Hiv And Aids In South Asia

Book Details

• Author: Rawat

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

• Language: English

• Edition: 1/e

• ISBN: 9788131603369

• Pages: 244

• Cover: Hardcover

• Package Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches

About the Book
HIV and AIDS in South Asia: An Economic Development Risk offers a unique perspective on the socio-economic impact of HIV and AIDS in the South Asian region. While HIV and AIDS may seem to have a small effect on economic growth, the book identifies three critical risks to development: escalating concentrated epidemics, economic welfare costs, and the fiscal costs of scaling up treatment.

Although South Asia has relatively low national HIV prevalence rates, the book highlights the rapidly growing prevalence among high-risk groups such as sex workers, men who have sex with men, and injecting drug users. The authors argue that targeted prevention programs, particularly comprehensive harm reduction and condom use, represent a cost-effective investment, even in countries with concentrated epidemics.

The book also explores the limitations of current treatment access, especially in the context of weak health systems. It underscores the need for public sector involvement in the provision of antiretroviral therapy, given the significant costs associated with treatment and the difficulties surrounding adherence. The authors conclude that prevention, rather than treatment alone, is key to managing HIV and AIDS effectively in South Asia.

This volume will be valuable to anyone interested in economic policy, public health, microfinance, and epidemiology, offering key insights into the intersection of health and development.

Contents

• Part I: The Epidemiology of HIV and Prevention Strategies

  • Dynamics of the HIV Epidemic in South Asia

  • Responding to HIV in Afghanistan

• Part II: The Economic and Development Impacts of HIV and AIDS

  • Development Impact of HIV and AIDS in South Asia

  • Economic Cost of HIV and AIDS in India

• Part III: The Burden of HIV and AIDS on the Health Sector

  • The Fiscal Burden of AIDS Treatment on South Asian Health Care Systems

  • Recurrent Costs of India’s Free ART Program

About the Author
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