Russia and a few other Eurasian countries have been home to the fastest growing epidemics of HIV in the world over the last several years. This volume offers country-specific accounts, authored by the leading players in the analysis of the situation and the fight against the virus.

"The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Russia and in several other parts of the former Soviet Union remains a great concern. This book is, therefore, an extremely timely and important contribution to the literature on HIV/AIDS in general and on HIV/AIDS in Russia and the former Soviet Union, in particular. The two volumes that Twigg has assembled bring together the writings of a group of outstanding scholars and practitioners who are unrivaled in their knowledge of HIV/AIDS in the countries about which they have written. The book clearly lays out not only the epidemiology in different countries but also insightfully portrays the political, social, and economic forces that are linked to the spread of HIV in these countries. The chapters on Russia provide analyses of the epidemic in that country that have rarely been discussed with such thoughtfulness. Everyone concerned about the threat of HIV/AIDS in the former Soviet Union, the links between HIV/AIDS and human rights, and the multi-dimensional foundations of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, will want to read this book." - Richard Skolnik, Former Executive Director, Harvard School of Public Health PEPFAR Program

Autorentext

JUDYTH L. TWIGG is Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programmes, School of Government and Public Affairs, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA.

Inhalt
PART I: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW Foreword; S.Talbott Introduction; J.L.Twigg HIV/AIDS in Eurasia; M.Feshbach PART II: RUSSIA HIV/AIDS in Russia; V.Pokrovsky The Politics of Russia's HIV/AIDS Policy; C.Wallander HIV/AIDS Non-Governmental Organizations in Russia; J.Stachowiak & A.Peryshkina The Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS in Russia/Eurasia; S.Sharp PART III: EURASIA HIV/AIDS in Ukraine; A.Klepikov HIV/AIDS in Central Asia: B.Zhussupov HIV/AIDS in the Caucasus; J.Ibrahimova, L.Mamedova, S.Grigoryan & T.Tsertsvadze HIV/AIDS in the Baltics: L.Priimägi, S.Caplinskas & A.Ferdats PART IV: ADDRESSING THE EPIDEMIC International Donors and HIV in Eurasia; B.Lindblad Bilateral Donors and HIV in Eurasia; V.Saldanha HIV/AIDS and Eurasian Health Care Systems; J.L.Twigg PART V: ISSUES AND IMPLICATIONS HIV and Drug Use in Eurasia; R.Heimer, M.Merson & K.Irwin HIV/AIDS and Human Rights in Eurasia; J.Csete The Security Implications of HIV/AIDS in Russia and Eurasia; H.Balzer