Can a developing country support the welfare needs of children affected by AIDS? Considering the issues in Zambia
McPherson,M.F.
Ids Bulletin: 5, 94-99
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0308-5872 DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2008.tb00500.xDocument Number: 236147
This article discusses why developing countries with high-prevalence generalised HIV epidemics cannot meet the welfare needs of children affected by AIDS. In accordance with instructions guiding the debate, this article argues that meeting the needs of children affected by AIDS (defined to include primary healthcare, education and social welfare) would impose such a heavy burden on society that it would divert resources from meeting legitimate needs of others who are deprived.