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Unbelievable Stats
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 About one in four AIDS deaths are among children less than five years old
- AIDS is fatal, with no cure and no vaccine to prevent its spread. Medical science offers drug therapies to retard its invasion into the body and prolong life, but these medicines are far beyond the reach of the poor in Africa. Most do not even have access to simple treatments such as aspirin or first-aid ointments
- In one study HIV/AIDS households had 30-35% lower annual incomes than in non-affected families, and the death of an adult from AIDS reduced the food consumption in the poorest households by 15%
- In some societies, “property grabbing” relatives restrict or force widows and orphans off their land
Check out specific AIDS stats for Zambia. |
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