Bookfinder - keeping you booked

Bookfinder, a bookshop in Glenwood, Durban, finds and orders books specific to clients' needs and tastes. Out-of-print, South African and books from abroad are sourced and a prompt and efficient service is provided.

UNDP Human Development Report 2003

Since 1990, the United Nations Development Programme has commissioned the Human Development Report by an independent team of experts to explore major issues of global concern. The concept of Human Development looks beyond per capita income, human resource development, and basic needs as a measure of human progress and also assesses factors such as human freedom, dignity and human agency, that is, the role of people in development. The Human Development Report 2003 argues that development is ultimately "a process of enlarging people's choices", and not just raising national incomes.

Joint task team's summary report on providing HIV/AIDS treatment in the public health sector

Government is committed to developing a comprehensive response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, based on the premise that HIV causes AIDS, and that there is currently no known cure for AIDS. International best practice indicates the need for a comprehensive national programme, embracing preventive strategies, good quality medical treatment and strong support. Government in particular sees the fight against HIV/AIDS as being anchored in a multi-pronged developmental intervention, in which the fight against poverty and underdevelopment are central.

The long-run economic costs of AIDS - World Bank Report

"The Long-run Economic Costs of AIDS: Theory and an Application to South Africa" is a report presented by the World Bank. Most existing estimates of the macro-economic costs of AIDS, as measured by the reduction in the growth rate of GDP, are modest.

Technical Assistance Guidelines for handling HIV/AIDS in the workplace

The Technical Assistance Guidelines (TAG) document is intended to complement the earlier adapted “Code of Good Practice on Key Aspects of HIV/AIDS and Employment? of 2000 within the framework of the policy options indicated in the Employment Equity Act of 1998. The TAG will equip employers and other role players with practical tools to eliminate unfair discrimination based on HIV in the workplace.

National HIV and Syphilis antenatal sero-prevalence survey in SA 2002

HIV/AIDS continues to be one of the biggest challenges faced by South Africa today, alongside poverty, joblessness and other social ills that the government is trying hard to eradicate. In 2001, it was estimated that 4,7 million South Africans were living with HIV/AIDS, of whom 189 000 were babies. However, all of us remain affected. The challenges of preventing new infections, providing treatment to the infected and care to those who are in need of our compassion remain. The past few months have highlighted the intrinsic link between HIV and poverty as we know while breadwinners and other family members become affected, families have to increasingly strive with limited resources to provide medical care whilst at the same time compromising their access to food, shelter and clothing.

Scientic Meeting on the empirical evidence for the demographic and socio-economic impact of HIV/AIDS - Report

‘A lot of projections, but little data’, is a common complaint amongst HIV/AIDS researchers and policy makers in Africa. One response was the ‘Scientific Meeting on Empirical Evidence for the Demographic and Socio-Economic Impacts of HIV/AIDS’.

USAID HIV prevention brief - The ABCs of HIV prevention

Abstaining from sexual activity, mutual monogamy, and condom use are three key behaviours that can prevent or reduce the likelihood of sexual transmission of the HI-virus. These behaviours are often included together under a comprehensive "ABC" approach - A for abstinence (or delayed sexual initiation among youth). B is for being faithful (or reduction in number of sexual partners), and C for correct and consistent condom use, especially for casual sexual activity and other high-risk situation.

Phase 1 Report of the ABC study: Summary of HIV prevalence and sexual behaviour findings

The USAID-supported ABC study examines how prevention behaviours may have affected HIV prevalence as well as fertility patterns in three countries where HIV prevalence declined during the 1990s (Uganda, Zambia, Thailand) and in three countries where it appears not to have declined (Cameroon, Kenya, Zimbabwe).

USAID Brief - Male circumcision and HIV prevention

The effect of male circumcision on risk of HIV infection - and the practice's impact on the spread of HIV across different populations - have for years been subjects of interest to epidemiologists and other researchers. Numerous studies have noted a decreased risk of infection in circumcised men as well as continued low HIV prevalence rates in populations that traditionally practice male circumcision.