AIDS Treatment and Human Rights in Context

PERIS S. JONES is a researcher at the Norwegian Institute of Urban and Regional Research, Oslo, Norway and co-editor of Democratising Development: The Politics of Socio-Economic Rights in South Africa.  

Foreword Introduction Treatment: Claims and Cautions Treatment's Grey Areas Synopsis of Chapters The Struggle to Access Treatment and Other Services in South Africa Conceptualizing 'Access' to Medication An Unnatural Place: Temba Hammanskraal Gambling on Treatment: Governing ARV Programmes Social Acceptability: Stigma, Social Attitudes, and the ARV Information Gap Cultural Acceptability: Traditional and Alternative Medication (and Spiritual Beliefs) Accessing Treatment: Socioeconomic Issues and Clinic Criteria Conclusion: Towards Treatment, Rights, and Accountability