The Republic of Therapy: Triage and Sovereignty in West Africa’s Time of AIDS (Body, Commodity, Text)
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The Republic of Therapy: Triage and Sovereignty in West Africa’s Time of AIDS (Body, Commodity, Text)

by Vinh-Kim Nguyen

Public Health African Studies medical anthropology
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Explores HIV/AIDS treatment, triage, and sovereignty in West Africa through ethnographic research on global health and local governance.

ISBN-13 9780822348740 ASIN 0822348748 Views 151 Publisher Duke University Press Year 2010 Edition 1 Format Paperback Product Group Book Pages 256 Adult No Created April 12, 2026 Updated August 13, 2026
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This book examines the politics of HIV/AIDS treatment programs in West Africa.

It explores how triage practices shape access to therapy and influence ideas of sovereignty.

The work draws on ethnographic research conducted during the height of the epidemic.

Nguyen analyzes the intersection of global health initiatives and local realities.

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