AIDS in Developing Countries
AIDS in Developing Countries | The Development of an AIDS Vaccine Is Not a “Magic Bullet” Solution
The Committee on HIV Prevention Strategies in the United States reports on a project funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and is part of the Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention of the Institute of Medicine.
Summary: The development of a universally effective AIDS vaccine is unlikely due to the high level of mutability and the different modes of transmission of HIV, the virus believed to cause AIDS, and the different biological characteristics of populations affected by the virus. In addition to these obstacles,...
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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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