HIV/AIDS is threatening Africa

beyond the scope of Health

African Continent

Botswana

HIV/AIDS is threatening Africa

beyond the scope of Health

1. HIV/AIDS is a great health threat in

Africa.

2. HIV/AIDS causes damage to

economy in Africa.

3. AIDS orphaned a number of children

in Africa.

1. HIV/AIDS is a great health threat in Africa

AIDS HIV

A: Acquired

I : Immuno

D: Deficiency

S: Syndrome

H: Human I : Immunodeficiency

V: Virus

Sub-SaharanAfrica71%

Sub-Saharan Africa

North Africa & Middle East

South & South-East Asia

East Asia & Pacific

Latin America

Caribbean

Eastern Europe & Central Asia

Western Europe

North America

Australia & New Zealand

Number of People Living with AIDS, Regional Statistics end of 2002 by

UNAIDS TOTAL: 42 million

Between 2000 and 2020…

More than 17 times more death

among persons aged 15-34 than there would have been without AIDS

in South Africa

2. HIV/AIDS causes damage to economy in Africa.

3. AIDS orphaned a number of children in Africa.

Proportion (%) of children aged 10-14 still in school by UNICEF

Both parents are alive, or child lives with at least one parent

Both parents are dead

HIV/AIDS is threatening Africa

beyond the scope of Health

1. HIV/AIDS is a great health threat in

Africa.

2. HIV/AIDS causes damage to

economy in Africa.

3. AIDS orphaned a number of children

in Africa.

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