Mr. Bush Goes to Africa
Posted on February 16, 2008 - Filed Under AIDS, Africa, Bush
For the second time in his presidency, George Bush is visiting Africa.
Perhaps the most positive enduring legacy of the Bush Admininstration will be the funding it alloted for wildly successful programs in Africa that have helped those struggling with HIV/AIDS and other aliments common in impoverished nations.
Bush wants his trip to focus on the successes […]
Bush Leaves Historic Legacy on Global Battle Against AIDS
Posted on January 5, 2008 - Filed Under AIDS, Bush
Have you ever heard of Pepfar?
In the United States the term isn’t a blip on the political or policy radar screen, unless you are a public health policy wonk. But Pepfar, short for, President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, is one of the most important achievements of the Bush administration. Since […]
A Report from Zambia
Posted on December 14, 2007 - Filed Under AIDS, Africa
iConflict contributor Henry Namwenda, of the Youth Development Foundation in Zambia, just sent us an update on his work in Zambia.
This nation is riddled with high rates of HIV infection. A trend that grew exponentially since his country banned condom distribution in all schools. Young people like Henry (he is 19 and already making a […]
Fighting HIV/AIDS in Zambia
Posted on November 28, 2007 - Filed Under AIDS, Africa
20% of the entire Zambian population has AIDS, according to the 2006 Global Report on the Epidemic. The illness affects more women than men in sub-Sahara Africa. With half of the Zambian population under the age of 15, it has been estimated that there are 710,000 AIDS orphans in the nation. Faced […]
Read More..>>Fighting back in Zambia against HIV/AIDS
Posted on November 26, 2007 - Filed Under AIDS, Africa
As HIV/AIDS roars through Africa, how does government respond to such a crisis? In Zambia, starting in 2004, they banned condom distribution in all schools. Today, more and more young people of this African nation are afflicted with the virus.
iConflict friend and contributor Henry Namwenda of Zambia gave us some interesting information (as […]
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