Foreword

• Author: Debrework Zewdie/David Freestone
• Profession: Director, Global HIV/AIDS Program/Deputy General Counsel
• Pages: IX

The World Bank's Global HIV/AIDS Program of Action envisages strong World Bank support for the global response to HIV in several areas, including strengthening national strategies, accelerating implementation, and generating and sharing knowledge. This guide to the legal aspects of the pandemic ("the Guide") will help enhance the institution's contribution.

The Guide is not intended only for World Bank staff. Indeed, those who can make the best use of the information collected in this work are national AIDS councils, government ministers, and civil servants responsible for guiding and implementing their country's response to the epidemic.

Dealing successfully with HIV/AIDS cuts across almost all areas of government responsibility, and as the breadth of the 65 topics included in the Guide shows, there are many ways in which laws and regulations can either underpin or undermine good public health programs and responsible personal behaviors. The Guide indicates that statutes relating to many areas of human endeavor-from intimate private conduct to international travel-can...