Averting AIDS Crises in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: A Regional Support Strategy. (2003)

Averting AIDS Crises in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: A Regional Support Strategy. (2003)

World Bank Publication, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433. ISBN 0-8213-5580-5. $25.00.

The Regional Support Strategy of World Bank has provided a document that "identifies the potential costs of inaction, the constraints on an effective response, priority actions to resolve such constraints, and the Bank's plans for helping countries do so as part of a multiinstitutional effort." The five chapters cover: Introduction; The Problem and the Context; The Basis for Effective Action against HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis; Priorities and Approaches; and Facilitating Large-Scale Implementation. Of particular interest are the appendices: The Potential Economic, Poverty, and Human Development Impacts of HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia and Interventions against HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: The Evidence Base and Gaps in Knowledge. These both point out the consequences of inaction on the part of the countries in Europe and Asia in doing nothing on AIDS and Tuberculosis prevention programs. A good summary that will be of use to researchers in academic libraries. It is very well documented with a good bibliography.

Keywords: Eastern Europe; Asia; Prevention
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