Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Outline
1. Facts about South Africa
2. Brief history of HIV in South Africa
3. Harriet Shezi Clinic, Baragwanath
Hospital, Soweto
4. HIV, AIDs, TB, MAC, PCJ, LIP:oh my!!
5. Culture
6. Privilege and service
7. What is Global Health?
Nkosi Johnson
Born with HIV, orphaned
ARVs were banned in the
public health system by
Mbeki and the MoH
Refused admission to
primary school
Keynote speaker at the XIII
International AIDS
Conference, 2000 (Durban)
Pres. Mbeki walked out
during his speech
Founded Nkosis Haven
Nkosi
Johnson
4 February 1989 1 June 2001
Global TB Burden
Unjani Dokotela?
Working in RSA
2.5 years Worked in an HIV specialist clinic at
Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto (PEPFAR)
Helped to set up an Adolescent Clinic day at Shezi
Volunteered: several orphanages, a hospice,
participated in a few child abuse cases pro-Deo,
homeless clinic and outreach projects, soccer boots,
cash for gogos (grannies)
Pediatric Technical Team at WRHI and adjunct faculty at
Witwatersrand University oversight of HIV/AIDs and
TB programs in multiple provinces, teaching, research,
DOH, participated in writing updates to the HIV
guidelines 2013 (PEPFAR), ran a complex care clinic at
Natalspruit Hospital
Herpes Zoster/shingles
WHO Stage II
Scrofula
TB LAD
Parotid enlargement
BCG adenitis
Flat Warts
Neonatal syphilis
Measles
Happiness!!
Health is Global
Ethical Considerations
Should students be allowed to do in other
countries what they are not allowed to do in
the USA?
Should research be conducted on patients
who will likely not receive the benefit of that
research?
Should America recruit physicians from
nations with significant health care worker
shortages?
Is health equity a basic human right?
What difference does it make?
Thats Ayoba!
Ngiyabonga!
(Thank you)