HIV/AIDS in the Western Balkans: Priorities for Early Prevention in a High-risk Environment (World Bank Working Papers) (World Bank Working Papers) артикул 5266a.
HIV/AIDS in the Western Balkans: Priorities for Early Prevention in a High-risk Environment (World Bank Working Papers) (World Bank Working Papers) артикул 5266a.

Book DescriptionIn recent years, Europe and Central Asia has experienced the world¡¦s fastest growing HIV/AIDS epidemic Yet, in the Western Balkan countries the HIV prevalence rate is under 0 1 percent, which ranks among the lowest This may be due to a low level of infection among the population¡Xor partly due to inadequate surveillance systems овлса All major contributing factors for the breakout of an HIV/AIDS epidemic are present in the Western Balkans HIV/AIDS disproportionably affects youth (80 percent of HIV-infected people are 30 years old or younger) Most of the Western Balkan countries have very young populations, which have been affected by the process of social transition, wars, unemployment and other factors Among youth, there is generalized use of drugs and sexual risk behavior Therefore, the number of cases of HIV has been increasing, especially in Serbia, and the incidence of Hepatitis C has clearly increased, which suggests that sharing of infected needles is practiced by injecting drug users Apart from human suffering, an HIV/AIDS epidemic can have a significant impact on costs of care for individuals, households, health services and society as a whole This study has found weak public health systems and gaps in financing and institutional capacity necessary to implement evidence-based and cost-effective HIV/AIDS Strategies Political commitment must increase for action to occur promptly Prevention interventions are cost effective and, in the short term, affordablewith own-country resources Medium- and long-term interventions would require donor assistance Longer-term interventions would aim at preventing poverty, exclusion and unemployment, for example, by empowering young people to participate in the regional and global labor market.  Красивый2005 г 208 стр ISBN 0821363948.