Closing the Gap
Antiretroviral Therapy for the Developing World
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Abstract
In this problem-based learning/role playing case, students apply their knowledge of the biology of HIV/AIDS and antiretroviral therapy to developing foreign aid policy for the HIV/AIDS crisis in sub-Saharan Africa. The case was created for a non-majors course in human biology taken mostly by juniors or seniors. It has also been used in a microbiology course for pre-nursing students and in an upper-level microbiology course for biology majors.
Objectives
- Apply knowledge of the transmission and progression of HIV/AIDS (gained through previous lectures and readings) to the analysis of an international political-social situation.
- Compare and contrast the status of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the USA/Europe versus sub-Saharan Africa.
- Propose and analyze solutions to HIV/AIDS in the developing world.
Keywords
Highly active anti-retroviral therapy; HAART; retroviruses; human immunodeficiency virus; HIV; acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; AIDS; Botswana; Africa; developing world; foreign aid; foreign policyTopical Areas
Ethics, Policy issues, Social issues, Social justice issuesEducational Level
Undergraduate lower division, Undergraduate upper divisionFormat
PDF, PowerPointType / Methods
Jig-Saw, Problem-Based Learning, Role-PlayLanguage
EnglishSubject Headings
Biology (General) | Public Health | Microbiology |
Date Posted
07/23/03Teaching Notes
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Supplemental Materials
This case includes a PowerPoint presentation that instructors may wish to use to introduce the topic of HIV/AIDS epidemiology and the social costs of the disease in sub-Saharan Africa. The PowerPoint was produced by UNAIDS, © Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 2003, all rights reserved.
DNP animated slides.ppt
haart.ppt
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