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Treatment Overview
- History and rise of AIDS in Africa
- The size of the problem today & into
the future
- Possible Remedies available to patients
- New Drugs and Drug Trials underway
- Universities and Pharmaceutical Companies (what they are doing)
- Economics research, manufacture & Gov. approval worldwide
- Distribution worldwide
- Local efforts Nationwide
- Outlook for the future
History & Rise of AIDS In Africa
- Initial Discovery & Sources
- Rapidity of increased HIV patients & why
- 34 million infected
- 13 million are children orphaned by infected parents
- AIDS is the primary cause of death in Africa
- 15,000 new infections everyday (most in developing countries)
- Rise around the globe in developing countries
- 4th cause of death worldwide
Size of the problem today
 - Current status today with a brief overview in each country
- Focus on the African problem
- Size of infection rates (see above)
- Lack of medical assistance
- Poor economy
- Need for education
- Lack of drugs and drug therapies
Clinical Trials & Drugs
- What is underway on Federal level
- Universities & Research
- Public sector & Research
Economics & Africa
- Economics as it pertains to everything below
- Research
- Trials & Testing
- Governmental Approvals
- Manufacture & Distribution
Local Efforts in Africa
- Efforts to obtain inexpensive drugs
- Cooperatives
- Local hospitals and clinics
(Univ. Cape Town Clinical Trials)
- Community efforts
- Nelson Mandela Childrens Fund
- Political efforts (home & abroad) The Diana, Princess of Wales HIV Research Foundation
Outlook
- Over 25% of population of some countries will die
- Worldwide economic impact
- 30% of farmers time is spent at funerals
- Ideas with Pharmaceutical Companies
- What to do next
- Identify Action Items
Production Personnel
Producer/Director - Nigel Sanders-Self
Host & Narrator - Godfrey Woelk
Medical Consultant & Sr. Advisor
Dr. David Kazentstein Stanford University Medical Center AIDS clinical trials unit
Music by Sammy Suchy Nortey
(Kalimba Soundz) & Chike Nowiffah
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