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 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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Main Authors: Jenkins, Carol, Robalino, David A.
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2003
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
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15089
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