Monday, August 8, 2011

HIV and Botswana

Today, Mma Mogowe, from the University of Botswana, came to speak to us about HIV and Botswana. She is a faculty member who teaches a course on human sexuality and HIV, and we have been invited to sit in on the class if we have time. She created a nice powerpoint that I wish I could import here now, but I only have the text on hand at the moment. Some of the main points that I noted were:
  • 33 million cases of HIV worldwide
  • 22.5 million cases in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • 75% of hospital admissions in Botswana are related to HIV
  • In 2001, a program called Masa (which means :dawn") was begun, and it provided free ARVs to all
  • The main focus is on Intervention, Education, and Communication (IEC model)
  • The general age for sexual debut in males is 17, while it is 14-15 for females
This is just a very short sampling of all of the information she provided for us. We were very grateful to hear her speak and spend time with us answering questions! Understanding the issues is really the basis for being able to find a productive approach to dealing with the problems that exist and finding ways to make changes.

An old billboard in Serowe, Botswana -- 4 hours outside of Gaborone. Yes, those ae condoms as letters, and the coloring used to be better.

3 comments:

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