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MEDICAL: DISEASES: AIDS HIV ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY :
AFRICA:
Libraries Role in Fight Against HIV
Libraries Role in Fight Against HIV
By Nevermore Sithole
Zimbabwe Herald
http://www1.herald.co.zw/inside.aspx?sectid=20036&cat=10
Debate on media coverage of HIV and Aids in Africa, especially sub-Saharan
Africa has been both extensive and intensive but mostly centering on modes
of transmission, testing, treatment, prevention, care, the need for
behaviour change and more recently male circumcision and many other
issues.
Despite the focus, the pandemic has become the major cause of illness and
death among both the young and economically active age groups in
sub-Sahara Africa and in particular Zimbabwe.
The theme for World Aids Day 2010 is "Universal Access and Human Rights".
In this regard, global leaders have pledged to work towards universal
access to HIV and Aids treatment, prevention and care, recognising these
as fundamental human rights. In Zimbabwe, valuable progress has been made
in increasing access to HIV and Aids services.
Although access to antiretroviral therapy has improved in the country,
many people do not have access to adequate information services. As such
deficiency in the information dissemination processes has been cited as
one of the major causes to continued spread of the pandemic.
Increasingly, there is a need to gather and disseminate information
through a variety of outlets. Apparently libraries in Zimbabwe have not
been actively and collectively involved in this campaign despite the
potential and skills readily available in these institutions. Little is
heard about the use of information and libraries in the fight against the
pandemic.
Policies are being developed in many African countries focusing on
Information, Education and Communication (IEC) strategies as a means of
prevention but are silent on the role of libraries in the dissemination of
HIV and Aids information.
The complete article may be read at the URL above.
Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
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