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L'ascenseur et l'escalier — la lutte contre le SIDA au Cameroun

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Jacques-Philippe Tsala Tsala
Department of Psychology, University of Yaoundé I and Catholic University of Central Africa (Cameroon).
Keywords
HIV/AIDS, Cameroon, National AIDS Control Committee, National Plan for Fight against HIV/AIDS, resistance to change, public health policy, VIH/SIDA, Cameroun, Comité National de Lutte contre le SIDA, Plan National de Lutte contre le SIDA, résistance au ch

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/57360
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http://ajol.info/index.php/saharaj/article/view/30080
Abstract
The lift and the stairs - the fight against AIDS in Cameroon HIV/AIDS infection has spread like wildfire in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa. In order to fight that pandemic, Cameroon has organised itself by setting up, with the assistance of bilateral and multilateral partners, a national structure with the aim to reduce the spread of the disease. Two years after the launch of the National Plan for the Fight Against HIV/AIDS, an advocacy campaign targetting social leaders made it possible to assess the difficulties encountered by such an entity in a social and cultural environment as complex as that of Cameroon. The paper presents the initiatives taken by the government and analyses the major specific obstacles which are met on the ground. They include beliefs, social structures, gender issues, the status of women and the social representations of sexuality. If consensus and compromise are the usual ways of solving the problems raised at the national level, the analysis stresses the need for a more courageous political will adapted to the urgency of the prevailing situation. Key words: HIV/AIDS, Cameroon, National AIDS Control Committee, National Plan for Fight against HIV/AIDS, resistance to change, public health policy. RÉSUMÉ L\'infection au VIH/SIDA s\'est répandue comme une traînée de poudre dans les pays d\'Afrique subsaharienne. Pour lutter contre cette pandémie, le Cameroun s\'est organisé en mettant en place, avec l\'aide de ses partenaires bilatéraux et multilatéraux, une structure nationale ayant pour objectif de réduire la progression de la maladie. Deux ans après le lancement du Plan National de Lutte contre le VIH/SIDA, une campagne de plaidoyer visant les leaders sociaux a permis de mesurer les difficultés auxquelles une telle entreprise est confrontée dans un environnement socioculturel aussi complexe que celui du Cameroun. L\'article présente les initiatives gouvernementales et analyse les principaux obstacles spécifiques qui surviennent sur le terrain. Ils vont des croyances aux structures sociales en passant par la problématique du genre, le statut de la femme, les représentations sociales de la sexualité. Si le consensus et le compromis sont les modes de résolution habituels des problèmes nationaux, l\'analyse aboutit à la nécessité d\'une volonté politique plus courageuse, adaptée à l\'urgence de la situation. Mots clés: VIH/SIDA, Cameroun, Comité National de Lutte contre le SIDA, Plan National de Lutte contre le SIDA, résistance au changement, politique de santé publique. Sahara J Vol.1(3) 2004: 139-156
Date
2005-05-06
Type
Peer-reviewed Article
Identifier
oai:ojs.ajol.info:article/30080
http://ajol.info/index.php/saharaj/article/view/30080
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