The enemy within : Southern African militaries' quarter-century battle with HIV and AIDS /
edited by Martin Rupiya.
- Pretoria : Institute for Security Studies, 2006.
- xviii, 218 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-214) and index.
Introduction : Southern African militaries' battle against HIV/AIDS / Martin Rupiya with assistance from Lawson Simapuka -- Interventions against HIV/AIDS in the Botswana Defence Force / Raymond Molatole and Steven Laki Thaga -- HIV/AIDS in the Umbufto Swaziland Defence Force / Hamilton S. Simelane, Shayilanga Cornelius Kunene and Tsembeni Magongo -- HIV/AIDS in the armed forces : policy and mitigating strategies in Zambia / Anne Namakando Phiri and Lawson Simapuka -- Implementation of Tanzanian national policy on HIV/AIDS in relation to the defence sector / Jonathan Mutayoba Kakulu Lwehabura and Jeanne Karamaga Ndyetabura -- HIV/AIDS in the Zimbabwe Defence Force : a civil society perspective / Reginald Matchaba-Hove -- Lessons learned / Martin Rupiya.
This book is the product of an action research focusing on the phenomena of HIV and AIDS and how these relate to the Armed Forces of African states. The findings have been extrapolated from an assessment of the situation in five Southern African countries: Botswana, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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South Africa. Army --Military life.
AIDS (Disease)--Prevention.--Africa, Southern AIDS (Disease)--Treatment--Africa, Southern. AIDS (Disease)--Epidemiology.--Africa, Southern Medicine, Military--Africa, Southern. AIDS (Disease)--Prevention. AIDS (Disease)--Treatment. Armed Forces. Armed Forces--Military life. AIDS--diseases--medicine--armed forces--Southern Africa--Africa.