The African AIDS Epidemic: A HistoryThis history of the African AIDS epidemic is a much-needed, accessibly written historical account of the most serious epidemiological catastrophe of modern times. The African AIDS Epidemic: A History answers President Thabo Mbeki's provocative question as to why Africa has suffered this terrible epidemic. |
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... patients , and 10 per cent reported refusing them admission to a hospital . Furthermore , 65 per cent reported seeing other health - care workers refusing to care for an HIV or AIDS patient . Some 20 per cent felt that many people living ...
... patients , and 10 per cent reported refusing them admission to a hospital . Furthermore , 65 per cent reported seeing other health - care workers refusing to care for an HIV or AIDS patient . Some 20 per cent felt that many people living ...
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... AIDS . " ' 62 Many nurses , often from stern Christian families and sterner training schools , had little sympathy for Aids patients . In one study of nurses and laboratory technicians in Lagos state , Nigeria , in 1999 , ' Some ( 55.9 ...
... AIDS . " ' 62 Many nurses , often from stern Christian families and sterner training schools , had little sympathy for Aids patients . In one study of nurses and laboratory technicians in Lagos state , Nigeria , in 1999 , ' Some ( 55.9 ...
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... patient care , a demand that grew as the disease progressed . 68 For the patients the limitations of home care were even more painful . One group of people with HIV / Aids in Malawi described it as a dumping ground for those the ...
... patient care , a demand that grew as the disease progressed . 68 For the patients the limitations of home care were even more painful . One group of people with HIV / Aids in Malawi described it as a dumping ground for those the ...
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