AIDS in Developing Countries
AIDS in Developing Countries | Developing Countries Need to Reduce Risky Behavior to Prevent AIDS
Martha Ainsworth is a senior economist in the Development Research Group of the World Bank and is coauthor of Confronting AIDS: Public Priorities in a Global Epidemic.
Summary: Changing individual behavior is an important factor in arresting the spread of the AIDS epidemic in developing countries. Because human behavior plays a critical role in the transmission of the AIDS virus, preventive measures such as condom use and avoiding needle sharing must be encouraged among people most likely to spread the disease. Helping to implement these preventive...
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Table of Contents
- AIDS in Developing Countries: An Overview
- AIDS Is a Threat to Human Development and Security in Developing Countries
- The United States Should Provide Financial Assistance to Developing Countries to Combat AIDS
- The AIDS Epidemic Demands Action from the International Community
- The AIDS Epidemic Demands Action from Developing Countries
- African Nations Are Committed to Fighting the AIDS Epidemic
- The Chinese Government Is Hampering the Fight Against the AIDS Epidemic
- A Deadly Passage to India
- U.S. Pharmaceutical Companies and the U.S. Government Have Blocked the Availability of AIDS Drugs in Developing Countries
- U.S. Pharmaceutical Companies Have Helped Make AIDS Drugs Available in Developing Countries
- Rich and Poor Nations Should Collaborate in the Development of an AIDS Vaccine
- The Collaboration of Rich and Poor Nations in AIDS Research Creates Ethical Problems
- The Development of an AIDS Vaccine Is Not a “Magic Bullet” Solution
- Reducing Poverty Can Reduce AIDS in Developing Countries
- Developing Countries Need to Reduce Risky Behavior to Prevent AIDS
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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