Polityczne implikacje epidemii AIDS w Afryce

• Authors: Daria Strzelecka-Węklar

Title variants

EN

The political implication of AIDS epidemic in Africa

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

It passed already over thirty years that the first information on the new deadly decease emerged (between 1980 and 1981). Undoubtedly, the AIDS epidemic changed the life styles in most countries and societies of the world (especially in the United States and in Europe). On the other hand, it is interesting that in case of many African countries (especially the South Africa where the number of HIV-positive is the greatest in Africa), the life styles of the population (for instance use of contraception) changed very little only. At the same time, relatively low economic position (GNP) of most of the African countries results in many economic, social and even political problems caused by the AIDS epidemic. It is important to notice that every 2 in 3 HIV-positive person live in Africa (South of Sahara desert). The late Colonel Gaddafi in Libya used even the AIDS question in international political relations - against some of Bulgarian nurses. Undoubtedly there are many factors of such the bad situation of Africa in respect of AIDS epidemic: bad financial situation, problems with medicines, many military conflicts, the discrimination of women, many economic migrations and some local cultural situation.

Keywords

EN

AIDS; Africa; Political implication

• Publisher: Instytut Nauk Politycznych, Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie
• Journal: Forum Politologiczne
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 13 - "Stare" i "nowe" mocarstwa w Afryce - stygmaty kulturowe, religijne, polityczne, ekonomiczne i społeczne
• Pages: 721-732

Contributors

author

Daria Strzelecka-Węklar

• Wydział Lekarski II, Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu

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