REVIEW ESSAY Sins of Omission: Public Health and HIV/AIDS in Africa
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Alexander Rödlach is an associate professor of anthropology and psychiatry at Creighton University in Omaha, USA. He studies cultural explanations of HIV and AIDS in Zimbabwe and conducts interdisciplinary research exploring how access to integrated medical services for HIV/AIDS and TB in Zimbabwe is influenced by cultural perceptions of both diseases. Further, he collaborates with others studying the health needs of a growing refugee population in the American Midwest. He is currently preparing a long-term study on the impact of faith community nursing on the health of clients receiving services provided by this specialty nursing field.
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