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OverviewAfrica poses daunting medical, social, and economic challenges, placing local, regional, national, and international communities at a moral crossroads. This book, the first to systematically examine the ethical implications of the AIDS pandemic for Africa, examines such pressing questions as: How do we deal with the uncertainties surrounding AIDS statistics? Is it really too costly to provide people highly active antiretroviral therapies in Africa? What is the relationship between AIDS and poverty? Is the political leadership in South Africa doing what is right and prudent to meet the challenge of AIDS? Is the developed world responding responsibly and justly to this crisis in the developing world? Is it moral for companies to make profits from AIDS drugs? Given the scope of the crisis, ought First World ethical standards for doing research on AIDS drugs and vaccines to apply unchanged to Africa? Ought we to include children in research for AIDS vaccines, and if so, how? Why do people persist in regarding AIDS as punishment for sin? Full Product DetailsAuthor: Anton A. van Niekerk , Loretta M. KopelmanPublisher: Left Coast Press Inc Imprint: Left Coast Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.521kg ISBN: 9781598740707ISBN 10: 1598740709 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 15 November 2006 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsReviews'Ethics & AIDS in Africa is a highly illuminating, stimulating and informative guide to the ethical dilemmas faced by researchers, policymakers, and health care providers in the countries hardest hit by HIV/AIDS. The book clearly delivers on its promise that HIV/AIDS, as it continues to ravage low-resource countries of Africa, challenges everyone's ethical thinking.' AIDS Research and Therapy, 3:24 'Ethics & AIDS in Africa is a highly illuminating, stimulating and informative guide to the ethical dilemmas faced by researchers, policymakers, and health care providers in the countries hardest hit by HIV/AIDS. The book clearly delivers on its promise that HIV/AIDS, as it continues to ravage low-resource countries of Africa, challenges everyone's ethical thinking.' AIDS Research and Therapy, 3:24 Author InformationAnton A. van Niekerk, Loretta M. Kopelman Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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