Confronting AIDS: Public Priorities in a Global Epidemic |
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Confronting AIDS: Public Priorities in a Global Epidemic World Bank Policy Research Report
Publication: Oxford ; New York World Bank, 1999.
Subject: AIDS (Disease)--Prevention--Government policy... Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--preventio... Health Policy World Health
Language: English
Product ID: 26743
eBook ISBN: 9780585261355
ISBN: 9780195215915
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圖書簡介: |
This revised and updated edition of the pathbreaking report on the global AIDS epidemic outlines the strategic role that government must play in slowing the spread of HIV and mitigating the impact of AIDS. Drawing on the knowledge accumulated in the 17 years since the virus that causes AIDS was first identified, the report highlights policies that are most likely to be effective in managing the epidemic. These include early actions to minimize the spread of the virus, aiming preventive interventions at high risk groups, and evaluating measures that would assist households affected by AIDS according to the same standards applied to other health issues. This revised edition will a valuable resource for public health, policymakers, researchers, and anyone with an interest in this devastating global health crisis. |
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