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| This poster was produced
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HIV/AIDS
The number of people living with AIDS worldwide now exceeds 40
million, equal the population of Spain. Africa, where more
than nine countries have prevalence rates of 15% or more, has
been the hardest hit region. Governments, organizations
and many anthropologists are working to prevent AIDS and to address
the need for medical care and social services for the sick and
their families.
Why We
Should Be Concerned (Susan Hunter)
In May, US President Bush signed the HIV/AIDS Act. Under
this legislation, the US will provide $15 billion over five years
in an attempt to prevent 7 million new infections, treat 2 million
HIV-infected people and care for 10 million HIV-infected individuals
and AIDS orphans in the most afflicted countries in Africa and
the Caribbean.
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| Rose, an AIDS patient whose
husband died in 1997, and her daughter get treatment for simple
ailments in a sub-dispensary in Uganda. Photo by Jane Nandawula/World
Vision. |
To read more about President Bush's HIV/AIDS Iniatives, see the
White House's website at:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/hivaids/ .
For more information on the HIV/AIDS Act, see: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c108:1:./temp/~c108Kwc0P3::
President Bush’s HIV/AIDS initiative has sparked debate,
predominantly on his use of Uganda’s ABC (Abstain, Be Faithful,
or Use a Condom) strategy of prevention. Anthropologists
in the September and October AN s comment on the ABC model,
new challenges to the AIDS prevention paradigm, and possible new
approaches to address these challenges.
Male Attitudes Key Target in War on AIDS: S African Activists Working to Change Views About Women, by Laurie Goering, Dec 16, 2005, Chicago Tribune.
EngenderHealth is an organization in South Africa workshopping with men to educate them about HIV prevention and changing their social attitudes towards women in an effort to combat rampant spread of HIV.
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