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.
What we can do…