Economic Challenges In The Fight Against Hiv Aids

Author : Patrick Leoni
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : AIDS (Disease)
ISBN : 1607415879

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Economic Challenges in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS by Patrick Leoni Pdf

The fight against HIV/AIDS is, above all, an economic issue. The scale of the pandemic and the lack of funds needed to eradicate it require identifying key issues in field interventions and optimal economic policies to fund them. In developing countries, where the epidemic is reaching its peak, the magnitude of governmental and international interventions triggers major crowding-out effects on every other economic decision of those countries, and thus HIV/AIDS affects every aspect of social life. Economic policies alleviating crowding-out effects are thus paramount to foster the economic growth of developing countries and, in turn, their future welfare. Economic issues in the fight against HIV/AIDS are also a primary concern for developed countries, in charge not only of subsidising current treatment campaigns domestically but also of funding R&D in innovative treatments. Designing optimal incentives for public and private agencies to reduce the costs of available medicines, and to develop innovative treatments such as a therapeutic vaccine, is as important as drug delivery or any other field campaign to eventually eradicate the disease. Over two decades of practical implementation of economic policies and academic research have shown many pitfalls in current policies, and they have made it possible to identify previously missed issues. This book shall provide a recent and comprehensive coverage of those policies, and it shall analyse their economic efficiency as well as ways of improvement using state-of-the-art academic findings in Economics and Finance. The authors discuss in detail and provide new economic analyses on the following issues: The nation-wide and international economic consequences of the spread of the disease; Market incentives and disincentives to produce and to develop treatment technologies; The nature and optimality of economic policies devoted to fighting the disease in developing countries, as well as the enhancement of current policies through financial innovations.

Author : Rene Loewenson,Alan Whiteside
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Medical
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112602888

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Social and Economic Issues of HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa by Rene Loewenson,Alan Whiteside Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Panel on Data and Research Priorities for Arresting AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1996-03-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309090186

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Preventing and Mitigating AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Panel on Data and Research Priorities for Arresting AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa Pdf

The AIDS epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa continues to affect all facets of life throughout the subcontinent. Deaths related to AIDS have driven down the life expectancy rate of residents in Zambia, Kenya, and Uganda with far-reaching implications. This book details the current state of the AIDS epidemic in Africa and what is known about the behaviors that contribute to the transmission of the HIV infection. It lays out what research is needed and what is necessary to design more effective prevention programs.

Author : Benjamin Coriat
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781848444898

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The Political Economy of HIV/AIDS in Developing Countries by Benjamin Coriat Pdf

The issue of universal and free access to treatment is now a fundamental goal of the international community. Based on original data and field studies from Brazil, Thailand, India and Sub-Saharan Africa under the aegis of ANRS (the French nationalagency for research on Aids and viral hepatitis, this timely and significant book both assesses the progress made in achieving this objective and presents a rigorous diagnosis of the obstacles that remain. Placing particular emphasis on the constraints imposed by TRIPS as well as the poor state of most public health systems in Southern countries, the contributing authors provide a comprehensive analysis of the huge barriers that have yet to be overcome in order to attain free access to care and offer innovative suggestions of how they might be confronted. In doing this, the book renews our understanding of the political economy of HIV/AIDS in these vast regions, where the disease continues to spread with devastating social and economic consequences. This volume will be a valuable addition to the current literature on HIV/AIDS in developing countries and will find widespread appeal amongst students and academics studying economics, sociology and public health. It will also be of interest to international organizations and professional associations involved in the fight against pandemics.

Author : Jean-Paul Moatti
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : AIDS (Disease)
ISBN : 291014321X

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Economics of AIDS and Access to HIV-AIDS Care in Developing Countries by Jean-Paul Moatti Pdf

This book collects studies performed mainly with the support of the Agence Nationale de Recherche contre le Sida (French French National Agency of Research against AIDS). The purpose is to analyse the conditions to improve access to drugs against AIDS in developing countries, to urge on international agencies determinedly support patients treatment. The first part deals with the market of antiretrovirals and patents : How the prices drop taked place in 1998-2002, what were the debates about Intellectual Property Rights and WTO, what happened in countries as Brazil and Thailand? The second part deals with the impact of AIDS epidemic in the developing world and the role of therapeutic strategies to lower this impact. The book backs up the argument that the impact has been undersestimated and theses strategies are feasible.

