Systems Thinking Case Study #15:
Systemic structures that drive the HIV/AIDs phenomenon!
HOW COME HIV/AIDs IS INTENSIFYING AND CONTINUING TO SCALE
HEIGHTS DESPITE SIGNIFICANTS FUNDS POURED IN AWARENESS
PROGRAMMES?
Some useful links:

Scale of The AIDS Epidemic: http://www.globalissues.org/health/aids/#ScaleoftheAIDSEpidemic

World Trends: http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=19023

The day of 6 Billion: http://www.unfpa.org/6billion/ccmc/hivnewtrends.html

HIV/AIDs in the world today: http://www.sida.se/shared/jsp/download.jsp?f=HDD2000.1%5B1%5D.pdf&a=2502

Global and regional trends: http://www.childinfo.org/areas/hivaids/

HIV/AIDs in Africa:
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/EXTAFRHEANUTPOP/EXT
AFRREGTOPHIVAIDS/0,,contentMDK:20411613~menuPK:717155~pagePK:34004173~piPK:34003
707~theSitePK:717148,00.html

Batswana get intoxicated at childhood:  http://allafrica.com/stories/200609190364.html

Link between poverty and AIDs: http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=1307

WHO on HIV/AIDs:  http://www.who.int/hiv/topics/me/en/index.html

Singapore stats on HIV:  http://www.moh.gov.sg/corp/publications/statistics/hiv.do
WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE IF WE LEARN TO APPLY THESE STRATEGIES?

WHAT MIGHT MAKE IT DIFFICULT OR GET IN THE WAY OF MAKING THESE HAPPEN?

WHAT KEEPS OUR CONVERSATIONS LIKE THESE AND IS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO
SEE THESE STRUCTURES?

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INHERENT SYSTEMIC STRUCTURE:  FIXES THAT BACKFIRE
For more details of this structure click
here:  The Botswana Story
Global HIV/AIDs Map 2003