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HIV/AIDS IN AFRICA-THE ROLE OF THE MEDICAL STUDENT

HIV/AIDS IN AFRICA-THE ROLE OF THE MEDICAL STUDENT. J.OLIVER-COMMEY (MWACP,MPH) PHYSICIAN FEVERS’ UNIT/KORLE-BU TEACHING HOSPITAL. OUTLINE. EPIDEMIOLOGY IN AFRICA IMPACT OF HIV/AIDS IN AFRICA ROLE OF THE MEDICAL STUDENT CONCLUSION. Global summary of the AIDS epidemic December 2008.

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HIV/AIDS IN AFRICA-THE ROLE OF THE MEDICAL STUDENT

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  1. HIV/AIDS IN AFRICA-THE ROLE OF THE MEDICAL STUDENT J.OLIVER-COMMEY (MWACP,MPH) PHYSICIAN FEVERS’ UNIT/KORLE-BU TEACHING HOSPITAL

  2. OUTLINE • EPIDEMIOLOGY IN AFRICA • IMPACT OF HIV/AIDS IN AFRICA • ROLE OF THE MEDICAL STUDENT • CONCLUSION

  3. Global summary of the AIDS epidemic December 2008 Number of people living with HIV in 2008 Total33.4 million Adults 31.3 million Women 15.7 million Children under 15 years 2.1 million Total2.7 million Adults 2.3 million Children under 15 years 430 000 Total2.0 million Adults 1.7 million Children under 15 years 280 000 People newly infected with HIV in 2008 AIDS-related deaths in 2008

  4. “AIDS in africa started as a rumour. Then we found we were dealing with a disease. Then we realised that it was an epidemic. And now we have accepted it as a tragedy”(Ugandan epidemiologist)

  5. EPIDEMIOLOGY • SSA more heavily affected by HIV/AIDS than any region in the world • 22.4 million live with HIV, i.e 2/3 of the global total • In 2008, 1.4 million people died of AIDS in SSA, 1.9 million became infected • Since the beginning of the epidemic > 14million people have lost one/both parents to AIDS.

  6. EPID(contd) • Prevalence rates vary across Africa • < 1% in countries like Senegal • b/n 5.1%-6% in Gabon and Nigeria • Thru 15-27% in some southern african countries like Swaziland.

  7. SSA FACES A TRIPLE CHALLENGE • Providing health care, ART treatment and support to a growing population of people with HIV related illnesses. • Reducing the annual toll of new HIV infections by enabling individuals to protect themselves and others. • Coping with the impact of over 20 million AIDS deaths, orphans and other survivors, community and national development

  8. So How can we help?

  9. “without education,AIDS will continue its rampant spread. With AIDS out of control, education will be out of reach.(PETER PIOT-DIRECTOR UNAIDS)

  10. EDUCATION • ADVOCACY • HELPING TO ACHIEVE UNIVERSAL ACCESS • HELPING TO ACHIEVE A PARADIGM SHIFT

  11. “If we can get cold coca cola and beer to every remote corner of Africa, it should not be impossible to do the same with HIV drugs”(JOEP LANGE-PRESIDENT OF IAS)

  12. A lot done but more to do!

  13. CONCLUSION • As medical students we have an enormous task • HIV/AIDS in Africa needs not to be accepted as a tragedy, victory is possible. • FAMSA can and Has to lead the way for the next generation of leaders.

  14. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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