PPT-Dr. Kechi Achebe, Senior Director HIV/AIDS & TB

Integrated Community Case Management One Opportunity for Integrating HIVTB The Malawi Experience Outline CCM Elements Main S ub S trategies Program R equirements and Benefits Adaptation considerations. Generally HIV and AIDS are concentrated in urban areas so states reporting higher rates of persons living with a diagnosis of HIV infection or AIDS usually contain major metropolitan areas where their epidemics are focused However some generalities Treating the Symptoms with Vitamins and Herbs. MDyer_HW499-01_Unit 4 Assignment. Agenda. Discuss the general description of the HIV/AIDS virus. Review symptoms of the virus. Discuss current treatment. What Are HIV and AIDS. 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.. Famous Nigerian author – best known for ‘Things Fall Apart’ (1958). This was a reaction to Conrad’s ‘Heart of Darkness’. (The inspiration for Apocalypse Now). Vultures. This is the name of the next poem you are going to study. . Things Fall Apart. Born Albert . Chinualumogu. Achebe in 1930 in Nigeria. Born to Ibo parents who were deeply Protestant; he was raised in the Protestant denomination. Highly educated, often wrote about world religion and traditional African culture. . Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. HIV/AIDS. HIV-Human Immunodeficiency Virus. AIDS-Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Normal: T-Cell Count of 800-1200 cells/mm3. Low: T-Cell Count of 650-800 cells/mm3. . HIV/AIDS Surveillance Program. Division of STD and HIV. Office of Epidemiology and Prevention Services. Bureau for Public Health. West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources. Prepared by: William Hoffman, MPH. Tessa Englund, and Xiaolu Hou. Source: http://hiv.health.gov.tt/. Objectives. Examine HIV’s history, etiology, & effects on the human body. Explain the impact of HIV on nutritional status & vice versa . Dr . Flavia. Senkubuge. Specialist Public Health Medicine. University of Pretoria. 28 February 2011. Introduction. HIV&AIDS remains of Public Health concern in Africa. Significant strides made but much still to be achieved. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. HIV/AIDS. HIV-Human Immunodeficiency Virus. AIDS-Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Normal: T-Cell Count of 800-1200 cells/mm3. Low: T-Cell Count of 650-800 cells/mm3. . 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 . Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. HIV/AIDS. HIV-Human Immunodeficiency Virus. AIDS-Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Normal: T-Cell Count of 800-1200 cells/mm3. Low: T-Cell Count of 650-800 cells/mm3. 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. 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. .