The Political Management of HIV and AIDS in South Africa: One Burden Too Many?

ISBN-13: 9780230006676 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 240 str.

Pieter Fourie; Alan Whiteside

Opis

South Africa is the richest and most developed country on the African continent, yet it has failed to arrest the dramatic progression of its domestic AIDS epidemic. This book analyzes successive governments' management (and mismanagement) of the AIDS epidemic in South Africa. The book covers the years 1982-2005, using expert thinking regarding public policy making to identify gaps in the public sector's handling of the epidemic. The book highlights critical lessons for policy makers and other public health managers.

Spis treści

List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgements LIst of Abbreviations and Acronyms Foreword; A.Whiteside Introduction AIDS, Poverty and Development in Southern Africa The HIV and AIDS Policy Environment in Apartheid South Africa (1982-1994) Biomedical and Workplace Responses in Apartheid South Africa (1982-1994) Public Sector Responses on HIV and AIDS in Apartheid South Africa (1982-1994) AIDS Policy Making During the Mandela Administration (1994-1999) AIDS Policy Making During the First Mbeki Administration (1999-2004) Conclusion: Looking Back and Looking Forward Appendix: AIDS Timeline (1982-2004) Notes Bibliography Index

O autorze

PIETER FOURIE teaches Politics at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. In 2003-2004 he worked for UNAIDS in London as a researcher on a scenario-building project regarding the impact of AIDS in Africa over the next 20 years, and he remains involved in a number of AIDS projects in South Africa and Southern Africa.