HIV prevention and public morality in Pakistan: the secular normativity of development
Anthropol Med. 2023 Nov 2:1-16. doi: 10.1080/13648470.2023.2254274. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTReligious leaders, development experts and state officials in Pakistan were brought together on shared platforms to negotiate a morally-appropriate but scientifically informed response to HIV. Instead of dialogue and negotiation in line with the secular ideal of development, the moral authority of the religious figure compelled others to forefront the conservative in them, thereby undermining the goal of HIV prevention in the country. The everyday practices of state officials and health experts were already infused with Islami...
Source: Anthropology and Medicine - November 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ayaz Qureshi Source Type: research
