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Preventing HIV/AIDS in the Middle East and North Africa : a window of opportunity to act.
The HIV/AIDS epidemic has the potential to impede and even reverse development if not addressed early enough. Poverty and income inequality have been shown to facilitate the diffusion of HIV epidemics. While abject poverty in the Middle East and North Africa region remains low, a significant proport...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
World Bank,
©2005.
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| Series: | Orientations in development.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | The HIV/AIDS epidemic has the potential to impede and even reverse development if not addressed early enough. Poverty and income inequality have been shown to facilitate the diffusion of HIV epidemics. While abject poverty in the Middle East and North Africa region remains low, a significant proportion of the population (23.2%) live under 2 per day and are extremely vulnerable in their ability to cope with shocks. In order to preserve the benefits of national and regional development investments put in place by governments, and donor agencies, greater investments to improve HIV/AIDS advocacy, i. |
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| Item Description: | "This strategy was prepared by a team led by Francisca Ayodeji Akala, who together with Carol Jenkins ... were the main authors"--Page vii |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 86 pages) : illustrations |
| Production Credits: | "This strategy was prepared by a team led by Francisca Ayodeji Akala, who together with Carol Jenkins ... were the main authors."--Acknowledgments |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0821362658 9780821362655 9780821362648 082136264X 6610199221 9786610199228 1280199229 9781280199226 |