{"product_id":"9783319471327","title":"The AIDS Pandemic: Searching for a Global Response","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe AIDS Pandemic: Searching for a Global Response\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eMerson, Michael; Inrig, Stephen\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis ambitious book provides a comprehensive history of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Programme on AIDS (GPA), using it as a unique lens to trace the global response to the AIDS pandemic. The authors describe how WHO came initially to assume leadership of the global response, relate the strategies and approaches WHO employed over the years, and expound on the factors that led to the Programme’s demise and subsequent formation of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV\/AIDS\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e(UNAIDS). The authors examine the global impact of this momentous transition, portray the current status of the global response to AIDS, and explore the precarious situation that WHO finds itself in today as a lead United Nations agency in global health.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eSeveral aspects of the global response – the strategies adopted, the roads taken and not taken, and the lessons learned – can provide helpful guidance to the global health community as it continues tackling theAIDS pandemic and confronts future global pandemics.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIncluded in the coverage:\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe response before the global response\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilding and coordinating a multi-sectoral response\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContaining the global spread of HIV\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAddressing stigma, discrimination, and human rights\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRethinking global AIDS governance\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUNAIDS and its place in the global response\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe AIDS Pandemic: Searching for a Global Response\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the global response to the AIDS pandemic from its inception to today. Policymakers, students, faculty, journalists, researchers, and health professionals interested in HIV\/AIDS, global health, global pandemics, and the history of medicine will find it highly compelling and consequential. It will also interest those involved in global affairs, global governance, international relations, and international development.\u003c\/div\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2017-09-19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319471327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-47133-4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 445\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47694088405132,"sku":"9783319471327","price":125.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319471327.jpg?v=1776774488","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783319471327","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}