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Tables of Contents for Confronting AIDS
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
xiii
2
Introduction
xv
2
The Report Team
xvii
2
Acknowledgments
xix
2
Definitions
xxi
 
Summary
1
12
1. AIDS: A Challenge for Government
13
40
What Is AIDS and How Is It Spread?
17
5
The Impact of AIDS on Life Expectancy and Health
22
5
AIDS and Development
27
11
The Government Role in Confronting AIDS
38
6
Social Norms and Politics Make AIDS Challenging
44
2
Overview of the Book
46
1
Appendix 1.1 Alternative Estimates of the Current and Future Magnitude of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
47
6
2. Strategic Lessons from the Epidemiology of HIV
53
50
HIV Incidence and Prevalence, and AIDS Mortality
54
3
Biology and Behavior Affect the Spread of HIV
57
20
Implications for Public Policy
77
9
The Level and Distribution of HIV Infection in Developing Countries
86
17
3. Efficient and Equitable Strategies for Preventing HIV/AIDS
103
70
Influencing Individual Choices
105
18
Easing Social Constraints to Safe Behavior
123
9
Setting Government Priorities in Preventing HIV
132
21
The National Response
153
20
4. Coping with the Impact of AIDS
173
66
Health Care for the Person with AIDS
174
9
Difficult Health Policy Choices in a Servere AIDS Epidemic
183
23
AIDS and Poverty: Who Needs Help?
206
27
How Governments Can Cope with the Impact of HIV/AIDS on Health Care and Poverty
233
6
5. Working Together To Confront HIV/AIDS
239
44
Government, Donors, and NGOs
240
10
Bilateral and Multilateral Funding and the Stage of the Epidemic
250
8
Who Will Invest in New Knowledge and Technology?
258
14
Overcoming Political Impediments to Effective AIDS Policy
272
11
6. Lessons from the Past, Opportunities for the Future
283
12
Lessons from Two Decades of Experience
284
1
The Role of Government
284
2
Opportunities To Change the Course of the Epidemic
286
7
Challenges for the International Community
293
2
Appendixes
295
34
Appendix A: Selected Evaluations of Interventions To Prevent Transmission of HIV in Developing Countries
295
6
Appendix B: Selected Studies of the Cost-Effectiveness of Prevention Interventions in Developing Countries
301
4
Statistical Appendix
305
24
Selected Bibliography
329
 
Background Papers
329
1
Bibliography
330