HIV/AIDS in Russia and Eurasia

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   • Judyth L. Twigg

   Pages 1-6

3. The Early Days of the HIV/AIDS

   • Murray Feshbach

   Pages 7-32

4. Russian Politics and HIV/AIDS: The Institutional and Leadership Sources of an Inadequate Policy

   • Celeste A. Wallander

   Pages 33-55

5. NGOs and HIV in Russia: Lessons from a Unique Case Study

   • Julie Stachowiak, Alena Peryshkina

   Pages 57-76

6. The Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS in Russia: Current Trends and Perspectives

   • Shombi Sharp

   Pages 77-102

7. Has the Window of Opportunity Closed? The Contributions of Bilateral Donors Supporting HIV/AIDS Activities in Russia and Eurasia

   • Vinay P. Saldanha

   Pages 103-131

8. International Donor Support to the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Region: Opportunities and Challenges

   • Bertil Lindblad

   Pages 133-140

9. HIV and Drug Use in Eurasia

   • Robert Heimer, Robert E. Booth, Kevin Irwin, Michael Merson

   Pages 141-163

10. Rights and Lessons Scorned: Human Rights and HIV/AIDS in Russia and Eurasia

    • Joanne Csete

    Pages 165-179

11. AIDS and Security in Russia

    • Harley Balzer

    Pages 181-205

12. Back Matter

    Pages 207-221

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Russia and a few other Eurasian countries have been home to the fastest growing epidemics of HIV in the world over the last several years. This volume offers country-specific accounts, authored by the leading players in the analysis of the situation and the fight against the virus.

• AIDS
• care
• health
• Nation
• organization
• politics
• Russia
• Ukraine
• russian and post-soviet politics

"The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Russia and in several other parts of the former Soviet Union remains a great concern. This book is, therefore, an extremely timely and important contribution to the literature on HIV/AIDS in general and on HIV/AIDS in Russia and the former Soviet Union, in particular. The two volumes that Twigg has assembled bring together the writings of a group of outstanding scholars and practitioners who are unrivaled in their knowledge of HIV/AIDS in the countries about which they have written. The book clearly lays out not only the epidemiology in different countries but also insightfully portrays the political, social, and economic forces that are linked to the spread of HIV in these countries. The chapters on Russia provide analyses of the epidemic in that country that have rarely been discussed with such thoughtfulness. Everyone concerned about the threat of HIV/AIDS in the former Soviet Union, the links between HIV/AIDS and human rights, and the multi-dimensional foundations of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, will want to read this book." - Richard Skolnik, Former Executive Director, Harvard School of Public Health PEPFAR Program

JUDYTH L. TWIGG is Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programmes, School of Government and Public Affairs, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA.

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