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People People The continent of Africa holds 10% of The continent of Africa holds 10% of the worlds population but 70% of the the worlds population but 70% of the reported AIDS cases are in Africa. reported AIDS cases are in Africa. 23.3 million cases in Sub-Saharan 23.3 million cases in Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 33.6 cases reported world wide 33.6 cases reported world wide (1999) (1999)

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Page 1: People The continent of Africa holds 10% of the worlds population but 70% of the reported AIDS cases are in Africa. The continent of Africa holds 10% of

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The continent of Africa holds 10% of the worlds The continent of Africa holds 10% of the worlds population but 70% of the reported AIDS cases population but 70% of the reported AIDS cases are in Africa. are in Africa. 23.3 million cases in Sub-Saharan Africa23.3 million cases in Sub-Saharan Africa33.6 cases reported world wide (1999)33.6 cases reported world wide (1999)

Page 2: People The continent of Africa holds 10% of the worlds population but 70% of the reported AIDS cases are in Africa. The continent of Africa holds 10% of

Aids in Africa:Aids in Africa:Causes, Impact and SolutionsCauses, Impact and Solutions

Causes-EconomicCauses-EconomicPoverty and Cost of Health CarePoverty and Cost of Health Care

Causes-SocialCauses-SocialUnsafe Sex PracticesUnsafe Sex PracticesPoor Education; lack of Knowledge and Poor Education; lack of Knowledge and aversion to discussing the disease aversion to discussing the disease

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Causes: PoliticalCauses: PoliticalNot enough political attentionNot enough political attention Inadequate Health care systemInadequate Health care systemWar leads to breakdown in servicesWar leads to breakdown in services

Page 4: People The continent of Africa holds 10% of the worlds population but 70% of the reported AIDS cases are in Africa. The continent of Africa holds 10% of

Aids in Africa:Aids in Africa:Causes, Impact and SolutionsCauses, Impact and Solutions

Impact: EconomicImpact: EconomicDeteriorated economic production due to Deteriorated economic production due to

the fact that many of the AIDS victims are the fact that many of the AIDS victims are in their productive years.in their productive years.

Slow Development.Slow Development.

Page 5: People The continent of Africa holds 10% of the worlds population but 70% of the reported AIDS cases are in Africa. The continent of Africa holds 10% of

Aids in Africa:Aids in Africa:Causes, Impact and SolutionsCauses, Impact and Solutions

Impact: SocialImpact: Social 10 Million Orphans10 Million Orphans Women 15-19 are 5 times more likely to get aidsWomen 15-19 are 5 times more likely to get aids 8% of sub-Saharan adults are HIV positive8% of sub-Saharan adults are HIV positive Whole adult populations of villages Whole adult populations of villages 4-8 million children are born with Aids4-8 million children are born with Aids Life expectancy has dropped back down to 45Life expectancy has dropped back down to 45

Page 6: People The continent of Africa holds 10% of the worlds population but 70% of the reported AIDS cases are in Africa. The continent of Africa holds 10% of

Aids in Africa:Aids in Africa:Causes, Impact and SolutionsCauses, Impact and Solutions

Impact: PoliticalImpact: PoliticalHIV/AIDS help cause political instability HIV/AIDS help cause political instability

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Aids in Africa:Aids in Africa:Causes, Impact and SolutionsCauses, Impact and Solutions

Solutions: EconomicSolutions: Economic Cooperation between African and international Cooperation between African and international

communities. communities. 1-3 billion dollars slows growth ( Currently 200 million 1-3 billion dollars slows growth ( Currently 200 million

spent)spent)

Solutions: SocialSolutions: Social Cooperation between African and international Cooperation between African and international

communities. communities. Vaccine developmentVaccine development Better Health careBetter Health care