Public Health Approaches to HIV and AIDS

Amos Laar

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-09191-9_2

Public Health Approaches to HIV and AIDS

Amos Laar

University of Ghana

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Abstract

Beginning from the early days of AIDS, the chapter discusses the conceptualization of HIV (including AIDS) as a public health emergency of international concern. The chapter describes the global response to HIV – examining the application of cardinal public health principles to curbing AIDS in different contexts. The achievements of traditional public health practice measures (including surveillance, testing, the counting and reporting AIDS cases, and deaths) as well as relatively recent innovations (including combination prevention measures, treatment as prevention) are outlined. Also discussed are the prospects and challenges of efforts aimed at eliminating HIV. The chapter argues that public health response to HIV will not chalk durable success without addressing old challenges such as AIDS denialism, misinformation, and conspiracy theories, but also new and disinformation, and AIDS infodemia.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	SpringerBriefs in Public Health
Publisher	Springer
Pages	19-37
Number of pages	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09191-9_2
Publication status	Published - 2022
Externally published	Yes

Publication series

Name	SpringerBriefs in Public Health
ISSN (Print)	2192-3698
ISSN (Electronic)	2192-3701

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

AIDS
HIV
HIV denialism
HIV elimination
Public health approaches
Public health emergency of international concern

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