Case Studies & Research

Case Studies & Research
Case Studies & Research | 2002

Addressing the Susceptibility of Youth to HIV Infection

This paper is on the vulnerability of youth to HIV/AIDS based on statistics and the risk factors that increase their vulnerability to the epidemic. It offers different policies and strategies to aid policy makers in risk reduction.

Case Studies & Research
Case Studies & Research | 1999

Orphans and vulnerable children: a situation analysis, Zambia 1999

Zambia is experiencing a crisis of massive proportions due to AIDS, poverty and dwindling economic strength. Nearly three quarters of the Zambian people live in poverty. The HIV/AIDS epidemic is drastically impacting on the demographic, social and economic landscape in Zambia.

Case Studies & Research
Case Studies & Research | 2001

The economic impact of HIV/AIDS in the education sector in Zambia

This document uses the ED-SIDA model to measure the impact of HIV/AIDS on the teaching population. The model captures the dynamicsof teacher population in terms of recruitment, retirement, leaving before retirement, HIV infection and death using difference equations based yearly time steps.

Case Studies & Research
Case Studies & Research | 2002

The AIDS epidemic: why must the education system respond?

This presentation was made by Kelly to the University of West Indies in an effort to share strategies on fighting the HIV/AIDS epidemic through education, by sharing the African experiences on that subject.