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WEEK #Main TOPICTOPICS
1General IntroductionWhat is HIV/AIDS? (Biological and Social)

History of HIV/AIDS

Its link to Poverty

Statistical tables (to give a broad overview of the scale of the epidemic)

Distribution of syllabus, readings and give an overview of what is expected in this course.
2HIV/AIDSWhat are the causes of HIV/AIDS?

Prevention Techniques (contraceptives etc.)

Education - how do you find about HIV/AIDS?

What is often overlooked? What don't we teach people about AIDS?

Consequences of AIDS [work place discrimination and home/family impact]

What more can be done to prevent HIV/AIDS?
3PovertyWhat is poverty?

Who is being affected by poverty?

What is absolute poverty? Definitions of other terms related to poverty.

What is being done to fight poverty?

What are the consequences of poverty?

Why are we not able to treat poverty the same way as we treat HIV/AIDS?
4Relation between HIV/AIDS and PovertyHow are HIV/AIDS and poverty related?

What issues are common to both of them?

How are they different?

Can improving one compromise the other?

Poverty, AIDS Graphs

Overview of the upcoming Country
5ZambiaWhat is the prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS?

History

People and Culture, Population Dynamics

Politics

Major Tourist Locations

Other Issues

What is the future of Zambia?
6ZimbabweWhat is the prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS?

History

People and Culture, Population Dynamics

Politics

Major Tourist Locations

Other Issues

What is the future of Zimbabwe?
7BotswanaWhat is the prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS?

History

People and Culture, Population Dynamics

Politics

Major Tourist Locations

Other Issues

What is the future of Botswana?
8NamibiaWhat is the prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS?

History

People and Culture, Population Dynamics

Politics

Major Tourist Locations

Other Issues

What is the future of Namibia?
9AngolaWhat is the prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS?

History

People and Culture, Population Dynamics

Politics

Major Tourist Locations

Other Issues

What is the future of Angola and Zaire?
10South AfricaWhat is the prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS?

History

People and Culture, Population Dynamics

Politics

Major Tourist Locations

Other Issues

What is the future of South Africa?
11ProjectIntroduction to Project

Issue Paper

Legislature and Legislative System in Zambia

Project Proposal
12ProjectProject: Law Review Zambia [part 1]

The project involved coming up with legislature on HIV/AIDS in Zambia. What can be done? What should be included and what should be excluded?
13ProjectProject: Law Review Zambia [part 2]

The project involved coming up with legislature on HIV/AIDS in Zambia. What can be done? What should be included and what should be excluded?

 








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