Just last year, the AIDS epidemic in Africa has claimed the lives of some 1.5 million people in this region. More than eleven million children have been orphaned by AIDS (UNAIDS 2008 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic).
The AIDS problem in Africa is literally everywhere and has become an issue that can not be ignored. Africans are directly affected directly by the epidemic. Each property has been affected in one way or another.
With the mortality rate byBecause the issue of AIDS and other diseases, people are increasingly aware of the epidemic. The magnitude of the AIDS crisis is only becoming more clear in many African countries. More and more people infected with AIDS fall ill and die. Without strengthening prevention, treatment and care, it is expected that the number of AIDS deaths in sub-Saharan Africa continue to increase. This means that the impact of the epidemic on these societies will be felt most strongly in theOver the next decade and beyond.
Effects of the disease continue to be evident in all sectors of society, including health, education, transport, agriculture, human resources and the entire economy. Poor African societies are most affected by the AIDS crisis and its consequences.
The AIDS problem in Africa has led to many other problems to add to those already existing. Children more and more people become orphans and vulnerable because their parents die, childrenDeprived of their childhood, or caring for sick parents, are parents of younger brothers and sisters, will work to live and others live in the streets.