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This book provides an overview of the current epidemiology of the
HIV epidemic among young people in Eastern and Southern Africa
(ESA) and examines the efforts to confront and reduce the high
level of new HIV infections amongst young people. Taking a
multi-dimensional approach to prevention, the contributors discuss
the many challenges facing these efforts, in view of the slow
progress in curbing the incidence of HIV amongst young people,
focusing particularly on the structural and social drivers of HIV.
Through an examination of these issues, chapters in this book
provide valuable insights on how to mitigate HIV risk among young
people and what can be regarded as the catalysts to mounting
credible policy and programmatic responses required to achieve
epidemic control in the region. The contributors draw on examples
from a range of primary and secondary data sources to illustrate
promising practices and challenges in HIV prevention, demonstrating
links between conceptual approaches to prevention and lessons
learnt from implementation projects in the region. Bringing
together social scientists and public health experts who are
actively engaged in finding effective solutions, the book discusses
'which interventions works', 'why they work', and the limitations
and gaps in our knowledge to curb the pandemic amongst young
people. As such it is an important read for researchers focusing on
HIV/AIDS and public health. The Open Access version of this book,
available at
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/10.4324/9780429462818 has
been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non
Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
Africa still finds itself in the clutches of poverty and
underdevelopment. The expected benefits from economic restructuring
have not been realized and the debt burden continues to weigh
heavily on African economies, constraining the possibilities of
growth. Problems that have existed since the 1960s remain and links
with the global economy continue to increase but fall short of
requirements. Against this background it is not surprising that the
vast majority of African states will not meet the Millennium
Development Goals. The search for political systems that can
deliver development have been categorized by cynics as old wine in
old bottles with new stickers. As the dividends from globalization
elude Africa in the 21st century, it becomes clear that it is a
series of failed states, rogue states and even stateless states.
This volume brings together leading researchers and analysts to
examine issues and identify policy options which can lead to
renewal in Africa. It provides an opportunity to reflect and offers
a critical multidisciplinary appraisal of the future challenges
facing Africa.
This book provides an overview of the current epidemiology of the
HIV epidemic among young people in Eastern and Southern Africa
(ESA) and examines the efforts to confront and reduce the high
level of new HIV infections amongst young people. Taking a
multi-dimensional approach to prevention, the contributors discuss
the many challenges facing these efforts, in view of the slow
progress in curbing the incidence of HIV amongst young people,
focusing particularly on the structural and social drivers of HIV.
Through an examination of these issues, chapters in this book
provide valuable insights on how to mitigate HIV risk among young
people and what can be regarded as the catalysts to mounting
credible policy and programmatic responses required to achieve
epidemic control in the region. The contributors draw on examples
from a range of primary and secondary data sources to illustrate
promising practices and challenges in HIV prevention, demonstrating
links between conceptual approaches to prevention and lessons
learnt from implementation projects in the region. Bringing
together social scientists and public health experts who are
actively engaged in finding effective solutions, the book discusses
'which interventions works', 'why they work', and the limitations
and gaps in our knowledge to curb the pandemic amongst young
people. As such it is an important read for researchers focusing on
HIV/AIDS and public health. The Open Access version of this book,
available at
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/10.4324/9780429462818 has
been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non
Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
Gender issues are central to the causes and impact of the ongoing
AIDS epidemic. The editors bring together cutting edge contemporary
scholarship on gender and AIDS in one volume. They address
questions related to gender and sexuality, how women and men live
the epidemic differently and how such differences lead to different
outcomes. The volume joins research on Africa, Asia and Latin
America and illustrates how the epidemic has different gendered
characteristics, causes and consequences in different regions.
Collectively, the chapters demonstrate the fundamental ways that
gender influences the spread of the disease, its impact and the
success of prevention efforts. This scholarly, interdisciplinary
volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the themes and
issues of gender, AIDS and global public health and informs
students, policy makers and practitioners of the complexity of the
gendered nature of AIDS.
Migration, Globalisation and Human Security looks at a range of security and human security issues related to the displacement of civilian populations and shows how the tenuous existence of migrants can lead to a myriad of human security threats. Providing major theoretical analyses of recent migration trends and in depth-case studies, this book shows that a redefinition of the notion of human security is now needed.
