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UNINA9910782520003321 |
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Titolo |
A faith-based response to HIV in Southern Africa [[electronic resource] ] : the choose to care initiative / / UNAIDS |
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1-280-95332-2 |
9786610953325 |
92-9173-604-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (79 p.) |
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UNAIDS best practice collection |
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HIV infections - Africa, Southern - Prevention |
AIDS (Disease) - Africa, Southern - Prevention |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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CONTENTS; Introduction; Overview of HIV in southern Africa; The two organizations of this study; Choose to Care; Values underlying the Choose to Care initiative andtheir expression in day-to-day action; Programmes developed as a result of the Choose to Care initiative; The Choose to Care Initiative in action: prevention, care, treatment and services for orphans and vulnerable children; Prevention; Care; Treatment; Services for orphans and vulnerable children; The Choose to Care initiative in action; advocacy, capacity building, theological reflection, and interfaith involvement; Advocacy |
Capacity buildingTheological reflection; Interfaith involvement; Evaluating the Choose to Care initiative; Faith-based organizations are true partners in the response to HIV; Choose to Care - strategic preparation for the Universal Access initiative; Conclusion: taking stock and looking to the future; Appendix A: profile of the area served; Appendix B: summary of projects developed during the five-year Choose to Care initiative; Appendix C: Catholic Medical Mission Board-Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference Choose to Care programme partners activities and statistics 2002-2004 |
Appendix D: application for Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference fundingAppendix E: admission criteria for Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference antiretroviral treatment programmes; |
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Appendix F: list of projects supported by the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference AIDS Office |
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This study describes the work of the Choose to Care initiative of the Catholic Church in Southern Africa. It shows that effective scaling up of programmes in the response to HIV, and work towards making universal access a reality, does not necessarily have to be the expansion of a single central service. Through the Choose to Care initiative the Church scaled up service provision by the replication of the smaller scale programmes rooted in and responsive to their immediate communities' needs. The study shows that such an approach is effective when undertaken within common guidelines and given |
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UNINA9910337502103321 |
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Adolescents with Chronic Kidney Disease : From Diagnosis to End-Stage Disease / / edited by Maha N. Haddad, Erica Winnicki, Stephanie Nguyen |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
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[1st ed. 2019.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (284 pages) |
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Nephrology |
Child psychiatry |
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Complications of Chronic Kidney Disease in Adolescents -- Nutritional Considerations for Adolescents with Chronic Kidney Disease -- Reproductive Health in Adolescent and Young Adult Women with Chronic Kidney Disease -- Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract in Adolescents -- Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis -- IgA Nephropathy -- Focal and Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) |
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-- Lupus Nephritis -- Hemodialysis in Adolescents -- Peritoneal Dialysis in Adolescents with End Stage Renal Disease -- Kidney Transplant in Adolescents: Medical Aspects -- Kidney Transplantation in Children and Adolescents: Surgical Aspects -- Immunosuppressive Medications in Kidney Transplantation -- Acute and Chronic Kidney Transplant Rejection in Adolescents: Causes and Treatment -- Transitioning Care of the Adolescent Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease to Adult Providers. |
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End-stage renal disease is a devastating diagnosis to the patient, family and their care provider. This book covers all aspects of chronic kidney disease from a general description to its psychological impact on the adolescent and lastly its progression to end-stage and dialysis. It details the important aspects of the patient’s journey from diagnosis to their final destination including transplant and discussion of the medications used. It includes chapters on important etiologies of chronic kidney disease in adolescence, addressing the particular challenges a provider may be faced with in caring for this age group, and finally transition of their care to adult care providers. Written by experts in the field of pediatrics and nephrology Adolescents with Chronic Kidney Disease is the definitive resource in diagnosing and transitioning patients with chronic kidney disease. |
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