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A collection of feature articles dealing with HIV/AIDS
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| Feature Articles | Youth Take Aim Against AIDS
An IDRC-supported project in Peru employs youthful creativity and advanced communication technology in the battle against HIV/AIDS. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-101042-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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HIV/AIDS and Food Insecurity: Double Jeopardy
In 1989, while working at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Stuart Gillespie spent six months examining the connection between HIV/AIDS and food security. It quickly became clear to him that the epidemic's long-term impacts could have a devastating effect on hunger throughout the developing world. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-100661-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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“How Will It Help Veronica?…”
During my trip to Uganda, one individual stayed with me throughout my travels, so much so, that “How will it help Veronica?” became a mantra for the trip. — ICT4D Director, Richard Fuchs. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-91905-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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Learning Lessons from Traditional Leaders in Ghana
In Ghana, traditional leaders are at the forefront in the struggle against HIV/AIDS. Chiefs and queen mothers are regaining their authority and assuming active roles as partners in development, working to alleviate the social, economic, and health consequences of AIDS in their communities. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-82924-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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Recognition and Respect for African Traditional Medicine
The great majority of Africans routinely use the services of traditional healers for primary health care. Recognizing that traditional medicine is “the most affordable and accessible system of health care for the majority of the African rural population,” the Organization for African Unity (now the African Union) declared 2001-2010 to be the Decade for African Traditional Medicine. It is but one recent initiative to valorize this essential health care system, as participants at the International Symposium on Biodiversity and Health discovered. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-55582-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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Viewpoint: SARS, AIDS, and Public Health
For most of the past century, the spread of mysterious, frightening infectious diseases is something that’s occurred mostly in poorer parts of the planet. Enter Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), which has suddenly put Canada on the same plane — in the eyes of much of the world — as rural China. Tragic as it has been, Canada’s experience of SARS has a potentially positive outgrowth. It can drive home some critical lessons about public health that many developing countries have paid dearly to learn. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-32213-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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The AIDS Crisis at South African Universities
In the next few weeks the new school year will begin across South Africa's college campuses. Sadly, many of our students will not return from the summer recess. Lack of money is the most frequent explanation. The real reason may be AIDS. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-5398-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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In profile: IDRC awardee Anna-Marie Ball
IDRC Doctoral Awardee Anna-Marie Ball devoted her doctoral research to the social and cultural factors related to sexual risk and the spread of AIDS among the youth of Botswana. Her one-year investigation has revealed important subtleties in the risk and extent of HIV infection and provides insights for new approaches to AIDS education. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-5037-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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