AIDS in Africa

Africa is more heavily affected by HIV and AIDS than any other region of the world. An estimated 22.4 MILLION people are living with HIV in Africa. This website gives a wealth of information on this serious disease. The website talks about the history of AIDS in the continent. It breaks down AIDS in each country and it discusses the overall impact on Africa. It gives a historical timeline and even has a question and answer section.

I thought this was an extremely educational website. I knew that it was an epidemic in Africa but I didn't realize to what extent. In Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland, more than one in five adults are infected. AIDS has caused immense human suffering in the continent. The most obvious effect of this crisis has been illness and death, but the impact of the epidemic has certainly not been confined to the health sector; households, schools, workplaces and economies have also been badly affected. It is a sad situation that needs to be more aggressively addressed.