This book explains how issues of governance lie at the heart of understanding and
combating the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa. It reviews the debates surrounding the root causes …

Across Africa, HIV/AIDS is slowly killing millions of people in the prime of their lives,
weakening state structures, deepening poverty and reversing the gains in life expectancy …

By outlining the political context that shaped the development of AIDS policy in South Africa
and highlighting the deeply political aspects of the AIDS crisis, this paper shows why the …

However assessed or measured, the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), which
is caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), has serious development …

This chapter concentrates on defining and achieving the next steps in the fight against
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). It …

This paper analyses the international community's response to HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan
Africa. The paper begins with an exploration of the political and epidemiological dimensions …

By undermining health and the development of human capital, it is widely acknowledged
that HIV/AIDS will increasingly undermine the foundations of human and economic …

The 13th International Conference on AIDS held in Durban, South Africa, highlighted the
social catastrophe unfolding on the African continent. The meeting took place in the country …

This article provides a theoretical assessment of the agency attributed to nongovernmental
organizations (NGOs) within the emerging international governance of HIV/AIDS. The …

Sub-Saharan Africa is a region devastated by HIV/AIDS. The extent of the epidemic is only
now becoming clear, as increasing numbers of people with HIV are becoming ill. In the …