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.
Tabella dei contenuti
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
Circa l’autore
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.