Developments in vaccines, anti-retroviral treatments and microbicides are discussed along with information about the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The bibliography is aimed at students and researchers, and chapters contain key readings and topics for essays and discussions.

First published in 2002, "AIDS in the Twenty-First Century" met with widespread praise from researchers and policy makers. This edition is fully revised to take account of the latest facts and developments in this field. All statistics and evidence have been updated and their meanings reconsidered. The latest developments in vaccines, anti-retroviral treatments and microbicides are discussed along with information about the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. A revised and extended bibliography is an important resource for students and researchers, and each chapter contains key readings and topics for essays and discussions. Carefully written to be accessible, this book is theoretically informed, practical and remains the leading text in its field.

PART 1: INTRODUCTION - Disease and Denial - The Disease and
its Epidemiology - PART 2: SUSCEPTIBILITY - Epidemic Roots - Case Studies - Is Africa Exceptional? - PART 3: VULNERABILITY AND IMPACT - Introduction to Impact - Individuals, Households and Communities - Dependants: Orphans and the Elderly - Rural livelihoods and Agriculture - Private Sector Impact - Development and Economic Growth - Government, Governance and Security - PART 4: RESPONDING TO THE EPIDEMIC - Strategies, Tactics and Timing - Globalisation and Inequality