AIDS in Pakistan

Draws on uniquely intimate ethnography from long-term participant observation in the government's HIV/AIDS bureaucracy, the offices of NGOs, donor organizations, antiretroviral therapy and counselling centres Provides an accessible and succinct overview of global health and development Timely analysis that will also be of interest to HIV/AIDS specialists working in departments of health, NGOs, activists, and freelance researchers of health programmes

Ayaz Qureshi studied Anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, and is an Assistant Professor at the Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan. He has research interests in sexual and reproductive health, policy and neoliberalization.

Introduction.- Chapter 1: AIDS in the Islamic Republic.- Chapter 2: The HIV prevention market.- Chapter 3: Enterprising bureaucrats.- Chapter 4: Surviving hard times.- Chapter 5: Participating in the Global Fund.- Chapter 6: Responsibility for care and support.- Chapter 7: AIDS activism.- Conclusion.