HIV: focus on children |
Mon, Sep 20,2010 |
A family-centred approach to preventing infection is more effective, writes Linda Richter The Big read: Nowhere to be seen" is how one could describe the attention given to children only a few years ago - two decades into the HIV/Aids epidemic. Tear-stained faces and sick parents illustrated how fundraising efforts seldom benefited children affected by the disease. Many important HIV/Aids gatherings used children "decoratively", having them dance and wave flags at opening and closing ceremonies, but did little to address the enormous HIV/Aids-related challenges to children's health and wellbeing. HOPE: A child living with HIV at Nazareth...[More] |
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