Fr Michael Czerny SJ, editor The second edition (first edition 2005) of a compilation of the contributions made at a two-day workshop of SECAM (Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar) in October 2003 in Dakar, on the theme: To Shepherd the Church, the Family of God in Africa,
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Education: For an Africa without AIDS
Fr Michael J. Kelly SJ This book shows how education is an effective social vaccine that really works against HIV and AIDS. It is a sustained argument for education to be strengthened: first, to understand what education is called to be like in response to the pandemic; second, to monitor
Rays of Hope: Managing HIV&AIDS in Africa
2008 Paterne-Auxence Mombé SJ The second edition of Rays of Hope (first edition 2004) provides useful information about HIV and AIDS, their related diseases and symptoms and how to treat them medically and with nutrition, focusing on the means accessible to and affordable for Africans.
Suffering, Belief, Hope: The Wisdom of Job for an AIDS-Stricken Africa
Ghislain Tshikendwa SJ First published in French in 2005, this biblical interpretation explains the Book of Job in the African context of HIV and AIDS. It begins with the anthropology of sickness, suffering and death in Africa, and concludes with a theology and spirituality of life.
Linked for Life
Michael Czerny SJ and Danielle Vella, editors Linked for Life tells the story of how Jesuits are living out their commitment to fight the pandemic, tracing the emergence of AIDS ministries in the already well-established apostolates of the Society: parishes; healthcare; education; development; pastoral and spiritual accompaniment; formation; and communications
AIDS in Africa: Theological Reflections
2007 Bénézet Bujo SJ and Michael Czerny SJ, editors The Catholic Church, from the beginning of AIDS in Africa, has been active in alleviation and treatment, in prevention, consolation and spreading hope. As Christians, to interpret the AIDS reality requires good theology: to consider this complex issue seriously in the
Madagascar
In Madagascar, a wide-ranging HIV prevention and AIDS care project, Christian action, the battle against AIDS, is run by the Jesuit Province in the rural missionary districts that it is responsible for. The project, directed by Fr Jean-Simon Ratsimbazafy SJ, offers HIV prevention, access to testing and medical care in
Rwanda-Burundi Province (RWB)
“We are a people who want to live!” – This is the motto of the Service Yezu Mwiza (SYM – ‘Good Jesus’ in Kirundi), a comprehensive AIDS programme run by the Jesuit region of Rwanda-Burundi. Based in Bujumbura and run by Fr Désiré Yamuremye SJ, SYM reaches people with HIV,
Reflect
The presence of AIDS in our world today certainly gives cause for concern and reflection. It is such a complex issue, touching so many facets of human life, affecting millions of people, their communities and countries; it is difficult to know where to start thinking about it. We can easily
Not just a medical problem
Before coming to Kenya, I thought I knew enough about AIDS especially since I had just finished studying for, taking, and passing my recertification examination in internal medicine. I knew about HIV and its effects on the immune system leading to opportunistic infections and cancers. I knew how it is
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