AIDS Between Science and Politics

by Peter Piot

Book Overview

Peter Piot, founding executive director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), recounts his experience as a clinician, scientist, and activist fighting the disease from its earliest manifestation to today. The AIDS pandemic was not only catastrophic to the health of millions worldwide but also fractured international relations, global access to new technologies, and public health policies in nations across the globe. As he...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231166265
• ISBN13: 9780231166263
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.1"