John Dewey’s Pragmatic Problem Solving Method and the Hiv/aids Scourge in Nigeria

This paper acknowledges the effort of government agencies, health organizations and concern groups in Nigeria to bring lasting solution to HIV/AIDS pandemic in the Nation. Among others, there has been a lot of investment in massive education campaign on HIV/AIDS, prevention of mother to child transmission, increasing availability of drugs and accessibility to treatment, computerized patient database to integrate monitoring tools, availability of condoms and widespread education on its usage. While one cannot deny the fact that some progress is being made in combating the pandemic, this author however maintains that greater progress can be made and a lasting solution recorded if the relevant bodies will make use of John Dewey’s Pragmatic Problem Solving Method in combating HIV/AIDS Pandemic in Nigeria. To this end, effort is made at enunciating John Dewey’s Pragmatic Problem Solving Method with particular emphasis on how this method can be used in bringing about the much cherished lasting solution to HIV/AIDS pandemic in Nigeria. As a prelude, attempt is made to give a general overview of HIV and AIDS in Nigeria. The paper concludes by giving specific suggestions derived from John Dewey’s Pragmatic Problem Solving Method as it applies to Nigeria’s HIV/AIDS situation