AIDS in Africa
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Sub-Saharan Africa has more than 75% of the world’s HIV/AIDS
cases, with 29.4 million people living with HIV/AIDS.
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Women make up 58% of Africans living with HIV/AIDS. (See Kofi
Annan’s article.)
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AIDS has reduced average life expectancy by 15 years. (Africa
Action)
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Only 1% of Africans in need of antiretroviral treatment are receiving
it. (UNAIDS)
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More than 11 million children have lost one or both parents to
AIDS in sub-Saharan African. That number is expected to rise to
20 million by 2010 (UNICEF).
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