Author : Stuart Gillespie,Stuart R. Gillespie
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780896297586

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AIDS, Poverty, and Hunger by Stuart Gillespie,Stuart R. Gillespie Pdf

"The global AIDS epidemic has caused over 25 million deaths since 1981, and there is no end in sight. It is a multidimensional, phased, long-wave crisis with impacts that will be felt for decades to come. Attempts to defeat the epidemic are conventionally grounded in the three core pillars of AIDS policy: prevention, treatment and care, and mitigation. But there is also an urgent need for a deeper understanding of the integral role that food and nutrition can and should play, and a corresponding urgency to use that understanding to improve responses at all levels.The 18 essays in AIDS, Poverty, and Hunger: Challenges and Responses contribute to such an understanding by examining the impacts of HIV and AIDS on labor markets and wages, household income and consumption dynamics, and the agricultural sector as a whole; by studying the ways in which households respond to prime-age illness, death, and food insecurity; and by exploring the implications of local responses for the roles that national and international actors must play in addressing the AIDS-hunger nexus.This book creates an opportunity for development professionals to build the conceptual links lacking in current multisectoral frameworks, assess impacts and costs, propose indicators and monitoring systems, and design appropriate food- and nutrition-related interventions and policies."

Author : W. Hein,S. Bartsch,L. Kohlmorgen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2007-08-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230591349

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Global Health Governance and the Fight Against HIV/AIDS by W. Hein,S. Bartsch,L. Kohlmorgen Pdf

The devastating effects of HIV/AIDS have propelled a multiplicity of activities at global, national and local level. This book is based on in-depth studies of the major global institutions in health, the role of pharmaceutical corporations, the functions of NGOs, and national responses to HIV/AIDS in two key case studies: Brazil and South Africa.

Author : Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : AIDS (Disease)
ISBN : UOM:39015056667010

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HIV/AIDS, Economics and Governance in South Africa by Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies (U.S.) Pdf

Author : Detlef Schwefel,Reiner Leidl,Joan Rovira,Michael F. Drummond
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783642840890

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Economic Aspects of AIDS and HIV Infection by Detlef Schwefel,Reiner Leidl,Joan Rovira,Michael F. Drummond Pdf

From the early days of its recognized occurrence, AIDS has been per ceived as posing tremendous threats, burdens and challenges to human beings. Individuals, societies and, in a global point of view, mankind are affected by the effects of the HN infection, the nature and extent of which is still unclear in many ways. In the beginning only biomedical and epidemiological analyses of the problem were the top research priori ties, the former laden with great hopes that it may soon be possible to stop the spread of the disease and to overcome its physical impact. Yet it soon became clear that AIDS would be something to be reckoned and coped with on a long-term basis, making a thorough investigation of its impact absolutely mandatory. AIDS has serious economic consequences. Taken seriously, they can not be confined to predictions of costs intended to support the AIDS issue in the struggle for resources. Besides cost calculations - a method ologically tricky and wide-ranging topic in itself -and their application to cost-effectiveness and other analyses, economic issues include identify ing and assessing patterns of care, analyzing problems of financing, exploring impacts on markets other than health care, and modelling scenarios for future developments and strategies. At present, the eco nomic aspects of AIDS still constitute a very recent topic in European health economics and health systems research. Many projects are just about to start, and there must be a better exchange of information between research groups.

