Paru le 04/09/2008 | Broché 116 pages
Professionnels
with the participation of Richard J. Roberts, Luc Montagnier, Viviane Wade
"If hope can be rekindled through the practice of sports, it is vital to advocate the right to physical education and sports, the right of every individual to practice the sports discipline of his choice as a necessity, through health promotion (most especially among youths), for a better consolidation of achievements. But can a pandemic-ravaged Africa rise up to the challenge? Is Africa ready to completely assume its responsibilities and initiate the needed breakthroughs? Such are the fundamental pending questions!
The reflections and recommendations in this book have already laid the ground of a consistent programme of action adapted to the realities and the actual needs of the continent's athletes. It is hoped that the management of problems related to the improvement of the health of the African athlete on the basis of bilateral/multilateral collaboration, with the requested participation of donors, non-governmental organizations and organizations of the United Nations system (WHO, UNAIDS, The Global Funds against HIV/AIDS/Tuberculosis/Malaria, UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, WFP, etc) will help to rekindle hope at the level of the entire continent."
Dr François-Xavier Mbopi-Kéou has been working over the past 15 years on HIV infection in Africa and its public health implications. In collaboration with colleagues in Europe, the US, and Africa, he has made several contributions in books and published more than fifty papers in international scientific journals which have led to the implementation of policies aimed at curbing the spread of AIDS in Africa. Formerly Senior Fellow at the University of London and Visiting Scientist in French, British and American Universities, he was the first winner of the GlaxoSmithkline Elion Research Award 2000 for his contribution on the understanding of in vivo interactions between genital herpes and HIV infection. An Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Microbiology and Visiting Scholar/Consultant in several International Institutions, Dr Mbopi-Kéou is currently member of the Microbiology and infectious Diseases Department at the Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde I (Cameroon), and Head of the National Public Health Laboratory "Hygiene Mobile" of Cameroon.
