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Medicine In The Developing World

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  • AIDS Sexuality and Gender in Africaby Carolyn Baylies; Janet Bujra

    Routledge 2000; US$ 59.95

    This book draws on first-hand research and in-depth investigations carried out by a team of researchers. They study the severity of the AIDS epidemic and the threat it poses to the population and society in Tanzania and Zambia. more...

  • Sexuality, Politics and AIDS in Brazilby Herbet Daniel; Richard Parker

    Taylor & Francis 1993; US$ 59.95

    Providing a cross-cultural perspective on the social construction of AIDS in Brazil, this book presents research by authors who have a decades experience in AIDS activism and social research. more...

  • Kidney Diseases in the Developing World and Ethnic Minoritiesby Meguid El Nahas

    Informa Healthcare 2005; US$ 199.95

    Compiled by an international team of nephrologists, this reference covers a wide variety of clinical, regional, and research issues related to the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of kidney disease in ethnic populations-exploring current prevention strategies, treatment outcomes, and education and training practices in Africa, South America, Asia, as well as China, India, Pakistan, and Russia. This reference also addresses specific issues pertinent to the renal healthcare of ethnic minorities in the United States, Europe, and Australia. more...

  • Global AIDS Crisisby Richard G. Marlink

    ABC-CLIO 2004; US$ 55.00

    An account published of the history, spread, and repercussions of pandemic AIDS. It explores how developing countries with limited access to healthcare and scarce resources reveals how such factors as tourism, international travel, war, and mobility have facilitated the spread of HIV and AIDS. more...

  • Neoliberalism and AIDS Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africaby Colleen O'Manique

    Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2004; US$ 107.00

    O'Manique examines the evolution of the policy response to AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa from the perspective of feminist politics. She focuses on the relationship between neo-liberalism, the spread of AIDS and the hegemonic policy response. more...

  • AIDS in South Africaby Kyle Dean Kauffman; David L. Lindauer; Desmond Tutu

    Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2004; US$ 38.00

    More people are living with AIDS in South Africa than in any other country in the world. This volume addresses the economic, social and cultural impact of HIV/AIDS as it relates to South African society. more...

  • Remote Cardiology Consultations Using Advanced Medical Technologyby I. Klapan; R. Poropatich

    IOS Press 2006; US$ 144.00

    NATO operations have expanded, and the old Cold War concept of "every nation provides its own medical support" is no longer tenable, nor is it NATO policy. In the future, NATO medical care will be provided on a multinational basis, especially in case of emergencies such as NATO response to natural or man-made disasters or to terrorist actions. more...

  • AIDS Epidemic Update, December 2006 by World Health Organization

    World Health Organization 2006; US$ 13.50

    This flagship report presents the considered views on the state of the HIV/AIDS epidemic of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). It includes analysis of all the aspects of the epidemic, from the spread of HIV, to treatments, to the availability of resources. It also provides country-by-country figures on its extent. more...

  • Helping Ourselves - Community Responses to AIDS in Swazilandby World Health Organization

    World Health Organization 2006; US$ 13.50

    The Kingdom of Swaziland now has the highest recorded HIV prevalence in the world, and this southern African country faces enormous challenges, particularly when it comes to looking after the thousands of children orphaned by the epidemic. However, much inspirational work is being done at community level to put in place structures and programmes to stem the flow of infections and mitigate the impact. Some of these programmes are new, but others are based on old, traditional Swazi ways of doing things, that are now being revived and strengthened. This best practice document reports on the work being accomplished. more...

  • Health Systems Confront Povertyby S. Turner; E. Ziglio; R. Barbosa; Y. Charpak

    World Health Organization 2003; US$ 36.00

    Health care systems across the WHO European Region have done and are doing much to tackle the complex and daunting problem of poverty and health. This book describes 12 initiatives already undertaken in 10 WHO Member States. It documents WHO's preliminary findings on how health care systems can help to alleviate poverty, and reaches three main conclusions: health care systems can indeed take effective action to improve the health of the poor; sometimes health care systems can actually represent an additional barrier for the poor and there is an urgent need for more knowledge, training and capacity-building in this area. It is hoped that the information presented here will contribute to the efforts to improve health and increase equity by tackling... more...