PPT-Overview of HIV & AIDS in Africa

Dr Flavia Senkubuge Specialist Public Health Medicine University of Pretoria 28 February 2011 Introduction HIVampAIDS remains of Public Health concern in Africa Significant strides made but much still to be achieved. 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. Famine. A famine is a wide-spread and severe shortage of food affecting large numbers of people. . Natural causes include droughts, floods, earthquakes, insect plagues, and plant disease.. Famine, continued. Intergenerational Health Risks . Don Operario. Department of Community Health. Brown University. Research Collaborators. Oxford University. Lucie Cluver, Caroline Kuo, Tyler Lane. University of Cape Town. from UNAIDS / WHO. The Gap report: UNAIDS report on the global AIDS . epidemic. . AIDS PANDEMIC. “. We all have AIDS. ... The earth has AIDS”. Donald Berwick, CEO, Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Lasting Legacy of Imperialism. Factors that Impacted the Economic and Political Success of Newly Liberated Nations. :. . Did the nation fight to become free?. How enlightened had the colonizing power been? Had it educated a native elite, leaving behind politicians, economists, and trained personnel with practical skills?. Alison Galdys, MD. ID Clinical Case Conference. 21 February 2017. HPI. 35 y/o woman with uncontrolled HIV presents with a chief complaint of dizziness on 1/1/2017. Worst when lying down and when walking. Problems after Independence. By 1980 most of Africa was free from European rule. . However, many of the newly independent countries are facing many problems. . Key Vocabulary . Civil War: . A war between groups or regions of the same country in order to gain political power. . Problems after Independence. By 1980 most of Africa was free from European rule. . However, many of the newly independent countries are facing many problems. . Key Vocabulary . Civil War: . A war between groups or regions of the same country in order to gain political power. . SS7CG3 The student will analyze how politics in Africa impacts standard of living. . a. . Compare how various factors, including gender, affect access to education in Kenya and Sudan. . b. . Describe the impact of government stability on the distribution of resources to combat AIDS and famine across Africa.. in the Automotive Sector?. An imperative for a . comprehensive assessment tool. Dr Jill Von Der Marwitz (D Cur). &. Dr Liana Steenkamp. (Research Associate). HIV and AIDS Research Unit. , Summerstrand South Campus. 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. AN HIVU EVENT AND SEMINAR Hn 2007 tOe “Broken Women, HeMling TrMditions?” project received tOe “Oslo FeleNrMtions ScOolMrsOip”, which was awarded by the Norwegian Ministry of Research and   The End of AIDS?AIDS is not over. Not by a long shot. and AIDS in recent years, the infection continues to ravage 1.2 million people died from AIDS-related causes and 2.1 HIV. Last year, both two-thir