Rwandan genocide survivors denied AIDS treatment

Rwandan genocide survivors in need of HIV treatment.

genomics revolution also accrue to developing countries and that ethical, legal and social implications are taken into account,” said Dr Tikki Pang, Director of WHO’s Research Policy and Cooperation department. A resolution on genomics and world health adopted during the Fifty-seventh World Health Assembly, 17–22 May 2004, called upon WHO Member States to facilitate greater collaboration among ...

Consequences of traumatic stress in Rwandan genocide survivors

The Rwandan Genocide

Treatment of PTSD in Rwandan child genocide survivors using thought field therapy.

Thought Field Therapy (TFT), which utilizes the self-tapping of specific acupuncture points while recalling a traumatic event or cue, was applied with 50 orphaned adolescents who had been suffering with symptoms of PTSD since the Rwandan genocide 12 years earlier. Following a single TFT session, scores on a PTSD checklist completed by caretakers and on a self-rated PTSD checklist had significan...

Associations between prolonged grief disorder, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and anxiety in Rwandan genocide survivors.

A number of studies have demonstrated that symptoms of prolonged grief disorder (PGD) represent a symptom cluster distinct from bereavement-related depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The aim of the present study was to confirm and extend these findings using the most recent criteria defining PGD. The authors interviewed a total of 400 orphaned or widowed survivors of...