This book offers an original perspective on HIV and AIDS as a development issue in South Asia, a region with a … perception of HIV and AIDS, which has been shaped to a large extent by analysis of HIV and AIDS in regions with much higher … and AIDS (chapters three and four), and the implications of HIV and AIDS for the health sector (chapters five and six …

This book examines the global HIV/AIDS pandemic from a multidisciplinary perspective, analyzing its economic impact … mechanisms for financing global and national responses. The authors paint a global picture of the HIV/AIDS pandemic one issue … a comprehensive HIV/AIDS strategy. The book analyzes the successes and failures of national governments, international …

"We document the impact of the AIDS crisis on non-AIDS related health services in fourteen sub-Saharan African … correlated with increases in AIDS prevalence. Regions of countries that have light AIDS burdens have witnessed small or no …

health care sector. Information on costs of treatment and care of HIV/AIDS patients in health facilities is necessary in … order to have an idea of the likely costs of the increasing number of HIV/AIDS patients. Therefore, the present study … with special emphasis on HIV/AIDS patients. Data collection and costing was done in seven hospitals representing various …