AIDS treatment and human rights in context

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The global AIDS epidemic has challenged states and societies in profound ways. The era of treatment now represents the hopes of millions of people living with HIV/AIDS. But it also poses significant challenges. How treatment programs interact with the underlying context of the epidemic and human rights approaches that define global responses is a critical area for enquiry. In this important book, Jones looks at the difficulties in delivering treatment in a political, cultural and socio-economic context. Why, for example, might people not necessarily want to take antiretroviral treatment? AIDS Treatment and Human Rights in Context explores some of these paradoxes in a case study from a local community setting in South Africa. Read more... Abstract: 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. Read more... Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Introduction (Peris S. Jones)....Pages 1-24 The Struggle to Access Treatment and Other Services in South Africa (Peris S. Jones)....Pages 25-46 Conceptualizing Human Rights and “Access” to Medication (Peris S. Jones)....Pages 47-72 An “Unnatural Place” (Peris S. Jones)....Pages 73-94 “Gambling on Treatment” (Peris S. Jones)....Pages 95-114 Social Acceptability (Peris S. Jones)....Pages 115-127 Cultural Beliefs and Business in an Era of ARVs (Peris S. Jones)....Pages 129-144 Accessing Treatment (Peris S. Jones)....Pages 145-158 Conclusion (Peris S. Jones)....Pages 159-167 Back Matter ....Pages 169-201