| WEEK # | Main TOPIC | TOPICS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Introduction | What is HIV/AIDS? (Biological and Social) History of HIV/AIDS Its link to Poverty Statistical tables (to give a broad overview of the scale of the epidemic) Distribution of syllabus, readings and give an overview of what is expected in this course. |
| 2 | HIV/AIDS | What are the causes of HIV/AIDS? Prevention Techniques (contraceptives etc.) Education - how do you find about HIV/AIDS? What is often overlooked? What don't we teach people about AIDS? Consequences of AIDS [work place discrimination and home/family impact] What more can be done to prevent HIV/AIDS? |
| 3 | Poverty | What is poverty? Who is being affected by poverty? What is absolute poverty? Definitions of other terms related to poverty. What is being done to fight poverty? What are the consequences of poverty? Why are we not able to treat poverty the same way as we treat HIV/AIDS? |
| 4 | Relation between HIV/AIDS and Poverty | How are HIV/AIDS and poverty related? What issues are common to both of them? How are they different? Can improving one compromise the other? Poverty, AIDS Graphs Overview of the upcoming Country |
| 5 | Zambia | What is the prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS? History People and Culture, Population Dynamics Politics Major Tourist Locations Other Issues What is the future of Zambia? |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | What is the prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS? History People and Culture, Population Dynamics Politics Major Tourist Locations Other Issues What is the future of Zimbabwe? |
| 7 | Botswana | What is the prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS? History People and Culture, Population Dynamics Politics Major Tourist Locations Other Issues What is the future of Botswana? |
| 8 | Namibia | What is the prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS? History People and Culture, Population Dynamics Politics Major Tourist Locations Other Issues What is the future of Namibia? |
| 9 | Angola | What is the prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS? History People and Culture, Population Dynamics Politics Major Tourist Locations Other Issues What is the future of Angola and Zaire? |
| 10 | South Africa | What is the prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS? History People and Culture, Population Dynamics Politics Major Tourist Locations Other Issues What is the future of South Africa? |
| 11 | Project | Introduction to Project Issue Paper Legislature and Legislative System in Zambia Project Proposal |
| 12 | Project | Project: Law Review Zambia [part 1] The project involved coming up with legislature on HIV/AIDS in Zambia. What can be done? What should be included and what should be excluded? |
| 13 | Project | Project: Law Review Zambia [part 2] The project involved coming up with legislature on HIV/AIDS in Zambia. What can be done? What should be included and what should be excluded? |