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AIDS/Other AIDS/Other DiseasesDiseases
Sub-Saharan Africa
CholeraCholera• Inadequate sanitation and lack of a
clean water supply can lead to cholera – an infection that is often fatal if not treated
• In 2000-2001, widespread flooding caused some cases of cholera in Mozambique, but international relief efforts prevented a widespread outbreak
MalariaMalaria• Mosquitos carrying malaria – an
infectious disease marked by chills and fevers that is often fatal – are common in African countries
• The disease has become resistant to standard drugs because of overuse of those drugs in treating the disease during the past several decades
AIDSAIDS• AIDS – acquired immune deficiency
syndrome• HIV – human immunodeficiency virus• AIDS is often accompanied by
tuberculosis – a respiratory infection spread between humans
• 70% of the world’s adult AIDS cases and 80% of the world’s children with AIDS are in African nations
AIDSAIDS• In 2000, AIDS took the lives of 3 million
people worldwide, and of that 3 million, 2.4 million lived in sub-Saharan Africa
• In 2000, nearly 26 million people in Africa were living with either HIV or AIDS
• It is estimated that 2/3 of HIV/AIDS cases reported globally are in Africa
• The 21 countries worldwide with the highest HIV prevalence are in Africa
Economic Impact of Economic Impact of AIDSAIDS
• People who are sick work less or not at all, earn less, and thus are pushed further into poverty
• AIDS patients’ medical care is expensive • UNAIDS – program that studies the
world’s AIDS epidemic• UNAIDS estimates that $4.63 billion will
be needed to fight AIDS in Africa
Nations RespondNations Respond
• To fight malaria and other insect-borne diseases, African nations have used spraying programs since the 1930s to reduce insects
• Some African countries, such as Gabon, are fighting disease by improving their health care systems