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To End a Plague: America’s Fight to Defeat AIDS in Africa

byEmily Bass

Emily Bass chronicles the creation and expansion of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, launched under George W. Bush to combat HIV/AIDS in Africa. Activists, scientists, officials, clinicians, and patients built an unprecedented program that delivered treatment to millions despite political, logistical, and ideological battles. The book examines funding, drug access, abstinence policy, local health systems, and the tension between American leadership and African priorities. Bass shows how sustained organizing turned a once-fatal diagnosis into manageable illness for many, while warning that public-health victories remain vulnerable to neglect and inequality.

Publisher

PublicAffairs

Publication date

2021

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9781541762435