Nyongesa DW; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 2000 Jul 9-14; 13: abstract no. MoPeD2536.
D. W. Nyongesa, PO Box 30456, Nairobi, Kenya, Tel.: +254 2 334 567, Fax: +254 2 220 675, E-mail: wafulany@hotmail.com
Issues: According to the statistics given by the National AIDS and STDs Control Programme (NASCOP), a department of the Ministry of Health, between 500 and 700 people in Kenya die of AIDS everyday. 15-49 being the age bracket of the victims, these are the people in whom the government has heavily invested through education and training. Their deaths therefore impacts negatively on the economic and social sectors. Description: The paper will examine the socioeconomic repercussions of HIV/AIDS. It will also explore how the equally widowed grandmothers (the third generation) are fostering orphans in abject poverty. Thus, it is universally true that, the life expectance of women is 10 per cent greater than that of men. Ironically, just like the generation of the orphans, these women have no formal education - which translates into no; economic opportunities, social security, pension and even the right to inherit the deceased husband's property. Conclusion: The paper will suggest the way forward, especially how the government, NGOs and Civil Society could adopt multi-sectoral strategies to combat HIV/AIDS at all levels.
Publication Types:
Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Demography
- Female
- Foster Home Care
- Government
- Government Programs
- HIV Infections
- HIV Seropositivity
- Humans
- Kenya
- Male
- Research
- education
Other ID:
UI: 102238289
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