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Title: The Pandemic of HIV-AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa
Authors: Rogers, Edward
Keywords: HIV-AIDS
Pandemic
Africa
Epidemic
Issue Date: 2002
Publisher: Roma: The General Curiae of the Society of Jesus, 2002.
Citation: Year Book of the Society of Jesus
Series/Report no.: Jesuit Year Book, 2002;p.69-74
Abstract: In Africa it is not possible to obtain long-term care in hospitals for AIDS patients because of the high cost and the lack of facilities. Home-based care is a new and vital form of apostolate for Christians. The plight of the orphan children is heartbreaking....
Description: The AIDS health crisis has affected Africa with particular virulence. More than 34 million people live with HIV-AIDS, and about 19 million (one third of whom are children) have died since the beginning of the epidemic. Confronted with this tragic reality, what can the Jesuits do?
URI: http://sources.jhia.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/378
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