AIDS, security and governance in Southern Africa: Exploring the impact

This research paper examines the potential impacts of HIV/AIDS on security and governance in Southern Africa, a region with the highest global HIV prevalence. It explores how the epidemic undermines human capital and economic development by primarily affecting individuals in their prime working years.

• HIV/AIDS is expected to undermine the foundations of human and economic development by damaging health and the development of human capital, although the specific details of this impact are not yet fully understood.
• The epidemic primarily risks individuals in the prime of their lives, specifically parents and workers, creating a complex web of interrelated effects that impact individuals, households, economies, and states.
• The consequences of the epidemic are only beginning to be fully appreciated two decades after global recognition, and the scale of illness and death is expected to affect both current and future generations.

APA

Pharoah, R., & Schönteich, M. (n.d.). AIDS, security and governance in Southern Africa: Exploring the impact. Institute for Security Studies. https://issafrica.org/research/papers/aids-security-and-governance-in-southern-africa-exploring-the-impact

Chicago

Pharoah, Robyn, and Martin Schönteich. AIDS, security and governance in Southern Africa: Exploring the impact. Institute for Security Studies, n.d. https://issafrica.org/research/papers/aids-security-and-governance-in-southern-africa-exploring-the-impact.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{pharoahndaids, author = {Pharoah, Robyn and Schönteich, Martin}, title = {{AIDS, security and governance in Southern Africa: Exploring the impact}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, url = {https://issafrica.org/research/papers/aids-security-and-governance-in-southern-africa-exploring-the-impact}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }