RethinkHIV: Smarter Ways to Invest in Ending HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa Kindle Edition

by Bjørn Lomborg (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition

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Thirty years after the identification of the disease that became known as AIDS, humanitarian organizations warn that the fight against HIV/AIDS has slowed, amid a funding shortfall and donor fatigue. In this book, Bjørn Lomborg brings together research by world-class specialist authors, a foreword by UNAIDS founding director Peter Piot and perspectives from Nobel Laureates and African civil society leaders to identify the most effective ways to tackle the pandemic across sub-Saharan Africa. There remains an alarming lack of high-quality data evaluating responses to HIV. We still know too little about what works, where and how to replicate our successes. This book offers the first comprehensive attempt by teams of authors to analyze HIV/AIDS policy choices using cost-benefit analysis, across six major topics. This approach provides a provocative fresh look at the best ways to scale up the fight against this killer epidemic.

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"Setting priorities for how money could be spent most effectively to fight HIV AIDS in Africa is a key priority. This pioneering work shows how economic analysis can contribute to a prioritisation for spending in this vital area. It will be invaluable to those funding both research activities and healthcare programmes in Africa.' - Professor Sir John Bell, President, Academy of Medical Sciences, and Regius Professor of Medicine, University of Oxford --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

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A timely thought-provoking book, which examines the first-ever comparative cost-benefit analysis of responses to HIV/AIDS in Africa. --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B009ZRNSU8
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press (October 18, 2012)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 18, 2012
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Expert opinions and a practical approach

Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2013

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I've appreciated Bjørn Lomborg's practical approach in The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World and Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming . Despite the way he's portrayed (and villified) by some environmentalists he doesn't deny that climate change is happening or that humans are responsible, but he takes a logical approach to what the science really says is happening and what can realistically be done about it given that we have a limited amount of resources. This is the kind of approach he brings to the pandemic of HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa which has 68% of all people with HIV and is responsible for 14 million orphans.

This book takes a slightly different approach, however, in that most of it is actually written by others who offer expert opinions on what might be done to combat HIV. It's broken up into 6 different chapters: sexual transmission of HIV, prevention of non-sexual transmission, treatment, strengthening health systems, social policy interventions, and vaccine research and development, and each chapter also offers 2 "alternative perspectives" from other experts. Part II then ranks the opportunities and offers perspectives on the best options. It's not an especially easy read although the glossary at the beginning of the book helps with some of the "abbreviations and acronyms." And the academic format of research papers doesn't make for the the kind of reading that will have wide appeal and some will find Lomborg's approach of breaking things down almost into a cost/benefits analysis uncomfortable - especially when it's human lives we're talking about. But he's not arguing for decreasing the amount of funding for HIV but for spending money more wisely, and they take the hypothetical approach of how to spend an additional $2 billion each year over the next five years to achieve the most meaningful outcomes. And some who've grown tired of seeing our past efforts making slow progress will welcome this kind of practical approach, and others who are just curious - like myself - will just find it interesting.

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Nick

An excellent, thought-provoking book on combating HIV

Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2013

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Bjorn Lomborg's work tends to be controversial and thought provoking, so I was really interested in learning more about his work with the Copenhagen Consensus Center and their analysis of HIV work in Sub-Saharan Africa. Despite there being 12% of the world population, that region makes up for 68% of HIV infections. And despite funding ebbs and flows to that region for prevention, the rate keeps growing.

The book is a series of academic papers discussing the various methods of treatment and preventive measures that are currently happening in Africa, from keeping women in school since there's a correlation between educated women and a drop in HIV infection rates to prevention of non-sexual transmission of HIV and more. Very thought-provoking and easily accessible information despite the papers being meant for an academic audience.

RethinkHIV is a rare book in that it has the audacity to question whether or not our current methods are working. Given that there's a finite amount of money to combat HIV, are we doing the best that we can with our approach? The book's cost-benefit analysis is much needed in combating one of the greatest public health issues in history.

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M. Pauley

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Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2013

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Unlike many Cambridge collection volumes, RethinkHIV contains a variety of data in addition to the individual scholarly essays detailing different points related to the thesis. Charts and statistics are utilized to better display the supporting information. This is great for referencing or incorporating material from the volume into your own research for a college course or other scholarly paper.

If you aren't using this book for course work or research, there is still a great deal of value in the copy. For example, if you want to support HIV/AIDS charities or combat the disease, then reading this book will educate you on the methods currently helping the African populace the most. Your funds can then be directed where they will help best - like investing in the education of others (which is a point one can encounter outside of this book as well as within it - education is the death knell for many of the world's ills).

Don't let the idea of this book being an academic text discourage you from reading it. The material is more than accessible if you are passionate about combating HIV.

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OneTiredMother

Comprehensive and thought-provoking

Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2013

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Let me start by saying this is no easy read. It's a dense, research-driven, table-laden, academic volume. If you're looking for a journalistic policy-light book that's an introductory piece, this is not it.

If you're looking for a well-researched, expert-rich, solution-recommending, and intelligently written book, though, and you're not scared by dense academic writing, I would recommend it.

I'm the adoptive mom of a child who is HIV positive, having been born in Africa and orphaned by AIDS. To me, this topic is more than academic - it's personal. While I know the ins and outs of caring for my child, I have been at a loss in understanding the complexities of the underlying problem, much less considering any possible solutions. This book explores the multi-facet issue of AIDS and HIV in Africa, doing more than simply lamenting the problem. It has potential to shape and change foreign policies and relations, and I hope it does.

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