HIV/AIDS en de ontwikkelingslanden
Since its outbreak, AIDS has caused the deaths of more than 20 million people. It has orphaned more than 13 million children -- a number that is expected to triple by 2010. And in the developing world, it continues to erode prospects for development in countries where men and women, in their most productive years, are dying and societal and family structures are coming undone.
Today, more than 95 percent of the estimated 40 million people infected with the HIV virus live in the developing world. In poor countries where access to health care services is difficult, and even clean water can be hard to come by, the means to battle the virus through prevention and awareness programs are often unavailable. In many countries, education is being compromised by a dwindling supply of both teachers and students - particularly girls who must care for their younger siblings when a parent dies or becomes ill. Consequently, the impact of AIDS and the potential for future damage to societies and economies in the developing world is particularly devastating.
bewezen link tussen armoede en HIV/AIDS
Het wordt vaak aangeduid als de "vicieuze cirkel": een verarming van de bevolking zorgt voor de verspreiding van de HIV / AIDS-epidemie, die op zijn beurt verdere verarming van dezelfde mensen aanwakkert, die het meest behoeftig zijn.
Poverty leads to structural vulnerability and increased migrant work (which is related to infidelity and the spread of HIV), breeds desperation and high risk behaviors, causes a lack of access to preventative interventions and affordable care for those who are HIV+, and greatly diminishes the educational opportunities of youth. In turn, HIV/AIDS places a heavy economic burden on national governments, communities, families, and individuals, which leads directly to increased poverty.
Meer in het bijzonder, belemmert HIV / AIDS ernstig de economische ontwikkeling van ontwikkelingslanden door:
- verloren productiviteit door de ziekte;
- hoge kosten voor gezondheidszorg;
- gereduceerd nationaal inkomen;
- de verhoogde mate van ondervoeding bij wezen en geïnfecteerde / aangedane jeugd;
- de vermindere instroom van jeugd in school;
- minder hulpbronnen beschikbaar om HIV/AIDS te bedwiinge'n;
- a decreased ability of the government to aid extended families who generally absorb much of the financial impact brought on by orphaned children.
Toegankelijkheid
Poverty creates a roadblock to development in general and in the battle against HIV/AIDS. As stated before there is a lack of access - access to preventative education and resources, mainstream media campaigns employed by the government, life-saving skills and information, medical services and treatment, and the fundamentals: housing, sanitation, and nutrition. The poor or those living in hard-to-reach rural communities are more vulnerable and are frequently over-looked when HIV/AIDS education and drug treatment programs are being planned and implemented.
Looking more deeply into the epidemic, the real victims in this humanitarian crisis are the youth - vulnerable, born into an environment of despair, and unequipped to deal with the adult-sized problems thrust upon them from childhood. Both poverty and HIV/AIDS cause many children to stop their schooling at a very young age in order for them to either find work to support their family or to care for an older HIV infected family member who has become too ill to work. Once out of school, these children themselves are at a greater risk for becoming infected with HIV and sadly they are forced into a position that only serves to perpetuate the cycle of poverty. Often, the only jobs that children can find are those on the street that are very dangerous and don't pay very much. It is very common for young girls to become involved in commercial sex to support themselves and their families, and in some cases (particularly in South Asia and Eastern Europe) families with many children are forced to sell their daughters into the sex trade.
This startling information may leave you with some pressing questions such as who is to blame for this problem in the developing world, where do we go from here, and what can I do to help? Choose a topic and start learning - then decide for yourself!!
Relatie tussen Armoede en HIV/AIDS:
The Developing World and HIV/AIDS issues: Healthcare, Treatment, and Aid:
wat jij kan doen om te helpen!
Doorgeven is een woord dat heeft zijn oorsprong in het recht en is gedefinieerd door de meeste woordenboeken als het proces van 'spreek namens iemand'. Vandaag heeft zij zich ontwikkeld tot de werkzaamheden die zijn verricht door ontwikkelingsagentschappen, de civiele groepen en individuen die toegewijd zijn aan om veranderingen door te voeren. Advocacy, in deze context, omvat een reeks activiteiten die allemaal gericht zijn op dit unieke doel van de verandering. Deze verandering kan worden in het beleid en de wetgeving zelf, bij de uitvoering van dit beleid, of zelfs in het tot stand brengen van bekendheid van dit beleid en de individuele rechten.
Voorspraak speelt een belangrijke rol bij het tegengaan van de stigmatisering en discriminatie, die vaak ten grondslag liggen aan de overdracht en de impact van HIV/AIDS onder jongeren.
Gidsen en hulpmiddelen voor voorspraak:
Login 
