166609 Nigeria: Examples from the labor movement's response to the AIDS epidemic and the health workers' perspectives

Monday, November 5, 2007: 4:40 PM

Esther Ogunforwora, RN , HIV/AIDS Unit, Nigeria Labor Congress, Abuja, Nigeria
  
Based on her background as a nurse caring for hospitalized AIDS patients in Nigeria and as a trade unionist, Ms. Ogunforwora will describe the challenges health care workers face in caring for AIDS patients. Among the issues discussed will be the challenges of AIDS-related stigma that health care workers must personally address while caring for AIDS patients and how the labor movement is helping to educate health workers to meet this challenge.

Learning Objectives:
1) Recognize how the labor movement's access and relationship with workers and their families iniquely positions trade unions to address global health issues. 2) Describe the labor movement's potential and practical contributions to global health issues in Nigeria. 3) Link with trade union resources for partnering on global health initiatives.

Keywords: International Health, HIV/AIDS

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No
Any institutionally-contracted trials related to this submission?

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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