Author : Nana K. Poku
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351884006

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The Political Economy of AIDS in Africa by Nana K. Poku Pdf

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 absence of massively expanded prevention, treatment and care efforts, the AIDS death toll on the continent is set to escalate rapidly. Despite progress being achieved in localized settings, the alarming statistics reflect the continuing failure of advanced countries to mount a response that matches the scale and severity of the African HIV/AIDS crisis. Over and above the colossal personal suffering, the dire social and economic consequences for fragile nation-states are already being felt, not only in health but in education, industry, agriculture, transport, human resources and economies in general. Countries already crippled by drought, poverty, debt, forced migration and civil war must now contend with massive deterioration in child survival rates and life expectancy, the erosion of the economic family base, massive and insupportable demands on health and public services, chronic labour shortages and volatile national security. Through a critical and detailed exploration of specific case studies, this invaluable volume brings together an unparalleled array of international contributors to redefine the political and economic contours of this calamitous epidemic. It examines the impact of the shortfalls in the 'Global Fund' allocation, the slow pace of administrative processing of aid and the weaknesses of institutional responses to the crisis from African countries and their partners in the global health community. It is essential reading for all concerned with public health, epidemiology, HIV/AIDS research, globalization, development, Africa and indeed our shared future. Features include: ” Unique assessments of HIV/AIDS and its impact on democracy and governance in African states ” Wide-ranging regional and country studies by the foremost thinkers in their fields ” Multi-disciplinary contributions from areas including: Politics, Sociology, Public Health and Development Studies ” Compelling and convincing evidence, thematic in approach ” Innovative and culturally specific insights for long-term planning, care and support

Author : Julia Dayton
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0821342517

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World Bank HIV/AIDS Interventions by Julia Dayton Pdf

The AIDS epidemic is one of the greatest development challenges of the 20th century. Since 1986, the World Bank has supported member countries' efforts to fight the epidemic in many ways including committing over US$550 million to HIV/AIDS prevention and mitigation efforts. This paper, the first comprehensive study of all World Bank HIV/AIDS-related activities, assesses the appropriateness of Bank interventions from the perspective of public economies and reviews the economic evaluation and implementation of projects.

Author : Rene Loewenson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : AIDS (Disease)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105017517413

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The Socio-economic Impact of AIDS by Rene Loewenson Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:476040119

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Economic Aspects of AIDS and HIV Infection by Anonim Pdf

AIDS has serious economic consequences. Taken seriously, they cannot be confined to predictions of costs intended to support the AIDS issue in the struggle for resources. Besides cost calculations - a methodologically tricky and wide-ranging topic in itself - and their application to costeffectiveness and other analyses, economic issues include identifying and assessing patterns of care, analyzing problems of financing, exploring impacts on markets other than health care, and modelling scenarios for future developments and strategies. At present, the economic aspects of AIDS still constitute a very recent topic in European health economics and health systems research. On behalf of the Concerted Action Committee (COMAC) on Health Services Research, the GSF-Institut fuer Medizinische Informatik und Systemforschung convened an international conference in Munich, March 1989. The focus of the COMAC conference and of this book is on the exploration of economic aspects, on empirical approaches, on case studies, and, last but not least, on modelling techniques for economic scenarios.

Author : Stefan Elbe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1138452610

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Strategic Implications of HIV/AIDS by Stefan Elbe Pdf

Provides an overview of the evolution of political Islam in South-east Asia. Analyses the sources of relgious radicalism and assesses the regional terrorist and radical networks. Describes how secular democratic institutions can be strengthened, and how moderate and tolerant tendencies can be promoted.

Author : United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa
Publisher : UN
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : MINN:31951D02745452E

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Securing Our Future by United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa Pdf

Across Africa, people in whom significant resources have been invested are dying prematurely from AIDS that continues to pose serious challenges to the ability of African States to maintain efficient public institutions and deliver sound policies and promote the rule of law. HIV infection patterns are continually changing; economic realities are making treatment adherence difficult and resistance to current drugs are beginning to emerge. These challenges can be faced and surmounted through better appreciation of the country-specific epidemic, use of better data for national response good governance and stronger political commitments at all levels of society. Therefore, comprehensive and enhanced response to AIDS must be at the centre of development strategies. This retrospective report presents key messages and policy recommendations formulated with a crucial role of the views of people affected and infected by AIDS.