When AIDS first emerged‚ no-one could have predicted how the epidemic would spread across the world and how many millions of lives it would change. There was no real idea what caused it‚ and consequently‚ no real idea how to protect against it. Now‚ in 2004‚ we know from bitter experience that AIDS is caused by the virus HIV‚ and that it can devastate families‚ communities and whole continents. We have seen the epidemic knock decades off countries’ national development‚ widen the gulf between rich
Premium HIV AIDS
AIDS AND NEEDLES A large manufacturer of medical supplies‚ Becton Dickinson dominates the market in disposable syringes and needles. Maryann Rockwood (fictional name)‚ a nurse used a Becton Dickinson 5 cc syringe and needle to draw blood from a patient known to be infected with AIDS. Ms. Rockwood worked in a clinic that served AIDS patients; this forces the nurses to draw blood from infected patients several times a day. On this particular day that she drew blood‚ she transferred the ADS contaminated
Premium Health care AIDS Blood transfusion
The Fortunes of War: The protection given to aid workers under International Humanitarian Law Cian Moran 07304293 Independent Research Project for NUI Galway Supervisor: Professor Ray Murphy Highly commended by the judging panel in the Undergraduate Awards 2012 (Law) "We ’d like to help you." the consul said "But there ’s nothing we can do Well‚ you knew the risks when you took the job After all you ’re not a fool” Beirut Moon by the Stiff Little Fingers (1991) Introduction Armed
Premium Geneva Conventions Humanitarian aid Laws of war
EFFECT OF FOREIGN AID IN KENYA 1. Introduction Foreign aid is usually associated with official development assistance‚ which in turn is a subset of the official development finance‚ and normally targeted to the poorest countries (World Bank‚ 1998). Foreign aid represents an important source of finance in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)‚ where it supplements low savings‚ narrow export earnings and thin tax bases. In recent years the donor community has become more stringent about fiscal
Premium Aid Development aid Development
Foreign aid is the transfer of goods‚ capital or services from one country to another directly or indirectly through international organizations such as the World Bank‚ the United Nations Children’s Fund‚ and many others. It is meant to offer some benefits or help to the recipient country and it comes in several forms for example; military‚ emergency humanitarian or economic aid. It is aimed at providing help in terms of crisis or disaster. This essay will discuss the concept of foreign aid. It
Premium Development aid Aid Africa
CARE is one of the world’s largest private international humanitarian organizations‚ committed to helping families in poor communities improve their lives and achieve lasting victories over poverty. Founded in 1945 to provide relief to survivors of World War II‚ CARE quickly became a trusted vehicle for the compassion and generosity of millions. CARE places special focus on working alongside with poor women and also delivers emergency aid to survivors of war and natural disasters‚ and helps people
Premium Emergency management Haiti Sanitation
The Dilemmas of Humanitarian Aid The author of “The Crisis Caravan”‚ Linda Polman is a Dutch journalist with personal experience with war zone charities since 1993; she has firsthand accounts in Haiti‚ Somalia‚ Rwanda‚ Sierra Leone‚ and numerous others. Her novel “The Crisis Caravan” is the consequence of her and others experiences and gives an uncompromising view of the contradictions of the humanitarian industry‚ and the results of money raisers‚ like the United States‚ neither being held accountable
Premium Humanitarian aid United Nations International relations
has a market share of around 30%. Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 organisations working in 90 countries worldwide to find solutions to poverty and related injustice around the world. It helps to provide training‚ education and financial aid to people in developing countries and disaster areas. 2. Functional areas in organisations Functional area is a person‚ area or department which carries out a particular business function‚ for example‚ Administration‚ Customer Service‚ Distribution
Premium Poverty Cycle of poverty Humanitarian aid
Foreign Aid as a tool for Foreign Policy Foreign aid is defined as voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another country‚ at times as leverage to cohorts the receiving country do what the donor country wants. But it may be given as a signal of diplomatic approval‚ or to strengthen a military ally‚ to reward a government for behavior desired by the country giving the aid‚ to extend the donor ’s cultural influence‚ or to gain political strength here at home as abroad.
Premium International relations Development aid Aid
and people in need‚ need more than just short term help‚ they need more long term. Humanitarianism is short-term compared to development but without humanitarianism people would not want to stay long term to help with the development side of humanitarian aid. My personal view of humanitarianism was people helping people in need. Do whatever job needed to be done. After reading more information on the subject I learned that there is more involved than just people helping people. Whenever I thought
Premium Humanitarian aid Hurricane Katrina Term