Covering a large number of Asian countries and based on actual experiences from the field, this volume will be invaluable for all those engaged in combating HIV throughout the world. In particular it will be of immense use to all those involved in HIV/AIDS control programmes, public health professionals, health care workers and health administrators, as also to International agencies, NGOs and community-based organizations dealing with Aids.

Besides being a must read for gay activists and organizations, the book will also be a useful resource for gay activists and organizations, the book will also be a useful resource for Post Graduate students and academics working in the fields of sexuality studies, feminism and alternative literature.

This book is the first detailed assessment and discussion of the global health implications of flooding and future flood risk. It combines an analysis of the human health impacts of flooding with analysis of individual and societal response to those risks, and set these findings in light of potential future increases in flood hazard as a result of climate change.

The objective of this visit was also to develop fraternity among the workers groups and identify some issues on which joint action is possible. This report is written with the hope that reader will fill the gaps in the information and help the workers of South Asia to initiate a struggle for a better workplace.

This book opens a path between traditional government-based and market-based responses to the lack of health care for the very poor people of our planet, maintaining a role for the government in furthering social goals through micro insurance while also creating a favorable market environment.

The mental health is an integral aspect of our everyday lives. The causes of mental ill health as well as mental health is located in the political, socio-cultural, economic and environmental factors surrounding a person’s life.

Environmental issues are seen in an anthropocentric perspective that seeks to bring about change in the behaviour of human societies through appropriate governance systems, human-nature interactions and the use of science and technology.

With special focus on rural India, this report addresses the roles of different levels of government and the institutional arrangements involved in the provision of key services, for example, education, health, and drinking water supply. This report will interest scholars and practitioners in the area of public policy generally.