pt 2. The basic epidemiology and data sources -- pt 3. The global epidemic -- pt 4. The epidemic in South Africa -- pt 5. The severity of South Africa's epidemic -- pt 6. Projections and democratic impact -- pt 7. The economic, developmental and social impact of AIDS -- pt 8. AIDS and the private sector -- pt 9. AIDS and nation building -- pt 10. The challenge of AIDS for South Africa -- Appendix 1 -- Treatment options -- Appendix 2 -- The legal framework and HIV/AIDS -- Appendix 3 -- Useful contacts -- Endnotes.

Subject Term:

AIDS (Disease) -- South Africa.

Sexually transmitted diseases -- South Africa.

Added Author:

Sunter, Clem, 1944-

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Summary

On the issue of HIV / AIDS, the majority of South Africans can be divided into two broad categories: those who bury their heads in the sand and deny that an epidemic exists, and those who believe that it exists but they cannot do anything about it. This book offers a third view which is shared by a small number of people active in the HIV / AIDS field: there is an epidemic, but there are plenty of things we can do to prevent it spreading further and to ameliorate the impact of increasing sickness and death among those already infected. Among many topics, this volume covers the likely origin of HIV/AIDS; the current situation in the world and in Africa; why it has hit Africa so badly; and the possible demographic, economic, and social consequences for society over the next twenty years. Along the way, the authors dispose of many myths associated with the epidemic. Finally, rather than proposing a grand, monolithic plan, the authors recommend a grassroots approach made up of many small initiatives, pursued on as wide a front as possible, to overcome the epidemic and soften its impact.