Piecing the Puzzle: The Genesis of AIDS Research in Africa
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (837 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0887557309 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 220 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Larry Krotz is an award-winning writer, filmmaker, and author of six previous books, including The Uncertain Business of Doing Good: Outsiders in Africa.
In 1979, Dr. Allan Ronald, a specialist in infectious diseases from Canada, and Dr. Herbert Nsanze, head of medical microbiology at University of Nairobi, met through the World Health Organization. Ronald had just completed a successful project that cured a chancroid (genital ulcer) epidemic in Winnipeg and Nsanze asked him to come to Kenya to help with Kenya’s “sexual diseases problem.” That initial invitation led to a groundbreaking international scientific collaboration that would uncover critical pieces in the complex puzzle that became today&
About the AuthorLarry Krotz is an award-winning writer, filmmaker, and author of six previous books, including The Uncertain Business of Doing Good: Outsiders in Africa.
"An Intimate History of HIV Prevention in Kenya" according to B. A. Anderson. I call Piecing the Puzzle an intimate history of HIV prevention in Kenya because Larry Krotz spent several years chronicling this important collaboration between scientists from many nations. He became close with many of the main characters, and his proximity to the story is evident in the book. The story is fascinating and well written, and I especially appreciated the very candid assessments that some of the scientists express about the shortcomings of and tensions within the campaign to halt the spread of HIV.