AIDS, meeting the challenge : data, facts, background by Weinreich, Sonja, Benn, Christoph; World Council of Churches instant download

AIDS, meeting the challenge : data, facts, background by Weinreich, Sonja, Benn, Christoph; World Council of Churches instant download

x, 118 pages : 24 cm, \"AIDS - Meeting the Challenge: Data, Facts, Background is a compendium of current information on the crisis of HIV/AIDS, with indications of how readers may continue to update their knowledge amid the constant changes in basic data, scientific developments and a flood of specialized literature. Among the many topics covered, readers will find sections of the book on HIV transmission, vulnerability to infection, socio-economic contexts, stigma and discrimination, prevention, care, antiretroviral therapy, advocacy and lobbying, as well as reflections on the churches, theology and HIV/AIDS.\"--BOOK JACKET, Includes bibliographical references (pages 110-118), Natural history and HIV transmission -- Global, regional, and country-specific spread of HIV/AIDS -- Vulnerable population groups -- Gender equity -- Children -- Young people -- Socio-economic context -- Stigma and discrimination -- Human rights -- People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) -- Prevention -- Mother-to-child HIV transmission (MTCT) -- Care -- Antiretroviral therapy -- HIV/AIDS on the international agenda -- Advocacy and lobbying -- Culture and tradition -- Churches, theology, and HIV/AIDS -- Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS