The No-Nonsense Guide to HIV/AIDS

Twenty-two million people have died from AIDS-related illnesses since the disease was first discovered almost 25 years ago- more people than died in Europe during the Black Death of the Middle Ages. And 42 million people are now infected, two-thirds of them in sub-Saharan Africa. This No-Nonsense Guide tells the story so far, looking at the origins of the disease, the way it spreads, and examining the profits made by drug companies, women’s special vulnerability, and the positive action being taken by people and communities to fight back