G Foster
Biographic Data
| ID | 696229 |
|---|---|
| NAME | G Foster |
| GIVEN NAMES | G |
| FAMILY NAME | Foster |
| SIGNATURE | FOSTER G |
| AFFILIATIONS | a Paediatric Department , Mutare Provincial Hospital |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Irish Civil War and Society
The Irish Civil War and Society sheds new light on the social currents shaping the Irish Civil War, from the 'politics of respectability' behind animosities and discourses; to the intersection of soci
Under the radar
Safety nets are mechanisms to mitigate the effects of poverty on vulnerable households during times of stress. In sub-Saharan Africa, extended families, together with communities, are the most effective responses enabling access to support for households facing crises. This paper reviews literature on informal social security systems in sub-Saharan Africa, analyses changes taking place in their functioning as a result of HIV/AIDS and describes co…
The capacity of the extended family safety net for orphans in Africa
This paper reviews published studies on orphans and describes indicators by which weakened or saturated extended family safety nets can be identified. Most orphans in Africa are still being cared for by members of their extended family. The traditional safety net for orphans in Africa used to be their aunts and uncles. The alternate safety net of grandparents or more distant relatives is becoming prevalent as a result of weakening of the extended…
Strategies for providing care and support to children orphaned by Aids
As a result of the severe HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan countries such as Zimbabwe, where between 25-30% of the adult population are estimated to be infected, there are a growing number of orphans requiring care and support. Traditionally, orphans have been absorbed within the extended family but this is becoming more difficult because of the large number of young adults dying. The burden of care and support is falling on the very young and th…
Today's children-challenges to child health promotion in countries with severe Aids epidemics
Recent declines in infant and child mortality rates (IMR and CMR) are being reversed due to AIDS. Greatest impacts are in southern African countries with severe HIV epidemics and lower non-AIDS IMR/CMR. Zimbabwe and Zambia's IMR were estimated to be 40% and 30% higher in 1996; CMR by 2010 was projected to increase fourfold in Zimbabwe, threefold in Botswana and to double in Kenya and Zambia due to AIDS. HIV indirectly impacts children through orp…
Perceptions of children and community members concerning the circumstances of orphans in rural Zimbabwe
Focus group discussions and interviews were held with 40 orphans, 25 caretakers and 33 other community workers from a rural area near Mutare, Zimbabwe. Orphan concerns included feeling different from other children, stress, stigmatization, exploitation, schooling, lack of visits and neglect of support responsibilities by relatives. Many community members, while recognizing their limitations due to poverty, were already actively helping orphans an…
Supporting children in need through a community-based orphan visiting programme
There is an urgent need for programmes to be established to support the growing number of orphans in countries severely affected by AIDS. Most orphans are being cared for by extended families under difficult circumstances. Few descriptions of community-based orphan support programmes exist. We describe one such programme established in Zimbabwe in 1993. Twenty-five volunteers identified 300 orphan households. During one year, volunteers made 1725…
Orphan prevalence and extended family care in a peri-urban community in Zimbabwe
An orphan enumeration survey was conducted in 570 households in and around Mutare, Zimbabwe in 1992; 18.3% (95% CI 15.1-21.5%) of households included orphans. 12.8% (95% CI 11.2-14.3%) of children under 15 years old had a father or mother who had died; 5% of orphans had lost both parents. Orphan prevalence was highest in a peri-urban rural area (17.2%) and lowest in a middle income medium density urban suburb (4.3%). Recent increases in parental …
An Architect of Freedom
Irish-born John Hubert Plunkett, descendant of an ancient family and a Trinity College-trained lawyer, came to New South Wales in 1832 to take up the position of Solicitor-General. A quiet, cultivated man, and a Roman Catholic, he was an incongruous figure in the hurly-burly of colonial life. He was an idealist, a man of determination and integrity, a liberal before his time. In the fields of law, government, and education, and particularly as At…
The Irish Civil War and Society
The Irish Civil War and Society sheds new light on the social currents shaping the Irish Civil War, from the 'politics of respectability' behind animosities and discourses; to the intersection of soci
An Architect of Freedom
Irish-born John Hubert Plunkett, descendant of an ancient family and a Trinity College-trained lawyer, came to New South Wales in 1832 to take up the position of Solicitor-General. A quiet, cultivated man, and a Roman Catholic, he was an incongruous figure in the hurly-burly of colonial life. He was an idealist, a man of determination and integrity, a liberal before his time. In the fields of law, government, and education, and particularly as At…
Orphan prevalence and extended family care in a peri-urban community in Zimbabwe
An orphan enumeration survey was conducted in 570 households in and around Mutare, Zimbabwe in 1992; 18.3% (95% CI 15.1-21.5%) of households included orphans. 12.8% (95% CI 11.2-14.3%) of children under 15 years old had a father or mother who had died; 5% of orphans had lost both parents. Orphan prevalence was highest in a peri-urban rural area (17.2%) and lowest in a middle income medium density urban suburb (4.3%). Recent increases in parental …
Supporting children in need through a community-based orphan visiting programme
There is an urgent need for programmes to be established to support the growing number of orphans in countries severely affected by AIDS. Most orphans are being cared for by extended families under difficult circumstances. Few descriptions of community-based orphan support programmes exist. We describe one such programme established in Zimbabwe in 1993. Twenty-five volunteers identified 300 orphan households. During one year, volunteers made 1725…
Perceptions of children and community members concerning the circumstances of orphans in rural Zimbabwe
Focus group discussions and interviews were held with 40 orphans, 25 caretakers and 33 other community workers from a rural area near Mutare, Zimbabwe. Orphan concerns included feeling different from other children, stress, stigmatization, exploitation, schooling, lack of visits and neglect of support responsibilities by relatives. Many community members, while recognizing their limitations due to poverty, were already actively helping orphans an…
Strategies for providing care and support to children orphaned by Aids
As a result of the severe HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan countries such as Zimbabwe, where between 25-30% of the adult population are estimated to be infected, there are a growing number of orphans requiring care and support. Traditionally, orphans have been absorbed within the extended family but this is becoming more difficult because of the large number of young adults dying. The burden of care and support is falling on the very young and th…
Today's children-challenges to child health promotion in countries with severe Aids epidemics
Recent declines in infant and child mortality rates (IMR and CMR) are being reversed due to AIDS. Greatest impacts are in southern African countries with severe HIV epidemics and lower non-AIDS IMR/CMR. Zimbabwe and Zambia's IMR were estimated to be 40% and 30% higher in 1996; CMR by 2010 was projected to increase fourfold in Zimbabwe, threefold in Botswana and to double in Kenya and Zambia due to AIDS. HIV indirectly impacts children through orp…
The capacity of the extended family safety net for orphans in Africa
This paper reviews published studies on orphans and describes indicators by which weakened or saturated extended family safety nets can be identified. Most orphans in Africa are still being cared for by members of their extended family. The traditional safety net for orphans in Africa used to be their aunts and uncles. The alternate safety net of grandparents or more distant relatives is becoming prevalent as a result of weakening of the extended…
Under the radar
Safety nets are mechanisms to mitigate the effects of poverty on vulnerable households during times of stress. In sub-Saharan Africa, extended families, together with communities, are the most effective responses enabling access to support for households facing crises. This paper reviews literature on informal social security systems in sub-Saharan Africa, analyses changes taking place in their functioning as a result of HIV/AIDS and describes co…
The Irish Civil War and Society
The Irish Civil War and Society sheds new light on the social currents shaping the Irish Civil War, from the 'politics of respectability' behind animosities and discourses; to the intersection of soci
Medicine (6 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (3 works)