Important medical issues routinely intersect with pressing social concerns. The essays in this book deal with a broad range of issues, including economic policy, HIV/AIDS, NGOs, terrorism, ethics, and the sterilization of needles. The authors have written with a spirit of cautious optimism that reflects their belief that cures and solutions are related to the identification of problems, and the advancement of hopeful solutions. The themes covered are of global interest, reflections of common human concerns that echo across the earths continents. What happens in South Asia...