Essays about: "HIV AIDS poverty"

Showing result 26 - 28 of 28 essays containing the words HIV AIDS poverty.

  1. 26. Minor field study: AIDS - how it affects the elders and the social system in Zambian society

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Maja Fink Axelsen; [2006]
    Keywords : medical anthropology; AIDS; Zambia; extended family network; socialantropologi; Cultural anthropology; ethnology; Kulturantropologi; etnologi; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : AIDS has a great impact on the life of the individual in Zambian society but also the collectiveness of family households and local community life is highly affected by the death of many individuals and family members. It is mainly adults in their working age 15-50 whom are sexually active, that gets infected with HIV and die. READ MORE

  3. 27. The Silent War in Africa - HIV/AIDS as a Security Threat in Sub-Saharan Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sara Nyström; [2006]
    Keywords : HIV AIDS; Africa; Security; State Capacity; Political Will; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In 2000 the UN Security Council declared HIV/AIDS a risk to national and international security. No region in the world is as affected by the pandemic as sub-Saharan Africa, which hosts 64% of the world's HIV/AIDS cases. In this thesis we take a close look at the security implications of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa. READ MORE

  4. 28. The HIPC-initiative and poverty alleviation : An analysis of Mozambique

    University essay from Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Erika Sahlin; [2005]
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    Abstract : This paper deals with the relationship between the highly indebted poor countries (HIPC) debt relief initiative and the incidence of poverty in Mozambique. In order to get assistance under the enhanced HIPC initiative, a plan for reducing poverty has to be provided. READ MORE