HIV/AIDS in Latin American countries : the challenges ahead

Information on HIV/AIDS epidemics in Latin America is disperse and lacks comprehensiveness. Sound and timely policies can limit the current and future impact of the epidemics but good policies are built on a strong epidemiological base and according to the countries ' needs. The aim of this stu...

• Main Author: Garcia Abreu, Anabela
• Corporate Author: Banco Mundial
• Other Authors: Noguer, Isabel, Cowgill, Karen
• Format: Book
• Published: Washington, D.C. World Bank 2003
• Series: Health, nutrition, and population series
• Subjects: SIDA; PREVENCION DEL SIDA; AMERICA LATINA

Table of Contents:

• Contenido: Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Executive summary
• Abbreviation and acronyms
• 1. Epidemiological overview and economic impact
• 2. Epidemiological surveillance
• 3. National responses to the epidemic
• 4. Key areas for interventions and challenges ahead
• Appendix
• References
• Index.