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Is Male Circumcision As Good As The Hiv Vaccine We’Ve Been Waiting For?, Jeffrey Klausner, Richard Wamai, Kasonde Bowa, Kawango Agot, Jesse Kagimba, Daniel Halperin

Richard G. Wamai

No abstract provided.

Male Circumcision Is An Efficacious, Lasting And Cost-Effective Strategy For Combating Hiv In High-Prevalence Aids Epidemics: Time To Move Beyond Debating The Science, Richard Wamai

Richard G. Wamai

Letter to the editor, from R.G. Wamai + 43 co-authors

A Triple Threat In Rural Zimbabwe: How Drought, Hiv/Aids And Poverty Endanger Food Security, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

School Feeding Programs In Haiti: Past Experience & Future Perspectives. World Vision., John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Report Of The Global Health Task Force, Vivian C. Mcalister

Vivian C. McAlister

The mandate of the Global Health Task Force was to advise the Dean regarding the development of Global Health at SSMD by broadly analyzing Global and international Health activities, within SSMD at The University of Western Ontario and in other Canadian universities, in order to make recommendations with respect to scope, coordinating structure, required administrative support, existing and potential academic activity and placement within the formal undergraduate curriculum for medical and dental students, as well as elective offerings and volunteer opportunities that may also involve students from professional programs within the Faculty of Health Sciences. The Task Force reviewed structures …

Contested Strategies For Defining And Confronting Food Insecurity And Hiv/Aids: Case Studies From Zambia And Zimbabwe, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Hiv/Aids Community Home Based Care Baseline Livelihood Assessment For Mwenezi District, Zimbabwe. Care., John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Human Rights Abuse And Other Criminal Violations In Port-Au-Prince, Haiti: A Random Survey Of Households, Royce Hutson, Athena Kolbe

Royce A. Hutson

Reliable evidence of the frequency and severity of human rights abuses in Haiti after the departure of the elected president in 2004 was scarce. We assessed data from a random survey of households in the greater Port-au-Prince area. Methods Using random Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinate sampling, 1260 households (5720 individuals) were sampled. They were interviewed with a structured questionnaire by trained interviewers about their experiences after the departure of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. The response rate was 90·7%. Information on demographic characteristics, crime, and human rights violations was obtained. Findings Our findings suggested that 8000 individuals were murdered in the …

Zimbabwe Household Livelihood Assessment. Care., John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

An Ethnographic Study Of The Social Context Of Migrant Health In The United States, Seth M. Holmes Phd, Md

Seth M. Holmes PhD, MD

Background

Migrant workers in the United States have extremely poor health. This paper aims to identify ways in which the social context of migrant farm workers affects their health and health care.

Methods and Findings

This qualitative study employs participant observation and interviews on farms and in clinics throughout 15 months of migration with a group of indigenous Triqui Mexicans in the western US and Mexico. Study participants include more than 130 farm workers and 30 clinicians. Data are analyzed utilizing grounded theory, accompanied by theories of structural violence, symbolic violence, and the clinical gaze. The study reveals that farm …

Hiv/Aids Community Home Based Care Pilot Project Baseline Livelihood Assessment: Zaka District, Zimbabwe. Care., John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Baseline Livelihood Assessment And Recommendations For Establishing A Hiv/Aids Community Home Based Care Program In Mberengwa District, Zimbabwe. Care., John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

A Haiti Anthology: Libète, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Conservation And Development Interventions At The Wildlife-Livestock Interface, Steven A. Osofsky, Sarah Cleaveland, William B. Karesh, Michael D. Kock, Philip J. Nyhus, Lisa Starr, Angela Yang

Philip J. Nyhus

No abstract provided.

Emergency Needs Assessment Guidelines. World Food Program., John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Regional Quantitative Methods Workshop, Ohrid, Macedonia. Care International, Middle East And Europe Regional Management Unit (Mermu)., John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Dynamics Of Hiv/Aids In The Fishing Communities Of Benin And Uganda. Food And Agriculture Organization, Hiv/Aids Program., John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Market Assistance Pilot Program (Mapp) Household Baseline Survey. For Catholic Relief Services And The Consortium For Southern Africa Food Security Emergency (C-Safe)., John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Regional Quantitative Methods Workshop, Cairo, Egypt. Care International, Middle East And Europe Regional Management Unit (Mermu)., John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Emergency Operations Rural Household Food And Livelihood Security Baseline: Midland And Masvingo Provinces, Zimbabwe. Care., John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Lesotho Vulnerability Assessment. Care., John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Underlying Causes Of Livelihood Insecurity Among The Poor In Malawi: The Testing Of Five Hypotheses. Care., John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Livelihood Monitoring For Southeast Bangladesh. Care., John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Dengue, Aedes Aegypti, And Hurricane Reconstruction In The Caribbean And Central America: Prevention And Control Following A Natural Disaster, Frank Cortez Flores

Frank Cortez Flores

Abstract: Dengue is currently the most important vector-borne viral disease affecting people, in terms of both morbidity and mortality. Repeated epidemics of dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever afflicting millions of individuals occur annually in tropical and subtropical areas of the world, including The Caribbean and Central America, inhabited by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.

Accordingly, the main purpose of this study was to identify and address the dominating factors influencing the resurgence of dengue fever following a natural disaster such as a hurricane.

This study also depicted an arguable approach to dengue surveillance as well as described existing efforts to prevent, …

Empowerment And Governance: Basic Elements For Improving Nutritional Outcomes, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Displacement And Relocation Of Households In Indonesia. World Food Program., John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

On Becoming An Anthropologist, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.