Although my European holiday is wonderful, I miss Cambodia very much. Everything I do here is coloured by questions as to whether this is the best use of my time and money. As one example of many, today the landmine victim who I support messaged me to say hello. He mentioned in his limited English … More Unfathomable
HIV rates in Cambodia peaked in the late 1990s at around 2%. This was one of the highest rates in Asia and was considered to be a burgeoning epidemic which could easily have progressed in the same way as epidemics seen in many sub-Saharan African countries where rates have soared to as high as 20%. … More Carrying the Stigma of HIV
Choose a myth that you can imagine circulating in your own community, imagine that you have just overheard a conversation in which someone was repeating that myth, and write out a “script” that you might use in helping to clear things up. “HIV was introduced into the human population by Africans who had sex with … More Myths Abound
Discuss the prevalence of HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa. With all of the publicity around AIDS in Africa, whilst the numbers are certainly shattering, it was very surprising to learn that only 2.8% (24 million people) of the total population of Africa’s 850 million people, are HIV positive [1]. Most of these live n Sub-Saharan Africa, … More Epidemiology of HIV in Africa
I’m studying at the moment, so my writings are essays, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t from the heart, and they are (to my mind at least) interesting. Essay 1: What are the most significant factors that contributed to HIV/AIDS becoming a global problem? The first people to become infected with the HIV-1(M) virus, which … More Some HIV Stuff
Two mornings ago my telephone rang at 0630am. Alice was on the other end of the line, calling me from Darwin. Two months after she stood in my front yard shouting at me. Down the phone line I was woken by “Alan! My sister! I’m sorry my sister… for doing that thing, you know, shouting … More A third stab of pathos
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