Unit 12 On the Wrong Side of the Global Divide. Introduction: In Africa, HIV/AIDS is a major health...

Unit 12Unit 12

On the Wrong Side On the Wrong Side of the Global Divideof the Global Divide

Introduction:Introduction: In Africa, HIV/AIDS is a major In Africa, HIV/AIDS is a major

health problem.health problem.

Zambia: Zambia: 赞比亚 赞比亚 19.1%19.1% Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe: 津巴布韦 津巴布韦

25.9%25.9% Botswana: Botswana: 博茨瓦纳 博茨瓦纳

25.1%25.1%

Percentages of population infected Percentages of population infected with HIV in the worst-hit regions in with HIV in the worst-hit regions in

the worldthe world

Percentages of population infected Percentages of population infected with HIV in the worst-hit regions in with HIV in the worst-hit regions in

the worldthe world Swaziland: Swaziland: 斯威士兰 斯威士兰 18.5%18.5% Namibia: Namibia: 纳米比亚 纳米比亚 19.4%19.4% South Africa: South Africa: 南非 南非 12.9%12.9%

Background information:Background information:AIDS:

获得性免疫缺损获得性免疫缺损综合症综合症

A- AcquiredA- Acquired I- ImmuneI- Immune D-DeficiencyD-Deficiency S-SyndromeS-Syndrome

HIV:

人体免疫缺损病毒人体免疫缺损病毒 H-HumanH-Human I-I-

ImmunodeficiencyImmunodeficiency V-VirusV-Virus

In what way will we be infected with In what way will we be infected with HIV?HIV?

HIV is spread in three HIV is spread in three ways:ways:

infected bloodinfected blood SexSex Mother-to-childMother-to-child

There are special organizations There are special organizations that give support and help to that give support and help to people who already have HIV or people who already have HIV or AIDS. People show their support AIDS. People show their support for people with AIDS by wearing for people with AIDS by wearing a small red ribbona small red ribbon on their coats. on their coats.

Focus: Focus:

the hopeless state of the hopeless state of those infectedthose infected

Proper names:Proper names: Malawi: Malawi: 马拉维马拉维 Lilongwe: Lilongwe: 利隆圭利隆圭 kwacha: kwacha: 克瓦查克瓦查 Blantyre: Blantyre: 布兰太布兰太

尔尔 Salima:Salima: 萨利马萨利马

Clapham: Clapham: 克拉彭克拉彭 Mancunian: Mancunian: 曼彻曼彻

斯特人斯特人 Glaswegian: Glaswegian: 格拉格拉

斯哥人斯哥人 Durham: Durham: 达勒姆达勒姆 Leeds: Leeds: 利兹利兹

Grace & Dessa ChidhedzaGrace & Dessa Chidhedza How old are they?How old are they? Where do they live?Where do they live? What do they do?What do they do? Do they have any other family Do they have any other family

members? members? Why don’t they use ARVs?Why don’t they use ARVs?

Grace is just 30. She is single and Grace is just 30. She is single and she has a good job selling luxury she has a good job selling luxury shoes from a wooden kiosk in the shoes from a wooden kiosk in the Central Market, Lilongwe. She Central Market, Lilongwe. She lives in the suburbs.lives in the suburbs.

Grace & Dessa ChidhedzaGrace & Dessa Chidhedza

Dessa is 29. She lives in her Dessa is 29. She lives in her mother’s house. There are 16 mother’s house. There are 16 children in her family. She lost her children in her family. She lost her job as a cashier in an Indian shop job as a cashier in an Indian shop since she fell ill.since she fell ill.

Grace & Dessa ChidhedzaGrace & Dessa Chidhedza

Both of them can’t afford to buy Both of them can’t afford to buy ARVs.ARVs.

Grace & Dessa ChidhedzaGrace & Dessa Chidhedza

WomenWomen

ChildrenChildren

People who have People who have homosexual homosexual relationshiprelationship

orphansorphans

How can we avoid being infected?How can we avoid being infected?

To avoid contacting the infected To avoid contacting the infected bloodblood

To build up healthy sexual To build up healthy sexual relationshiprelationship

To keep away from drugsTo keep away from drugs