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Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Wertheim cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Review of Anton A. Niekerk and Loretta M. Kopelman (eds.) Ethics and AIDS in Africa: The Challenge to our Thinking. | AIDS Research and Therapy BioMed Central Book review Open Access Review of Anton A. Niekerk and Loretta M. Kopelman eds. Ethics and AIDS in Africa The Challenge to our Thinking Stuart Rennie Address Departments of Dental Ecology and Social Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC 27599-7450 USA Email Stuart Rennie - stuart_rennie@ Corresponding author Published 05 October 2006 Received 30 September 2006 AIDS Research and Therapy 2006 3 24 doi 1742-6405-3-24 Accepted 05 October 2006 This article is available from http content 3 1 24 2006 Rennie licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Book details Niekerk Anton A Kopelman Loretta M Ethics and AIDS in Africa The Challenge to our Thinking Walnut Creek California Left Coast Press 2005. 222 pages ISBN 1-59874-070-9 Ethics AIDS and Africa - three concepts that conjure up a host of powerful associations. Ethics our fragile human attempts to negotiate acceptable paths through conflicts of value. AIDS the world s deadliest epidemic since the Black Plague of the 14th century. And Africa cradle of humankind burdened by colonization famine poverty and civil war. In what ways do ethics AIDS and Africa go together and how is our thinking challenged by their relationship Editors Van Niekerk and Kopelman have assembled an impressive list of well-respected authors to deal with this question. Their contributions focus on the impact of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa and take on some of the key ethical issues raised by HIV AIDS research policy and clinical practice in the region. Although rich in details it is fair to say that four general themes dominate this book the ethical role of national governments in tackling the AIDS