The changing HIV/AIDS landscape : selected papers for the World Bank's agenda for action in Africa, 2007-2011 /
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| Imprint: | Washington, DC : World Bank, c2009. |
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| Description: | xix, 474 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8009084 |
Table of Contents:
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- I. Epidemiology and Technology
- 1. HIV Epidemiology: Recent Trends and Lessons
- Improved Surveillance
- From Epidemiology to Interventions: What Is Working?
- Conclusions
- References
- 2. The Evolution of HIV/AIDS Programs: Recent and Ongoing Developments in Selected Areas
- Prevention
- Treatment
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Summary of Implications
- References
- II. Economic Aspects and Economic Policy Issues
- 3. Links between HIV/AIDS and Development
- How May HIV/AIDS Affect Development? Main Theoretical Channels
- Empirical Evidence
- Concluding Remarks
- Notes
- References
- 4. Demographic and Socioeconomic Patterns of HIV/AIDS Prevalence in Africa
- Methodological Issues
- (Un)Established Links between Socioeconomic Status and HIV
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- 5. HIV/AIDS and Social Capital in a Cross-Section of Countries
- Links between Social Capital and Development
- Social Capital and HIV/AIDS
- The Empirical Model
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- 6. Fiscal Space and the Sustainability of HIV/AIDS Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Financing HIV/AIDS Expenditures and the Challenges of Scaling Up Aid
- Fiscal Space, Sustainability, and HIV/AIDS Programs
- Country Case Studies
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- III. Policy Challenges
- 7. The Financial Architecture of the Response to the HIV Epidemic: Challenges and Sustainability Issues
- Summary
- The Response to HIV and the Mobilization of Resources
- The Proliferation of Global Programs
- The Way Forward
- Notes
- References
- 8. Impact of and Response to HIV/AIDS: Public Policy Challenges
- Overview of the Global AIDS Epidemic
- Effect of HIV/AIDS and the Government's Capacities
- Scaling Up the Response to HIV/AIDS
- Conclusions
- Notes
- References
- 9. Gender and HIV/AIDS
- Gender-Based Vulnerability to HIV/AIDS
- Institutional Responses, Strategies, and Actions
- Good Practices and Promising Approaches
- Conceptual and Institutional Challenges for Gender Mainstreaming
- Looking Ahead: A Poverty-Focused Strategic Approach
- Notes
- References
- 10. The Private Sector and HIV/AIDS in Africa: Recent Developments and Implications for Policy
- Impact on and Response to HIV by Employers
- Lessons for Policy
- Notes
- References
- 11. Community Initiatives and HIV/AIDS
- What Are Community Initiatives?
- HIV/AIDS Services Provided at the Community Level
- Benefits and Characteristics of Community Initiatives
- Challenges and Constraints in Scaling Up Community Initiatives
- Recommendations for External Funding Agencies
- Note
- References
- IV. Strengthening National Health Systems
- 12. HIV/AIDS and Human Resources for Health
- Demand for Health Workers in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Supply and Performance of Health Workers in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Impact of HIV/AIDS on the Health Worker Shortage in Africa
- Reducing the Demand for and Increasing the Supply of Health Workers
- Need for Supportive and Enabling Fiscal and Political Environments
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- 13. Linkages between HIV/AIDS, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Tuberculosis, and Nutrition
- Linking Sexual Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS Programs
- Linking Tuberculosis and HIV Programs
- Linking Nutrition and HIV/AIDS Programs
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- 14. Strengthening Health Systems: The Role of Supply Chains in Addressing the HIV Epidemic
- Characteristics of HIV and Public Health Supply Chains
- Problems with Healthcare Supply Chain Systems
- Review of the Approaches of Addressing Supply Chains
- Framework for Planning a Comprehensive Improvement in Supply Chains
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- V. Future
- 15. The Potential Impact of HIV/AIDS Interventions on the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Africa: A Simulation Exercise for the World Bank
- Current Status of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
- Description of Scenarios
- Conclusions and Recommendations
- Notes
- References
- Index
