Philipos Petros Gile

Hiv / Aids and Development: Impact of Aids Orphans on Development, the Case of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Philipos Petros Gile

This book examines the implications of the HIV/AIDS epidemic for development interventions, policies and programs. It remains the best informative,the first publication at its kind in the country and well worth consulting by anyone considering HIV/AIDS as a development issue in the sectors, programs, among academia, think tanks, researchers, private sector, humanitarian and donor agencies, political institutions and policy makers. It is an excellent book for those whose particular concern is on social development, leadership management and governance of HIV/AIDS and health programs, and most importantly those whose targets are children orphaned due to AIDS, caregiver family, community development interventions. As a research based output, its style is very clear, racy,comprehensive, innovative and includes tantalizing stories of AIDS orphans and problems they face,thematically framed qualitative and quantitative evidences on the problems and how these vulnerable social group and their care givers deal with.