Essays about: "ESSAY OF HIV AIDS"

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  1. 1. Why people with HIV are let to die - Analysing medical ethics, drug patents and activism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Viktor Östlund; [2012]
    Keywords : politics; economists; bio technicians; hippocratic oath; geneva; udhr; human rights; bureaucracy; genocide; holocaust; economic theory; business; pharmaceutical; patents; fda; arv; azt; antiretroviral; medicine; drugs; generic; thailand; india; south africa; usa; hiv; aids; clinton; anthrax; trips; third world; developing countries; rich countries; mänskliga rättigheter; bush; mbeki; homocide; nelson mandela; conspiracies; Science General;

    Abstract : In this essay it will be analysed why people in need of HIV-medicine do not get access to them, which has so far resulted in millions of seemingly unnecessary deaths. It will be discussed what responsibilities scientists have and what people can or should do to claim rights to medicine. READ MORE

  3. 2. Social Marketing : A way to reach and empower vulnerable people through prevention work against the spread of HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Ethiopia

    University essay from Institutionen för socialvetenskap

    Author : Matilda Johansson; [2012]
    Keywords : Ethiopia; Social Marketing; HIV AIDS; Sexually Transmitted Infections; STIs; Prevention work; Female sex workers; Condom use; Empowerment;

    Abstract : Millions of people in the world are infected by HIV/AIDS or/and other Sexually Transmitted Infections, STIs. Ethiopia is, with its population on almost 94 million people, one of the worst affected countries. READ MORE

  4. 3. HIV/AIDS and Stigma in Vietnam

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

    Author : Thi Minh Thu Tran; [2011]
    Keywords : Vietnam.; HIV AIDS; stigma; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : HIV/AIDS puts people in many disadvantages such as losing health, losing income and reducing life expectancy. However, another grave problem of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHAs) is HIV-related stigma. Stigma makes their lives worse in many aspects materially, physically and mentally. READ MORE

  5. 4. Compulsory licensing under the TRIPS Agreement: A tool for Developing Countries' access to Technology Transfer

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Sylvia Fodor; [2011]
    Keywords : Intellectual Property Law; Developing countries; the TRIPS Agreement.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In an era of globalization, international legal frameworks and vigorous international politics, we cannot refrain from hearing about the extensive health crisis of the developing world. HIV/AIDS, Malaria and drug resistant tuberculosis are only a few of the widespread disease which appear almost surreal to the citizens of the industrial world. READ MORE

  6. 5. "Putting AIDS in its Place" : How HIV/AIDS affects livelihood strategies in Mwanza City, Tanzania

    University essay from Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Gustaf Norlén; [2010]
    Keywords : HIV AIDS; Livelihood; Household; Mwanza; Tanzania; Vulnerability; Informalisation; Social Capital; Strategies; Urban areas;

    Abstract : The general aim of this essay is to situate the AIDS-epidemic in its socio-economic context, in order to see how HIV/AIDS affects households at a micro level. The material for the study was gathered during a minor field study conducted in Mwanza City, Tanzania. READ MORE