HIV/AIDS and Public Health
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Infectious Disease Epidemiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2022) | Viewed by 5314
Special Issue Editor
Interests: HIV prevention and care; maternal health; hypertensive diseases of pregnancy; child health and health systems research
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recent events such as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic have had significant effects on public health worldwide. These dual threats have the potential to act synergistically, with severe impacts. At the same time, major advances have been made to mitigate the worst effects and prevent impacts on public health. These include the rapid development of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, especially those based on mRNA technology, as well the movement to more “green” technologies such as solar and wind.
Countries, groups, and individuals who are disadvantaged may be even more affected by these changes. Poor countries may be impacted by droughts and severe storms, with resulting disruptions in food supplies, accommodation, etc., precipitating movements in population. This includes people living with HIV (PLHIV). This Special Issue on HIV/AIDS and Public Health is focused on examining the following questions:
- How will climate change, including efforts to mitigate its effects, affect HIV/AIDS and PLHIV?
- How might climate change and the risk of infectious disease pandemics together affect PLHIV and HIV/AIDS?
- Can the monitoring and evaluation strategies developed for COVID-19 be utilized for HIV/AIDS?
- How might the development of mRNA technologies be utilized in the development of an HIV vaccine?
- Will the pathobiology and epidemiology of the HIV virus be significantly transformed by climate change and interaction with other viruses (e.g., SARS-CoV-2)?
Prof. Dr. Godfrey Woelk
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- HIV/AIDS
- HIV prevention and care
- HIV virus
- vaccines
- public health
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