Review

"The global fight to stop the spread of HIV is at a tragic impasse. As UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan put it, 'the virus is always ahead of us.'" Tim Frasca's extremely important book tells us why. It is written lucidly, with compassion, and hits you like a bucket of cold water, shaking you out of your stupor."-- Laurie Garrett, Senior Fellow for Global Health at the Council on Foreign Relations, Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling writer, author of Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health

"In an age of knee-jerk, pre-packaged analysis from all sides of the political spectrum, it is refreshing to read such a nuanced, challenging account that lets people speak for themselves but doesn't let them off the hook."-- Marc Cooper, The Nation

"Tim Frasca, both a sharp-eared reporter and a veteran of the frontline fight against AIDS in Latin America, has produced a riveting, politically sophisticated, and heartbreakingly human account of why that fight is being lost. This country-by-country account of what works, and what doesn't--filtered though Frasca's smart compassion and his visceral sympathy for the huge underclass--makes AIDS in Latin America original and important, with implications for AIDS work everywhere."-- Doug Ireland, LA Weekly

"Tim Frasca's Aids in Latin America speaks from the voice of those affected, and is presented by a journalist who was able to penetrate diverse social groups and tell their compelling stories. It is an important contribution to the better understanding of the different perspectives and realities that will make joint collaborative work possible and reign in this dramatic disease."--Mirta Rosas, Director, Pan American Health Organization


"AIDS in Latin America by Tim Frasca is a long-awaited book for health policymakers, not only in that part of the world but everywhere. Frasca's insightful investigation of the impact of AIDS in Latin America is an important contribution to understanding and addressing future public health policies, treatment, and prevention of this disease."-- Isabel Letelier, Human Rights Activist and Vice President of CIPRESS Foundation, Santiago

"Tim Frasca's book on the history of AIDS in Latin America is a fascinating and critical journey exploring AIDS-related social and political response--both positive and negative--on the part of government and civil society on this continent. One gets a clear and moving picture of what AIDS can do to people and what people can do in response."--Frans Mom, Senior Policy Officer, Human Institute for Cooperation with Developing Countries (Hivos), The Netherlands

About the Author

Tim Frasca is a noted authority on AIDS in Latin America and the Director of the CIPRESS Foundation in Santiago, dedicated to sexual health promotion. He lives in New York City. The research for this book was funded by a grant from the Ford Foundation.