U.S. national debate topic 2007-2008 : health care in Sub-Saharan Africa / edited by Forrest Cole ; editorial advisor, Lynn M. Messina.

Other author Cole, Forrest.
Format Book
Publication InfoBronx, N.Y. : H. W. Wilson, 2007.
Descriptionviii, 195 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Variant title United States national debate topic 2007-2008
Portion of title Health care in Sub-Saharan Africa
SeriesThe reference shelf ; v. 79, no. 3
Reference shelf ; v. 79, no. 3. ^A22339
Contents I. The HIV/AIDS pandemic. 1. HIV/AIDS care in Africa today / Allan R. Ronald and Merle A. Sande -- 2. The African AIDS crisis and international indifference / Mpho Selemogo -- 3. The church & AIDS in Africa : condoms & the culture of life / Marcella Alsan -- 4. To tackle a taboo : how Africa is opening up a new front in the fight against AIDS / Andrew Jack -- 5. Giving away HIV drugs is not as easy as it seems -- II. HIV/AIDS and its effects on women and orphaned children. 1. Violence against women complicated HIV/AIDS struggle / Joyce Mulama -- 2. Rwandan women : AIDS therapy beyond drugs / Stephanie Urdang -- 3. A tale of two worlds / Peter Gyves -- 4. AIDS orphans / Oksana Kim -- III. Neglected diseases. 1. The impact of cultural behaviours, local beliefs, and practices on emerging parasitic diseases in tropical Africa / Celestine O.E. Onwuliri ... [et al.] -- 2. Necessary treatments / Tina Rosenberg -- 3. Malaria : the sting of death -- 4. The exterminator / Kirsten Weir -- 5. Sight for sore eyes / James A. Zingeser -- IV. Problems and solutions for African health care systems. 1. "Brain drain" puts Africa's hospitals on the critical list / Andrew Jack -- 2. Botswana health care system needs dialogue / Vincent Molelekwa -- 3. Private sector, human resources and health franchising in Africa / Ndola Prata, Dominic Montagu, and Emma Jefferys -- 4. Defining minimum standards of practice for incorporating African traditional medicine into HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and support / Jaco Homsy ... [et al.] -- 5. Sangomas step out of the shadows / Tom Nevin -- V. U.S. response to Africa's health care crisis. 1. Analysis of President George W. Bush's emergency plan for AIDS relief in Subsaharan Africa and the Caribbean / Paul S. Zeitz and David Bryden -- 2. Public-private partnership to enhance delivery of AIDS drugs -- 3. Promises, promises / Erika Casriel -- 4. Fatal inaction / Joshua Kurlantzick.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2007011925
ISBN9780824210694 (alk. paper)
ISBN0824210697 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks RA395.A5548 U86 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold