World disasters report, 2008 : focus on HIV and AIDS / World disasters report : focus on HIV and AIDS editor, Lindsay Knight ; main contributors, Stuart Adams, Sheri Fink, Jeff Hoover, Lindsay Knight, David Patterson and Andrew Wilson. - [Geneva, Switzerland] : International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, 2008. - 248, [2] pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Focus on HIV and AIDS -- Chapter 1: The challenge of HIV and AIDS -- Chapter 2: The disaster of HIV -- Chapter 3: The humanitarian interface: using the HIV lens -- Chapter 4: HIV and population mobility: reality and myths -- Chapter 5: Refugees and the impact of war on HIV -- Chapter 6: Natural disasters: the complex links with HIV -- Chapter 7: HIV and AIDS: where does the money go? -- Annexes -- Annex I: Disaster data -- Annex II: Progress on implementation of disaster risk reduction actions -- Index -- Fundamental Principles.




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