The Invisible Cure

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book_author_name: 
Helen Epstein
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Paperback
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Penguin Books Ltd
published_date: 
31/07/2008
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9780141011059
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Books > Politics, Society & Education > Society & culture > Social issues & processes > Illness & addiction
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Helen Epstein|Paperback|Penguin Books Ltd|31/07/2008
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9780141011059
Book Description: 
In 1993, Helen Epstein, a scientist working with a biotechnology company searching for an AIDS vaccine, moved to Uganda, where she witnessed first-hand the suffering caused by the HIV virus. The Invisible Cure, dramatic, illuminating and beautifully written, recounts the struggle of international health experts, governments and ordinary Africans to understand the devastating spread of HIV in Africa, and traces how their responses to the crisis have changed in light of new medical developments and political realities. The AIDS epidemic in Africa is uniquely severe, but Epstein argues that there are ways to address this crisis that may be simpler than many people imagine. A deeply affecting story of scientific breakthroughs and false starts, and of the human costs of policymakers' missteps and inaction, The Invisible Cure will change the way we think about AIDS, a disease without precedent.

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