The potential impact of HIV/Aids on the South African armed forces
Some evidence from outside and within
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12337396 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lindy Heinecken (0000-0003-1315-0000, Stellenbosch University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 59-77 |
| Publication date | 2009-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Security Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1024-6029 • E-ISSN: 2154-0128 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10246029.2009.9627530 |
| OpenAlex | W2011568919 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 7 |
At the 2007 International Department of Defence HIV and AIDS Conference in Pretoria, the then Deputy President, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, expressed the concern that ‘HIV/AIDS in the armed forces could pose a significant security threat’.2 What she was implying is that every soldier infected by HIV/AIDS erodes the capacity of the military to execute their mandate in much the same way as this disease incapacitates its human host. The following analogy sums this up
Development economics · Economics · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Political science · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Global Security and Public Health · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses · Medicine · Virology
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
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| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |