HIV/AIDS and Discrimination: A Discussion Paper. Table of Contents. HIV/AIDS and Discrimination: A Discussion Paper by Theodore de Bruyn © Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and Canadian AIDS Society‚ Montréal‚ 1998 ISBN 1-896735-14-2 Table of Contents To download and/or print: Index of retrievable components To browse online: Links to main sections of this Table of Contents: Diversity‚ Stigma‚ Discrimination‚ and Vulnerability Current Problems for People with HIV/AIDS The Experience
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E F E R E N C E B U R E A U HOW HIV AND AIDS AFFECT POPULATIONS by Lori S. Ashford T he AIDS epidemic is one of the most destructive health crises of modern times‚ ravaging families and communities throughout the world. By 2005‚ more than 25 million people had died and an estimated 39 million were living with HIV. An estimated 4 million people were newly infected with HIV in 2005—95 percent of them in sub-Saharan Africa‚ Eastern Europe‚ or Asia. While
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The AIDS epidemic claimed more than 3 million lives in 2002‚and an estimated 5 million people acquired the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in 2002 - bringing to 42 million the number of people globally living with the virus. As the world enters the third decade of the AIDS epidemic‚ the evidence of its impact is undeniable. Wherever the epidemic has spread unchecked‚ it is robbing countries of the resources and capacities on which human security and development depend. In some regions‚ HIV/AIDS
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What is HIV? What is AIDS? Two big questions which have been answered only recently. What we still don ’t understand is what HIV and AIDS bring to. Is it just death and physical sufferings? No. There is much more. Alongside these first problems there are other secondary problems which are not usually thought of. I will talk about the sociological‚ economic and ethical issues surrounding the availability of treatment in different countries‚ but first I must explain what HIV and AIDS are. Basically
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HIV/AIDS a Communicable Disease Jennifer Hudson August 20‚ 2010 A communicable disease is an illness that is spread through contact of germs and bacteria. Humans‚ animals and foods are all transporters of germs and bacteria that can deliver a contagious illness from one host to another. An effortless touch or swapping of fluids is all that germs and bacteria need to spread. There are several pertinent communicable diseases in the World today. For the purposes of this paper‚ we will focus on
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HIV/AIDS Throughout history‚ few illnesses have carried as much significance as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome or AIDS. Similar human catastrophes have presented in our history such as‚ bubonic plague‚ leprosy and tuberculosis. All of these dreaded sicknesses have caused pain and suffering across cultures. Pain is associated with the physical distress of the patient‚ suffering is culturally distinctive‚ it describes the affliction of the human spirit and how community members cope with it.
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HIV is the virus that is commonly transmitted sexually and can develop into AIDS. In the U.S. gay and bisexual of all races are the most severely affected by HIV. HIV can also spread through breast milk‚ blood‚ and needles either through drug use or the use of an unsterile needles when getting a tattoo. Over 1 million people in the U.S. are currently living with HIV and 1 in 7 don’t know it. In the world‚ there are estimated 42 million people that are living with HIV/AIDS. The area with the majority
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Develop a Country with AIDS One often hears that the drug is a ladder to be a developed country. When every illness has its own cure‚ there will be no health problems that we have to consider. Therefore‚ everyone can work hard‚ achieve his or her own success‚ and juxtapose the welfare of the country. But‚ is it true that drug will only bring favorable effects to the society? Is it true that drug is the heavenly way to achieve prosperity? When we talk about drugs‚ we cannot ignore one of the deadliest
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The Facts about HIV & AIDS After working in the healthcare field for a few years‚ I have come to the disturbing conclusion that there are still so many of us that have no knowledge of this deadly epidemic that’s spreading across the U.S.. This disease is called Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome commonly known as AIDS. AIDS is caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus‚ also known as HIV. This disease is one of the leading
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We are the change we have been waiting for: young people taking responsibility for their sexual and reproductive health Abstract The aim of this prevention plan is to increase knowledge and uptake of family planning (FP) options‚ and to promote HIV and STI prevention among young
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