Jones AIDS Treatment and Human Rights in Context

2009
ISBN: 978-0-230-62083-4
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 224 Seiten, eBook

The book poses and explores questions about the roles of antiretroviral treatment and human rights in the global AIDS epidemic. A novel approach is used, which places treatment and human rights in the context of global debates, national struggles, and, especially, a case study of the lived experiences within a local community in South Africa.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jones, P.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword Introduction Treatment: Claims and Cautions Treatment's Grey Areas Synopsis of Chapters The Struggle to Access Treatment and Other Services in South Africa Conceptualizing 'Access' to Medication An Unnatural Place: Temba Hammanskraal Gambling on Treatment: Governing ARV Programmes Social Acceptability: Stigma, Social Attitudes, and the ARV Information Gap Cultural Acceptability: Traditional and Alternative Medication (and Spiritual Beliefs) Accessing Treatment: Socioeconomic Issues and Clinic Criteria Conclusion: Towards Treatment, Rights, and Accountability

Über Autor(innen)

PERIS S. JONES is a researcher at the Norwegian Institute of Urban and Regional Research, Oslo, Norway and co-editor of Democratising Development: The Politics of Socio-Economic Rights in South Africa.