The information you are about to read is all true, Gathered from different websites and other sources.
AIDS in Africa-
By the year 2010 there will be Approximately 18 Million AIDS Orphans in Africa. These children had no say in the matter, much like their parents. (Truly sad.)
Sub-Saharan Africa is more heavily affected by HIV and AIDS than ANY other Region in the world. An estimated 24.5 million people were living with HIV at the end of 2005 and approximately 2.7 million additonal people were infected with HIV during that year. In the absence of massively expanded prevention, treatment and care efforts, it is expected that the AIDS death toll in sub-Saharan Africa will continue to rise. This means that impact of the AIDS epidemic on these societies will be felt most strongly in the course of the next ten years and beyond. Its social and economic consequences are already widely felt, not only in the health sector but also in education, industry, agriculture, transport, human resources and the economy in general.
Both HIV prevalence rates and the numbers of people dying from AIDS vary greatly between African countries. In Somalia and Senegal the HIV prevalence is under 1% of the adult population, whereas in South Africa and Zambia around 15-20% of adults are infected with HIV. Here are a few precentages of the Epidemic in other African Countries:
Botswana: 24.1%
Lesotho: 23.2%
Swaziland: 33.4%
Zimbabwe: 20.1%
Only to name a few...
These rates are still rising so if you can help the cause Please do so as soon as possible. Check out some websites and Charitys or even go to your local "GAP" store and check out their "(Red)" clothing line which certain amounts of the profit will go to the African AIDS Foundations. All you need is love.
You can't get Peace if you don't want it. Please Help!
Thanks for reading,
~Zak
-Give Peace A Chance-
