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Footsteps 6

AIDS

The first cases of AIDS were diagnosed in 1981. Since then there has been a rapid spread of the disease worldwide. Most countries now have people with AIDS or infected with HIV. The spread of AIDS has been very rapid and there is no cure for the disease. Dr Patrick Dixon and Joe Harbison share what has been done to help through ACET and the ACT centre in Bangkok. We hope that this issue will prove a helpful one in providing ideas, information and resources to deal with this new and frightening epidemic. 

Please find below articles from Footsteps issue 6.


A Christian response to AIDS
By Dr Patrick Dixon. “It is now clear that the toll of HIV infection around the globe is worsening, especially in developing countries”(Dr Michael Merson, Director WHO Global Programme on AIDS) Many experts believe that AIDS is likely to become the... More >>
Bible study
AIDS and Jesus by Rev Tim Oakley, Wundanyi, Kenya. Is AIDS like leprosy? The two are different – but both are feared. Both can isolate the suffering from those around. AIDS now is like leprosy was once – no cure. Since Old Testament times the Jews... More >>
Editorial
The account of the visits made by Godfrey helps to bring to life the effects of AIDS on family life. It shows the fear that ignorance of the disease may bring, the problems of children who lose one or both parents, the stress on grandparents or other... More >>
Letters
Ferro-cement giant! Students at the Nambikkai Foundation in India were interested by the article on Ferro-cement Tanks in Footsteps No 1. They were encouraged to build their own tank to provide water to irrigate the agricultural projects at Manbikka... More >>
Living with AIDS
Godfrey is a counsellor with TASO, an AIDS support organisation in Uganda which encourages people with HIV or AIDS and provides practical help and support. Let’s spend a day visiting with him and learn more of what living with AIDS may mean… Case Stu... More >>
People with AIDS
By Joe Harbison.   Rarely a day goes by when we don’t pick up the paper to find more startling news about the spread of AIDS. No matter where the disease came from, or who the high risk groups are, we can all be sure of one thing: AIDS will soon af... More >>
Protect yourself and your clients
Follow the infection and control rules every hour, every day, every client. These pages have been adapted from an excellent wallchart produced by the IPPF AIDS Prevention Unit. It is printed on tough plastic and contains more information than we can... More >>
Resources
Strategies for Hope “Stategies for Hope” is a series of booklets dealing with AIDS, produced by Action Aid and AMREF, Kenya. The booklets provide excellent information and case studies (see examples on pages 1 and 2). Each booklet is based around th... More >>
The neem tree
Following a recent article on using Periwinkle in the treatment of some cancers, here are some details of how to make use of another plant, the Neem tree (Azadirachta indica), which is known by many different local names e.g. Aria-bepu, Asadina d’Ind... More >>