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Brings to the forefront of development discourse the looming, long-term impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic on the sub-Saharan region. Scholars and practitioners from a range of professions assess the programmatic response to the epidemic to date and examine its impact on the development infrastructure, both human and physical. Succinctly captures the multi-dimensional nature of HIV/AIDS and its profound effects on human resources and capital. Contents: HIV/AIDS, demographics, and economic development / Matthew Hodge -- HIV/AIDS, the military, and the future of Africa's security / Robert L. Ostergard Jr. -- HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa: using a comprehensive approach to tackle an epidemic / Eric G. Bing & Karen G. Cheng -- The impact of HIV/AIDS on tertiary education and health sectors in Africa / Paula Tavrow & Edith Mukudi Omwami -- The role of communities & civil society organizations in response to sub-Saharan Africa's AIDS epidemic / Scott G. Chaplowe and Ruth Bamela Engo-Tjga -- Combating AIDS through the private sector: a prescription for business / Vivian Lowery Derryck -- Making services work in HIV/AIDS affected countries / Stephen Commins.

Author

Edith Mukudi Omwami, Stephen Commins, and Edmond J. Keller; project editor, Azeb Tadesse

Publisher

Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9781592216253

Subjects

Social Science, Medical, Economics