The Global HIV Epidemics among People Who Inject Drugs (Directions in Development) Pdf

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Edition: 1
Release: 2012-12-11
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Binding: Paperback
ISBN/ASIN: 0821397761
Format: hardcover, kindle, PDF, EPUB

The Global HIV Epidemics among People Who Inject Drugs (Directions in Development) pdf
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People who inject drugs (PWID) are at higher risk for acquiring HIV infection than the general population in many countries. Injecting drug use is present in 148 countries including a wide array of low and middle income countries where HIV incidence is growing in recent years - even as it declines elsewhere. This study was undertaken as the third of a series of three economic analyses examining the global epidemics of HIV/AIDS in vulnerable populations. Informed by a critical review of epidemiological evidence and the most recent analyses of intervention efficacy, this work modeled the costs and impact of addressing the needs of PWID at scale in various epidemic contexts. These particular research questions were addressed: • What are the modeled epidemic impact and costs of implementing a minimum adaptable package of evidence-based and human rights affirming services for prevention, treatment, and care of HIV/AIDS in PWID in globally representative epidemic scenarios? • What are th Download The Global HIV Epidemics among People Who Inject Drugs (Directions in Development) for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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