HIV/AIDS in the Middle East and North Africa : The Costs of Inaction

HIV/AIDS in the Middle East and North Africa : The Costs of Inaction

This book reviews the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) situation in the Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Mediterranean (MENA/EM) region, and is intended to stimulate discussion and promote dialogue am...

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Main Authors: Jenkins, Carol, Robalino, David A.
Format: Publication
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2013
Subjects:
HIV INFECTIONS
ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME
DRUG UTILIZATION
SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
VULNERABLE GROUPS
MIGRANTS
YOUTH
PATIENTS
ECONOMIC IMPACT
EPIDEMICS
HEALTH EXPENDITURES
POVERTY REDUCTION
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
PRIVATE SECTOR
DONORS
COMMUNITIES ACCESS TO CONDOMS
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ADULT PREVALENCE
ADULT PREVALENCE RATE
AFFECTED COMMUNITIES
AIDS PREVENTION
BEHAVIORAL SURVEILLANCE
BLOOD DONORS
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
COLLABORATION
CONDOM PROMOTION
CONDOM USE
CONDOMS
CRIME
DRUG INJECTORS
DRUG USE
DRUG USERS
DRUGS
ECONOMICS
EFFECTIVE PREVENTION
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA
EXPENDITURES
GDP GROWTH RATE
HARM REDUCTION
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS
HEALTH EDUCATION
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH WORKERS
HIGH-RISK
HIGH-RISK GROUPS
HIV
HIV PREVENTION
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
IMMUNODEFICIENCY
INCOME
INFORMATION ACCESS
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INJECTING DRUG USERS
INSURANCE
INTERVENTION
INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS
LABOR FORCE
LEARNING
LIFE SKILLS
LOW PREVALENCE
MALARIA
MANAGERS
MEDIA
METHADONE
MIGRATION
MORBIDITY
MOTHER-TO-CHILD
MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION
MOTHERS
NATIONAL AIDS CONTROL
NATIONAL HEALTH
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
NEW INFECTIONS
NUMBER OF AIDS DEATHS
PANDEMIC
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC HEALTH
REFUGEES
RELIGIOUS LEADERS
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
REPRODUCTIVE TRACT
REPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFECTIONS
RISK BEHAVIORS
RISK FACTORS
RISK GROUPS
SAFE NEEDLES
SCIENTISTS
SCREENING
SEX
SEX WITH MEN
SEX WORK
SEX WORKER
SEX WORKERS
SEXUAL PARTNERS
SEXUAL TRANSMISSION
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
SOCIAL WORKERS
STDS
STIS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL NEEDS
TRANSMISSION
TUBERCULOSIS
UNAIDS
UNEMPLOYMENT
USE OF CONDOMS
VOLUNTARY COUNSELING
WASTE
WORKPLACE
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
YOUNG PEOPLE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/09/2542625/hivaids-middle-east-north-africa-costs-inaction
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15089
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Summary:This book reviews the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) situation in the Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Mediterranean (MENA/EM) region, and is intended to stimulate discussion and promote dialogue among the region's policy and decisionmakers. It seeks to provide a framework for multisectoral strategic action to reduce behaviors that risk spreading HIV, to care for and support those who become infected, and to diminish vulnerability among specific segments of society. Although most evidence suggests that overall HIV prevalence is low in the region, greater investments in improved surveillance, and care needed now-to maintain low prevalence levels and preserve the focus on national and regional development goals.

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