Alan W Whiteside is an elected Member of Governing Council of the International AIDS Society, a member of the Governing Council of Waterford Kamhlaba College, and one of the Commissioners of the UN Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa. He has written the forthcoming OUP book HIV/AIDS: A Very Short Introduction.Nicholas Mays has served as Director of Health Services Research at the King's Fund, the UK's leading independent health policy and management foundation. He has also acted as principal adviser in the Social Policy Branch of the New Zealand Treasury. Professor Mays is editor of the Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, published by the Royal Society of Medicine Press.Eduard Beck has recently taken up a post in the HIV Department of the World Health Organisation in Geneva.

• THE PANDEMIC; PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND CARE: ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE; COUNTRY RESPONSES; GLOBAL AND NATIONAL RESPONSES; STRENGTHENING THE RESPONSE

Overall, this is an informative and interesting book, with the case studies from the different countries being particularly interesting. It will serve as a valuable resource to individuals working for international agencies, donors and researchers in providing important background information on the HIV pandemic.

Alan W Whiteside is an elected Member of Governing Council of the International AIDS Society, a member of the Governing Council of Waterford Kamhlaba College, and one of the Commissioners of the UN Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa. He has written the forthcoming OUP book HIV/AIDS: A Very Short Introduction.Nicholas Mays has served as Director of Health Services Research at the King's Fund, the UK's leading independent health policy and management foundation. He has also acted as principal adviser in the Social Policy Branch of the New Zealand Treasury. Professor Mays is editor of the Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, published by the Royal Society of Medicine Press.Eduard Beck has recently taken up a post in the HIV Department of the World Health Organisation in Geneva.

• THE PANDEMIC; PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND CARE: ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE; COUNTRY RESPONSES; GLOBAL AND NATIONAL RESPONSES; STRENGTHENING THE RESPONSE

Overall, this is an informative and interesting book, with the case studies from the different countries being particularly interesting. It will serve as a valuable resource to individuals working for international agencies, donors and researchers in providing important background information on the HIV pandemic.

Alan W Whiteside is an elected Member of Governing Council of the International AIDS Society, a member of the Governing Council of Waterford Kamhlaba College, and one of the Commissioners of the UN Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa. He has written the forthcoming OUP book HIV/AIDS: A Very Short Introduction.Nicholas Mays has served as Director of Health Services Research at the King's Fund, the UK's leading independent health policy and management foundation. He has also acted as principal adviser in the Social Policy Branch of the New Zealand Treasury. Professor Mays is editor of the Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, published by the Royal Society of Medicine Press.Eduard Beck has recently taken up a post in the HIV Department of the World Health Organisation in Geneva.

• THE PANDEMIC; PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND CARE: ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE; COUNTRY RESPONSES; GLOBAL AND NATIONAL RESPONSES; STRENGTHENING THE RESPONSE

Overall, this is an informative and interesting book, with the case studies from the different countries being particularly interesting. It will serve as a valuable resource to individuals working for international agencies, donors and researchers in providing important background information on the HIV pandemic.