TY  - BOOK
ED  - World Bank.
TI  - Confronting AIDS: public priorities in a global epidemic 
SN  - 0195215915 :
AV  - RA644.A25 C6339 1999
PY  - 1999///
CY  - New York
PB  - Oxford University Press for the World Bank
KW  - AIDS (Disease)
KW  - Prevention
KW  - Government policy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references
N2  - This revised and updated edition of the pathbreaking report on the global AIDS epidemic outlines the strategic role that government must play in slowing the spread to HIV and mitigating the impact of AIDS. Drawing on the knowledge accumulated in the 17 years since the virus that causes AIDS was first identified, the report highlights policies that are most likely to be effective in managing the epidemic. These include early actions to minimize the spread of the virus, aiming preventive interventions at high risk groups, and evaluating measures that would assist households affected by AIDS according to the same standards applied to other health issues. This revised edition will a valuable resource for public health, policymakers, researchers, and anyone with an interest in this devastating global health crisis
ER  -