HIV and AIDS in South Asia: An Economic Development Risk
Posted by AA | Posted in HIV, Infectious Disease | Posted on 26-08-2009
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Medical Book Details:
- Paperback: 270 pages
- Publisher: World Bank Publications; 1 edition (February 19, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0821378007
- ISBN-13: 978-0821378007
- Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
Medical Book Description:
This title offers an original perspective on AIDS as a development issue in South Asia, a region with a heterogeneous epidemic and estimated national HIV prevalence rates of up to 0.5 percent. The analysis challenges the common perception of HIV and AIDS which has been shaped to a large extent by analysis of HIV and AIDS in other regions with much higher prevalence rates. Three risks to development are associated with HIV and AIDS in South Asia: the risk of escalation of concentrated epidemics, the economic welfare costs, and the fiscal costs of scaling up treatment.
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