Moulding Socially Excluded Women to Be Future Leaders through Income Generation Programmes- 4 case studies on HIV/AIDS Infected and Affected Women in Kerala

Abstract

The HIV/AIDS epidemic has been regarded as a major health concern all over the world since the late 1980s. Soon after the emergence of the AIDS epidemic, it became evident that HIV was much more than just a disease. Unlike any other disease, HIV not only touches the lives of those infected, but it also impacts the lives of virtually everyone on earth. One would be hard pressed to find any group not affected by the HIV epidemic in some way. It is clearly one of the most important public health issues.