1st Edition

Living in the Shadows of China's HIV/AIDS Epidemics Sex, Drugs and Bad Blood

By Shelley Torcetti Copyright 2020
240 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Identifying the existing challenges and shortfalls of China's current HIV/AIDS programming, this book provides an understanding of the history of HIV/AIDS in China, comparing government responses to global best practice in prevention and treatment. Considering three key populations in China, namely, female sex workers, people who inject drugs and floating migrants, Living in the Shadows... Read more

1. Living in the Shadows 

2. Human Insecurity and Non-Traditional Threats to Security 

3. HIV/AIDS Overview 

4. Global Best Practice: How does the world do it? 

5. The ‘Loving Capitalism’ Disease 

6. HIV/AIDS affected populations 

7. The situation in Yunnan 

8. Human insecurity and disease 

9. Conclusion: Heading toward the light

Biography

Shelley Torcetti received her PhD from Bond University, Australia, with a research focus on human security, people migration, trafficking, sex work, drug use and HIV/AIDS in China and South-East Asia.