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Indigenous Knowledges, the Global Architecture of Education and Health, and the Hiv/Aids Pandemic

Towards a Paradigm Shift?

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Perspectives on Youth, HIV/AIDS and Indigenous Knowledges

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Abstract

AIDS is one of the most destructive pandemics in history and, according to UNAIDS (2011), more than 30 million people have died since 1981. In Africa more than 15 million people have lost their lives due to the pandemic. In 2011, 1.7 million died of AIDS (UNAIDS, 2012).

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  3. Ahfad University for Women, Sudan

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Breidlid, A. (2015). Indigenous Knowledges, the Global Architecture of Education and Health, and the Hiv/Aids Pandemic. In: Breidlid, A., Cheyeka, A.M., Farag, A.I. (eds) Perspectives on Youth, HIV/AIDS and Indigenous Knowledges. Youth, Media, & Culture Series. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-196-0_2

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