Title AIDS Between Science and Politics

Published Columbia University Press, 2015

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Description 1 online resource Contents A heterogeneous and still evolving epidemic -- Hyperendemic HIV in Southern Africa : the heritage of apartheid -- AIDS as an international political issue -- A new type of transnational civil society movement -- The right to treatment -- Combination prevention -- The economics of AIDS -- Prominence of human rights -- The long-term view Summary Peter Piot, founding executive director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), recounts his experience as a clinician, scientist, and activist fighting the disease from its earliest manifestation to today. The AIDS pandemic was not only catastrophic to the health of millions worldwide but also fractured international relations, global access to new technologies, and public health policies in nations across the globe. As he struggled to get ahead of the disease, Piot found science does little good when it operates independently of politics and economics, and politics is worthless if it rejects scientific evidence and respect for human rights. Piot describes how the epidemic altered global attitudes toward sexuality, the character of the doctor-patient relationship, the influence of civil society in international relations, and traditional partisan divides. AIDS thrust health into national and international politics where, he argues, it rightly belongs. The global reaction to AIDS over the past decade is the positive result of this partnership, showing what can be achieved when science, politics, and policy converge on the ground. Yet it remains a fragile achievement, and Piot warns against complacency and the consequences of reduced investments. He refuses to accept a world in which high levels of HIV infection are the norm. Instead, he explains how to continue to reduce the incidence of the disease to minute levels through both prevention and treatment, until a vaccine is discovered. -- Publisher description Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Revised and updated translation of: Le sida dans le monde: entre science et politique / Peter Piot. Paris : Odile Jacob, c2011 Print version record Subject Piot, Peter, 1949- SUBJECT Piot, Peter, 1949- fast Subject AIDS (Disease) AIDS (Disease) -- Political aspects AIDS (Disease) -- Economic aspects World health. Economic assistance, Domestic. Sociology. HIV infections. Social sciences. Slow virus diseases. Social control. Lentivirus infections. Immunological deficiency syndromes. Medical care. Virus diseases. Immunologic diseases. Retrovirus infections. Sexually transmitted diseases. Politics, Practical. Diseases. Human rights. Health. Human beings. Humans Sociology HIV Infections Social Sciences Slow Virus Diseases Population Characteristics Social Control, Formal Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena Lentivirus Infections Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Delivery of Health Care Health Care Economics and Organizations Virus Diseases Immune System Diseases Retroviridae Infections Sexually Transmitted Diseases RNA Virus Infections Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Socioeconomic Factors Government Programs Politics Global Health Disease Human Rights Health Patient Care sociology. social sciences. politics. disease. illness. health. Homo sapiens (species) HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- AIDS & HIV. MEDICAL -- AIDS & HIV. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Human Rights. Virus diseases Sociology Social sciences Social control Slow virus diseases Sexually transmitted diseases Retrovirus infections Politics, Practical Medical care Lentivirus infections Immunological deficiency syndromes Immunologic diseases Human rights HIV infections Health Diseases AIDS (Disease) AIDS (Disease) -- Economic aspects AIDS (Disease) -- Political aspects Economic assistance, Domestic World health Form Electronic book ISBN 1336201746 9781336201743 9780231538770 0231538774

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