Guest guest Posted September 17, 2001 Report Share Posted September 17, 2001 Holistic approach to AIDS issue sought The Hindu 17 September 2001, New Delhi. JAIPUR, SEPT.16. Anthropologists and sociologists have sought a holistic approach to the issue of HIV and AIDS. The high risk groups, some of whom happen to be from nomadic and ethnic communities needed a differently focussed attention, those who attended a symposium, " Discourse of AIDS:Anthropological perspective " here at the Rajasthan University over the weekend said. The key speaker, Dr. O' Neil, director, Center for Aboriginal Health Research, Manitoba University, Canada, noted that anthropologists with their specialized techniques could bring about hitherto hidden facts about sexuality. The phenomenal growth of HIV and AIDS cases was a reality which had direct links to behavior of high risk groups from ethnic, caste and tribal societies, he said. Prof.O'Neil said that the Government as will as the NGOs operating in the sector should consider introducing culturally oriented programmes with the participation of targeted population. AIDS epidemic was a calamity which needed inter-sectoral approach involving those in the fields of women and child development, health, education and even culture, he said. _______________________ Dr. Jagdish Harsh François-Xavier Bagnoud (INDIA) E-mail: jamworld@... _________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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