AIDS in Asia: A Continent in Peril
Jun 2015 · Sold by St. Martin's Press
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AIDS in Asia provides a thorough introduction to the social and economic issues surrounding the AIDS epidemic in Asia including:
* Geographic obstacles to health care
* Gender inequality and human trafficking
* Political turmoil and poor leadership
* Asia's role in the sex and drug trade
* Economic conditions and exploitation
At the crucial moment when the spread of AIDS in this region is beginning to gain worldwide recognition, distinguished expert Susan Hunter makes clear the catastrophic threat AIDS poses to Asia and the world, and draws on her experience to discuss the potential policy implications.
* Geographic obstacles to health care
* Gender inequality and human trafficking
* Political turmoil and poor leadership
* Asia's role in the sex and drug trade
* Economic conditions and exploitation
At the crucial moment when the spread of AIDS in this region is beginning to gain worldwide recognition, distinguished expert Susan Hunter makes clear the catastrophic threat AIDS poses to Asia and the world, and draws on her experience to discuss the potential policy implications.
About the author
Susan Hunter is Independent Consultant to world health organizations (UNAIDS, UNICEF, USAID). She is the author of Black Death: AIDS in Africa (Palgrave Macmillan 2003), selected by the London Times online as one of the top five books on AIDS ever written.
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