| Health Systems in a Context of HIV/AIDS Contributor(s): Veenstra, Nina (Author) |
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ISBN: 3844382453 ISBN-13: 9783844382457 Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing OUR PRICE: $81.05 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Health Policy |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 6" W x 9" (0.70 lbs) 212 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The development of health systems in sub-Saharan Africa has been seriously challenged in the last two decades by the rise of HIV/AIDS. Still today, the interface between health policy and HIV/AIDS in South Africa is poorly understood. This book tackles different dimensions to this problem through diverse types of enquiry and analysis. As there has historically been a gap in our understanding of the impact of HIV/AIDS on health systems, it first considers empirical evidence from research on health facilities and health management structures in a health district in KwaZulu-Natal. Trends elicited through this research then form the basis of a policy analysis section, which contemplates the appropriateness of South African health policy from 1994 through to the present with respect to HIV/AIDS. To complete the picture, a more theoretical look is taken at the potential future influence of the antiretroviral therapy programme on the health system and how various health system scenarios may play out. |