Global lessons from the AIDS pandemic :

Condon, Bradly J.

Global lessons from the AIDS pandemic : economic, financial, legal, and political implications / Bradly J. Condon, Tapen Sinha. - Berlin : Springer, c2008. - xxvi, 364 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to the economic, financial, political and legal implications of global pandemics -- HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment strategies in developed and developing countries -- Insurance, mortality, treatment costs and the business impact of HIV/AIDS in developed and developing countries -- The economics of HIV/AIDS -- The political economy of patents and global health threats -- Global diseases, global patents and developing countries in WTO law -- Bilateral and multilateral financing of HIV/AIDS programs : the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Global Fund, bilateral donors and the private sector -- The successes and failures of global health organizations : the World Health Organization, UNAIDS, M�dicins sans Fronti�res and PEPFAR -- The way forward : prevention, treatment and human rights.

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AIDS (Disease)--Economic aspects.
AIDS (Disease)--Government policy.
AIDS (Disease)--Law and legislation.
AIDS (Disease)--International cooperation.
HIV Infections--economics.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--economics.
Developing Countries.
Politics.

RA643.8 / .C66 2008

362.196/9792

2008 J-782 WC 503 / C746g 2008