Preparing for the Future of HIV/AIDS in Africa

Preparing for the Future of HIV/AIDS in Africa
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 228
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ISBN-10 : 9780309212076
ISBN-13 : 0309212073
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Download or read book Preparing for the Future of HIV/AIDS in Africa written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-03-28 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HIV/AIDS is a catastrophe globally but nowhere more so than in sub-Saharan Africa, which in 2008 accounted for 67 percent of cases worldwide and 91 percent of new infections. The Institute of Medicine recommends that the United States and African nations move toward a strategy of shared responsibility such that these nations are empowered to take ownership of their HIV/AIDS problem and work to solve it.


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