AIDS in Nigeria
A Nation on the Threshold

Every minute a Nigerian man, woman, or child becomes infected with HIV. Soon Nigeria will be home to more people living with HIV than any other country in Africa. With 5 percent of its inhabitants already infected, Nigeria has reached the critical threshold that can catapult rates to nearly 40 percent of a country’s population. The full magnitude of Nigeria’s epidemic will be determined by its response now.

AIDS in Nigeria: A Nation on the Threshold is intended to help guide that response. Written by dozens of the country’s leading HIV experts, the book explores the dynamics of the epidemic, analyzes prevention efforts, identifies crucial gaps, and formulates effective strategies for controlling the epidemic. Complementing the experts’ words are the dramatic portraits of people whose lives have been forever transformed by AIDS. Their stories reveal the human costs of the epidemic–and the courage required to overcome it.

The book’s reach extends beyond Nigeria’s borders, offering not only valuable lessons for other countries, but also inspiration, as it reveals a nation’s determination to redirect what may seem like an inevitable, tragic course. The book is available for purchase through Harvard University Press: www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog/ADEAID.html.