PPT-Country Presentation (Drugs and HIV/AIDS)

Nepal Dr Krishna Kumar Rai Director National Centre for AIDS and STD Control Ministry of Health and Population National structures in response to HIVAIDS National AIDS Council NAC headed by the Prime Minister. The . Black Market and . Safety. Jim Dahl, Board Member, PSM. August 4, 2014. Today’s presentation. Meet the Partnership for Safe Medicines . Black market . medicine . in the . US. Why . is the black market a problem?. Introduction. “HIV” stands for “human immunodeficiency virus” which is the cause of AIDS (“acquired immunological deficiency syndrome”). The number who have died from AIDS since the epidemic began in the late 1970s is estimated to be around 30 million. . Canadian Attitudes on HIV and AIDS: What the latest national survey is telling us. . Insights and analysis from a First Nations Perspective. April, 19. th. , 2012, Montreal, QC. Prepared by: Jessica Demeria, Sexual Health Policy Analyst. The . Black Market and . Safety. Jim Dahl, Board Member, PSM. August 4, 2014. Today’s presentation. Meet the Partnership for Safe Medicines . Black market . medicine . in the . US. Why . is the black market a problem?. Introduction (I). Introduction (II). Introduction (III). Rates of Adults and Adolescents Living with Diagnosed HIV Infection . Year-end 2014—United States and 6 Dependent Areas. N = 970,319 Total Rate = 360.0. Year-end Data by Year of Report, as of . 12/31/2014. Year-end Data by Year of . Diagnosis, . as of . 06/30/2015. HIV Infection in Florida. Into the Third Decade. An Historical Perspective. 1981 - . 2014. New Orleans, LA . December 15, 2015 . Laura Cheever, MD, . ScM. Associate Administrator. Department of Health and Human Services. Health Resources and Services Administration. AIDS- Acquired . I. mmune . D. eficiency Syndrome, is a serious viral disease that destroys the body’s immune . system. HIV-The virus (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) that causes AIDS.. Of the 40,000 new HIV infections each year, half of those occur in people younger than 25 years old. . H. uman. . I. mmunodeficiency. . V. irus. A . virus spread through body fluids that affects specific cells of the immune system, called CD4 cells, or T . cells. A virus that kills . the body’s CD4 cells . Working at NGOs and FBOs in Malawi . Background . Social Problem . HIV/AIDS Pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa . HIV/AIDS Stigma . Purpose of the Study . To explore how people working at NGOs and FBOs in Malawi experience and understand HIV/AIDS stigmas in relation to their religious beliefs. HIV1 and slower to progress to AIDS.. Most cases are due to type1.. Modes of transmission. 1-sexual.. 2- perinatal.. 3-parenteral(occupational and intravenous drug injection).. 4- blood transfusion.. HIV/AIDS Surveillance System. http://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/hiv/stats/index.html. Introduction (I). These three introduction slides provide a general context for the data used to create this slide set. If you have questions about any of the slides, please refer to the . HPA 310. Final Project. Does HIV mean . Someone has. . AIDS?. The . terms “. HIV. ” and “. AIDS. ” can be confusing because both terms refer to the same disease. .. -. HIV . refers to the virus itself. . Biology Trending, 4e. Eli Minkoff and Jennifer Hood-DeGrenier. AIDS is an immune system deficiency. AIDS is caused by a virus called HIV. Discovery of the connection between HIV and AIDS. Establishing cause and effect.