Young People: The Greatest Hope for Turning the Tide Young people remain at the centre of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in terms of rates of infection‚ vulnerability‚ impact‚ and potential for change. They have grown up in a world changed by AIDS but many still lack comprehensive and correct knowledge about how to prevent HIV infection. This situation persists even though the world has agreed that young people have the human right to education‚ information and services that could protect them from harm
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CHAPTER ONE- Introduction 1.1Background HIV and AIDS is a major health problem in developing countries. An estimated million people living with HIV or AIDS worldwide and more than 3 million die every year from AIDS-related illnesses. At of the end of 2007‚ WHO/UNAIDS estimated that 70‚256 people out of the total population of 25.2 million people were living with HIV‚ indicating a prevalence of about 0.55 % in the adult population in Nepal‚ though only 10‚546 cases have been reported. Out of 28
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EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT (General Environment) A company like Teva Pharmaceuticals is subject to all of the factors of the external environment given the nature of its business and global expansion. Pharmaceuticals is an industry where high profits can be achieved‚ but it is also an extremely challenging business when one considers all of the political/legal aspects involving government regulation and patents. Every country has strict regulation and testing requirements for drugs that affect companies
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Effect of HIV/AIDs on Society 72 Since the beginning of the epidemic more than 15 million Africans have died from AIDS. Nearly two-thirds of all people living with HIV are found in sub-Saharan Africa‚ although this region contains only about 10% of the world’s population. The Impact on the Health Sector This epidemic has an extraordinary burden on already troubled health sector. As the epidemic matures‚ the demand for care for those living with HIV rises‚ as does the toll of AIDS on health
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What is AIDS? AIDS‚ which stands for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome‚ is a human disease caused by HIV‚ the human immunodeficiency virus. In this disease‚ the immune system gradually becomes less effective‚ which leads to more and more opportunistic infections and tumors. It is transmitted when a bodily fluid‚ for example blood‚ semen‚ or breast milk‚ of an infected individual comes into direct contact with a mucous membrane or blood stream of another individual. Although most commonly thought
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API PRESENTATTION Some Definitions- Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API): A substance or compound that is intended to be used in the manufacture of a pharmaceutical product as a therapeutically active compound (ingredient) Enantiomers: cpds with same molecular formula as substance but differ in spatial arrangement of atoms and are non-superimpossable mirror images Polymorphism: Occurrence of different crystalline forms of the same substance Degradation product : Molecule resulting
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HIV/AIDS-- A Deadly Disease HIV and AIDS are a silent killer virus that many people have today‚ and even more that do not even know they have it. With the millions of viruses and diseases in the world‚ HIV and AIDS are the two that struck the world by surprise‚ becoming one of the most serious and most common diseases not just in the United States‚ but also around the world. HIV and AIDS is caused by genetics‚ accidental contamination‚ and sex; it therefore leads to medical doctors trying to find
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INTRODUCTION First aid is the immediate assistance or treatment given to someone injured or suddenly taken ill before the arrival of an ambulance‚ doctor‚ or other appropriate qualified persons. It is a skill‚ based on knowledge‚ training and experience. First aid training is important as it is relevant at home‚ work place or industries and any other place. The term “FIRST AIDER” is usually applied to someone who has completed a theoretical and practical instruction course‚ and passed a professionally
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are able to own local industries. On the other hand‚ they are being used due to the lack of capital and technology. Enables the entry of foreign goods and encourages competition with local products. Foreign products have much lesser prices that’s why it is able to eliminate local competitions. It paved the way for the collapse of many local industries though it increased foreign trade. Along with this the limitation on imports is being enforced to protect local industries. THE MEANING OF DEREGULATION
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development of the Band-Aid and its spreading significance after WWII. Introduction I. Attention Getter: Who hasn’t used a Band-Aid? It would be impossible not to in a world full poor judgment‚ reckless behavior‚ and clumsiness. II. Speaker Credibility: I’m sure all of us can think of a time probably recently that you have needed a Band-Aid. III. Relevance to Your Audience: As someone who is a frequent user of Band-Aids‚ I have done research on the invention of the Band-Aid and will share it with
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