This paper provides an overview of the arguments for the central role of families, defined
very broadly, and we emphasise the importance of efforts to strengthen families to support …

HIV and AIDS take a profound toll on families. When a family member becomes sick or dies,
everyone in the family suffers. HIV/AIDS disrupts the family structure in an irreversible and …

Family‐centred services in the context of HIV/AIDS acknowledge a broad view of a “family
system” and ideally include comprehensive treatment and care, community agencies and …

This report forms part of a project funded by the WK Kellogg Foundation to implement a
strategy for the care of orphans and vulnerable children in Botswana, South Africa, and …

In this third decade of HIV/AIDS, the world community continues to stagger under the
impacts of the pandemic, but no group carries a heavier burden than children. Worldwide …

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Given the historical emergence of the AIDS epidemic first among gay men in the developed
world, HIV interventions have primarily focused on individuals rather than families. Typically …

Ninety percent of the 3.4 million HIV-infected children live in sub-Saharan Africa. Their
psychosocial well being is fundamental to establishing and maintaining successful treatment …

In 2006 HIV/AIDS was the leading cause of death worldwide for individuals aged 15–49
years. The pandemic is having a dramatic impact on child mortality, with 380000 children …

Recent declines in infant and child mortality rates (IMR and CMR) are being reversed due to
AIDS. Greatest impacts are in southern African countries with severe HIV epidemics and …