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Alex B. Hill

Alex B. Hill

health disparities, social justice, geography, food politics, medical anthropology

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Tag: HIV/AIDS

HIV solution: decentralizing treatment & patient empowerment

At the core of successful health programs are powerful community systems. Whether they are strong local governments, community-based organizations, or … More

Africa, CHW, community health workers, decentralization, Doctors Without Borders, empowerment, HIV/AIDS, Mozambique

Why There is No Doctor: the Impact of HIV/AIDS on the Post-Apartheid Health Care System of South Africa

This research was the culmination of my three month long internship at Vumundzuku-bya Vana “Our Children’s Future,” a center in … More

apartheid, Doctor, Health, health care, HIV/AIDS, South Africa, Zonkizizwe

why there is no doctor: the impact of hiv/aids in the post-apartheid health care system of south africa

This is a series of posts based on the lengthy research paper that I completed as part of my “field … More

apartheid, denial, epidemic, health care, health system, HIV/AIDS, migrant workers, migration patterns, Reconstruction and Development Program, South Africa, tropical workers, Zonke, Zonkizizwe

why there is no doctor: conclusion & works cited (12)

The sea of gravestones near Zonkizizwe was almost unimaginable. I would not have believed it myself if I had not … More

Africa, apartheid, health care, health system, HIV/AIDS, South Africa, Zonke, Zonkizizwe

appendix a: timeline of health care and hiv/aids in south africa

1913 – “Tropical workers” migrating bring in high prevalence of tuberculosis (Packard, 230) 1919 – Public Health Act places government … More

apartheid, ARVs, Bantustans, HIV/AIDS, Jacob Zuma, migration patterns, Nelson Mandela, President Thabo Mbeki, South Africa, townships

why there is no doctor: harsh realities in zonkizizwe (part 2) (11)

(photo: Zonke Testing Day banner on the back of a van used to transport people to the clinics) While working … More

Africa, apartheid, CD4, death, freedom fighters, health care, HIV/AIDS, Life Skills, Peace Corps, South Africa, traditional medicine, VVOCF, Western, WHO, Zonke, Zonke Testing Day, Zonkizizwe

modernizing traditional remedies

(photo: Traditional surgery, not in the sense of cutting people open – just means it is a place of traditional … More

HIV/AIDS, Peace Corps, sangoma, traditional medicine, witch doctor, Zonke, Zonkizizwe, Zulu

why there is no doctor: harsh realities in zonkizizwe (part 1) (10)

(photo: Clinic #1 in Zonkizizwe, serving zones 1-4) From May to August of 2008, I interned with an organization called … More

Africa, ARVs, Bantustans, Germiston, Heidelberg, HIV/AIDS, Johannesburg, Natal-spruit, nonprofit, VVOCF, Zonke, Zonkizizwe

why there is no doctor: post-aparthied health, the burden continues to get heavier (9)

(photo: View of Zonkizizwe with mountains in the background) The South African health care system was in crisis during the … More

Africa, apartheid, Bantustans, health workforce, HIV/AIDS, post-apartheid, South Africa

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