The Hybrid Horseman of the Apocalypse: The Global Aids Pandemic & the North South Fracas

Abstract:     
The global AIDS pandemic is increasingly seen by many as an underdevelopment issue, with HIV breeding on poverty and, in turn, perpetuating chronic poverty. AIDS is seen as the single biggest threat to the development, even the very survival, of many developing countries. This article examines the relationship between HIV/AIDS and poverty and the ensuing North-South fracas as the international community grapples with the pandemic. The article argues that to successfully beat back AIDS, the international community must act in concert against the syndrome of chronic poverty as a disease vector. In that regard, the article puts forth a "holistic development framework" that sets forth concrete steps for eradicating chronic poverty.

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