AIDS 30 Years Down the Line: Faith-based Reflections about the Epidemic in Africa
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The essays in this volume adopt a multifaceted approach to the challenges posed by the AIDS pandemic thirty years after it exploded worldwide. As scholars and practitioners with varying degrees of involvement with the crisis of AIDS, the contributors to this volume approach the various issues with a keen sense of solidarity with people living with HIV. The essays also contain a strong awareness that a better understanding of diverse dimensions of the disease is integral to a consistent, effective, and sustainable response.
ISBN
9966-08-690-0
Publication Date
2012
Publisher
Paulines Publications Africa
City
Nairobi
Keywords
AIDS (Disease), Africa, Faith
Disciplines
Epidemiology | Religion | Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion
Comments
Table of Contents
Biographies
Acknowledgments
Preface
Danielle Vella
Foreword
Archbishop John Olurunfemi Onaiyekan
INTRODUCTION: AIDS, Thirty Years Down the Line?
Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, SJ,
Danielle Vella, and Paterne Mombe, SJ
PART ONE
SETTING A FRAMEWORK
OF NOVEL PERSPECTIVES
A Differentiated View of the HIV I AIDS Pandemic:
Optimising the Response to the Pandemic in Developed,
Emerging, and Developing Countries: Trends and Responses
Dr Klemens .Ochel, MPH
Developing HIV/AIDS Discourse in Africa and Advancing
the Argument for Universal Health Care·
James F Keenan, SJ
Going Beyond Addressing the Socio-economic and Political Factors
in the Struggle Against HIV and AIDS in Africa: Marcel's Existential
Response
Michael Ochieng'. Otieno, SJ
AIDS as a Common Bad That Morally Demands Social Solidarity
David Kaulemu
Is Deinstitutionalisation of HIV / AIDS
an Option in View of Funding Challenges?
James Kanali, SJ
PART TWO
SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND
CULTURAL VIEWPOINTS
Major Challenges in Responding to the AIDS Pandemic
in a Developing Country: The Case of Malawi
Alex Muyebe. SJ
Culture, HIV, and the Church
Leonard Chiti. SJ
Religion and HIV/AIDS-Related Stigma in Africa:
An Interreligious Perspective
Norbert Litoing. SJ
The Myth of Monolithity and other Prejudices: A Case Study
of Trinity Health Services
Bruce Botha. SJ. Dr Graham Lohrmann. Dr Avy Violari.
and Dr Glenda Gray
Associations of People Living With HIV (PLWH) in Cameroon:
A Case Study of AFASO
Ludovic Lodo. SJ and Makia Christine Masong
Armed Conflict, Sexual Violence, and AIDS:
The Case of Eastern DR Congo
Bahati Martin Mateso SJ
PART THREE
HUMAN RIGHTS AND
ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
The Human Rights Question in the HIV/AIDS Pandemic in
Sub-Saharan Africa
Isidore Bonabom. SJ
Rights and Duties of Persons Living With HIV
Crispin lIombe Wilondja. SJ
Stigmatisation and Discrimination against Persons Living with HIV:
A Hindrance to the Prevention of the Illness in Africa
Harris Tombi. SJ
The Churches and a Stigmatising Disease
Michael J. Kelly. SJ
PART FOUR
A BURNING ISSUE:
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
Responsibility in an Era of Antiretroviral Treatment Revolution
Paterne A. Mombe, SJ
Universal Access: Luxury, Myth, or Reality?
Desire Yamuremye, SJ
Universal Access to Antiretroviral Treatment in Chad and Social Equity:
Barriers to Access.and Public Health Leadership
Jacquineau Azetsop, SJ
Care and Treatment of Children Living with HIV
Mary Owens, IBVM
Is Universal Access to Antiretroviral Treatment a Myth or Reality?
Some Experiences of the Catholic Church in South Africa
Alison Munro, OP
PART FIVE
THE CHURCH IN THEORY AND PRACTICE
African HIV/AIDS Theology: Towards a Holistic Approach to
the HIV/AIDS Issue
Wilfrid Okambawa, SJ
Ethical Issues Related to Preventing the Further Spread of HIV:
Teachings and Actions of the Catholic Church
Mgr Robert J. Vitillo
A Witness to Truth and Solidarity: The Catholic Church's Response
to HIV and AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mgr Robert Vitillo
The DREAM (Drug Resource Enhancement against AIDS and
Malnutrition) Programme - Community of Sant'Egidio
Dr Leonardo Palombi
The Catholic Church's Response to the HIV/AIDS Pandemic:
The Experience in Kenya
Wanyonyi Eric Simiyll, SJ
Education for Life and Love as the Church's Response to HIV/AIDS
Jean-Simon Ratsimbazafy. SJ
Reflections on Thirty Years of HI VIA IDS in Rwanda
Christian Life Community Rwanda
The Community Faith-Based Response to the Scourge of HIV/AIDS
in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Example from Zambia
Dr. Maria Mercedes Rossi
GENERAL CONCLUSION: Turning a New Page on HIV/AIDS
Samuel Ebale
Acronyms
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