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The economics of the global response to HIV/AIDS /

The global response to HIV/AIDS has been a major aspect of global health and development policy over the last three decades. The book illustrates the devastating health impacts of the epidemic, with life expectancy in some countries falling to the lowest levels observed anywhere, and the remarkable...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Haacker, Markus (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Edición:First edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; The Economics of the Global Response to HIV/AIDS; Copyright; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1: Introduction; Defining Economic Focus; Structure of the Book; Part I: The Global Impact of HIV/AIDS; 2: Health Impacts of HIV/AIDS; The State of the Epidemic; Placing the Impact of HIV/AIDS in Context; Health and Demographic Consequences; Some Notes on the Impact of the Global Response; 3: Impact on Individuals and Households; The Socioeconomic Gradient of HIV/AIDS; The Economic Consequences of HIV/AIDS for Households and Individuals; Orphans.
  • HIV/AIDS, Poverty, and Inequality4: Macroeconomic Consequences of HIV/AIDS; Overview of Macroeconomic Consequences; Modelling the Impact of HIV/AIDS on Economic Growth; Empirical Evidence on the Impact on Economic Growth; Economic Evaluation of the Health Consequences of HIV/AIDS; Part II: The Global Response to HIV/AIDS; 5: History and State of the Global Response to HIV/AIDS; The Course of the Global Response; The Financing of the Global Response to HIV/AIDS; Outlook on Financing and Sustainability; 6: Impact of the Global Response to HIV/AIDS; Challenges of Attribution.
  • Achievements of the Global Response to HIV/AIDSImplications for Global Health Outcomes; Has the Global HIV/AIDS Response Received too Much Money?; Part III: Design and Financingof HIV/AIDS Policies; 7: Current Policy Challenges and Economic Perspectives; Current Issues in HIV/AIDS Programme Design; Understanding Cost-effectiveness; Treatment Access, Survival, and the Calculus of Cost-effectiveness; 8: Cost-effectiveness of HIV/AIDS Programmes; 'Returns to Investments' in the HIV/AIDS Response; Fiscal Space Analysis; Contribution to National Development Objectives.
  • 9: Cost-effectiveness of HIV/AIDS InterventionsPopulation Heterogeneity and Effectiveness of HIV Prevention Interventions; Condoms; Prevention Measures Targeting Key Populations; Medical Male Circumcision; Treatment; Conclusions and Outlook; 10: Optimal HIV/AIDS Spending Allocations; Combination HIV Prevention; Assessing the Optimality of the HIV/AIDS Response 'Bottom-up'; Determining Optimal HIV/AIDS Strategies; 11: Sustainable Domestic Financing; A Fiscal Perspective on Domestic HIV/AIDS Financing; Fiscal Sustainability and the Costs of the HIV/AIDS Programme.