HIV/AIDS amongst Immigrants/Cameroonians in Berlin

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HIV/AIDS amongst Immigrants/Cameroonians in
Berlin

• Rosaline Mbayo Project Afrikaherz
• Seminar and Discussion on HIV/AIDS
• Berlin, Kastanienallee 82
• 08. September 2007

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Project Africa Heart

• Afrikaherz is a non-governmental community-based
  organization working under VIA(Verband für
  interkulturelle Arbeit, Reginalverband
  Berlin/Brandenburg)
• Aims and Objectives
• To develop a resource network to meet or promote
  the health, legal and socio-economic needs of
  African migrants living in Berlin , Germany.To
  provide possible answers to all questions
  relating to Health with a specific focus on
  HIV/AIDS prevention, care and social issues.

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Services

• Health and Social Counselling in different
  languages
• Home care and Hospital visitation
• Seminars on HIV/AIDS
• Workshops and Campaigns
• Networking
• Lobbying
• Fundraising
• Initiating and supporting of Self-Help groups

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Statistics from Robert Koch Institute 2006

• People living in Berlin with HIV
• Male 9,100
• Female 800
• Children 50
• People living with AIDS 1,500

• New Infections in 2006
• Male 400
• Female 20
• Children lt5
• Total 425
• HIV infections since the epidemic 14,100

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HIV/AIDS in African Communities in Germany

• Statistics of Africans living in Berlin
• According to the Statistisches Landesamt Berlin
  2004, there are about 17,234 Africans living in
  Berlin. Cameroonians make up 7.7 percent
  (1,328).

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Statistics of Afrikaherz clients with HIV/AIDS
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Psycho-social Situation

• Fear
• Lack of information about HIV/AIDS
• Fear of being cast out from their communities or
  losing dear friends
• Isolation
• It is difficult to talk about HIV/AIDS .
• Language barriers
• It makes it very difficult to explain about their
  situation.

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Psycho-social Situations

• Child wish
• Partnership
• Nutrition
• Work Situation
• Health Insurance
• Residence Permit Issues