| AIDS Treatment and Human Rights in Context 2009 Edition Contributor(s): Jones, P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0230609597 ISBN-13: 9780230609594 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2009 Annotation: The global AIDS epidemic has challenged states and societies in profound ways. The era of treatment now represents the hopes of millions of people living with HIV/AIDS. But it also poses significant challenges. How treatment programs interact with the underlying context of the epidemic and human rights approaches that define global responses is a critical area for enquiry. In this important book, Jones looks at the difficulties in delivering treatment in a political, cultural and socio-economic context. Why, for example, might people not necessarily want to take antiretroviral treatment? "AIDS Treatment and Human Rights in Context" explores some of these paradoxes in a case study from a local community setting in South Africa. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries - Social Science | Human Services - Health & Fitness | Diseases - Aids & Hiv |
| Dewey: 362.196 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.3" (0.85 lbs) 220 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The book poses and explores questions about the roles of antiretroviral treatment and human rights in the global AIDS epidemic. A novel approach is used, which places treatment and human rights in the context of global debates, national struggles, and, especially, a case study of the lived experiences within a local community in South Africa. |