Conservation efforts in this region of Africa have been dominated by its charismatic species—elephant, buffalo, lion, leopard, and rhino and the resulting nature-based tourism sector, which contributes substantially to the economies of the countries in the region. The resulting approach has historically focused on protected areas that are managed by state wildlife agencies. Yet, while protected areas are playing a significant role, the current rates of land-use change and environmental degradation outside of protected areas are contributing to significant stress on the area’s already stressed water resources.
Researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine, the Regenstrief Institute and Moi University School of Medicine are the first to report that adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) to fight human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in children who live in low income countries is as high as or higher than adherence by children living in high income countries.