Africa still finds itself in the clutches of poverty and
underdevelopment. The expected benefits from economic restructuring
have not been realized and the debt burden continues to weigh
heavily on African economies, constraining the possibilities of
growth. Problems that have existed since the 1960s remain and links
with the global economy continue to increase but fall short of
requirements. Against this background it is not surprising that the
vast majority of African states will not meet the Millennium
Development Goals. The search for political systems that can
deliver development have been categorized by cynics as old wine in
old bottles with new stickers. As the dividends from globalization
elude Africa in the 21st century, it becomes clear that it is a
series of failed states, rogue states and even stateless states.
This volume brings together leading researchers and analysts to
examine issues and identify policy options which can lead to
renewal in Africa. It provides an opportunity to reflect and offers
a critical multidisciplinary appraisal of the future challenges
facing Africa.
The political impact of HIV/AIDS varies greatly and is difficult to
map. States depend on how governments choose to manage the
political implications of HIV and AIDS, both those stemming from
the erosions of its own capacity as well as those that originate
from their changing relationship on a national and international
level. Across the developing world, HIV/AIDS is slowly killing
adults in their most productive years, hollowing out state
structures, deepening poverty and raising profound questions that
touch on the organization of all aspects of social, economic and
political life. With the epidemic showing scant signs of slowing
down, this innovative volume assesses how HIV/AIDS affects
governance and, conversely, how governance affects the course of
the epidemic. In particular, the volume:
The political impact of HIV/AIDS varies greatly and is difficult to
map. States depend on how governments choose to manage the
political implications of HIV and AIDS, both the implications
stemming from the erosions of its own capacity, as well as those
stemming from their changing relationship both nationally as well
as internationally. Across the developing world, HIV/AIDS is slowly
killing adults in their most productive years, hollowing out
state-structures, deepening poverty, reversing achievements in
education, lowering productivity, weakening intergenerational
formation, and changing the composition of families. Clearly, in
terms of its trajectory and impact, the epidemic raises profound
questions that touch on the organization of all aspects of social,
economic and political life. With the epidemic showing scant signs
of slowing down anywhere in the developing world, this volume
assesses how HIV/AIDS affects governance, and conversely how
governance affects the course of the epidemic. This title employs a
compelling analytical and polemic framework for mapping the
multiple dynamic mechanisms of governance and HIV/AIDS.It brings
together contributions from renowned international scholars from a
variety of disciplines. It is an innovative text drawing on
comprehensive as well as detailed perspectives on the roles of
actors, institutions and structures. It offers an incisive study of
a global plague which threatens existing social, economic and human
interrelations. The specific dynamics and mechanisms for how
HIV/AIDS impacts on actors, institutions or frameworks, as well as
how their responses and changes affect the epidemic, require the
careful judgment and analysis of the contributors. The authors
offer their informed views on factors that have been conducive as
well as constraining in actors to respond, which allows for a
comprehensive picture of the 'politics of reform' as well as
'effective practices'.
This book provides a clear and detailed examination of why it is so
difficult to secure comprehensive political engagement and
actionable, effective policy on sexual and reproductive health
rights in sub-Saharan Africa. In an engaging analysis, Nana Poku
employs expert knowledge to examine the prospects for large-scale
improvements. He explores not only the full range of normative
sensitivities, but also conceptual misunderstandings, legal
difficulties and complex challenges of securing and maintaining
adequate funding while AIDS remains a pandemic in the region.
Up-to-date, succinct yet highly detailed, lucid and compelling in
its diagnoses of highly complex issues, this book is a valuable,
accessible study of a topic that is regional in focus but with
clear global implications.
This book provides a clear and detailed examination of why it is so
difficult to secure comprehensive political engagement and
actionable, effective policy on sexual and reproductive health
rights in sub-Saharan Africa. In an engaging analysis, Nana Poku
employs expert knowledge to examine the prospects for large-scale
improvements. He explores not only the full range of normative
sensitivities, but also conceptual misunderstandings, legal
difficulties and complex challenges of securing and maintaining
adequate funding while AIDS remains a pandemic in the region.
Up-to-date, succinct yet highly detailed, lucid and compelling in
its diagnoses of highly complex issues, this book is a valuable,
accessible study of a topic that is regional in focus but with
clear global implications.
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