Harley Drive
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it's an african problem that can only be solved in africa by africans, you should go there it will open your eyes
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Discuss the impact of the worldwide AIDS crisis in Africa?
- Thread starter Harley Drive
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Africa is estimated to have more than 88% of people living with HIV and 92% of all AIDS deaths in 2007.
In the worst affected countries, average life expectancy has fallen by twenty years because of the epidemic. Life expectancy at birth in Swaziland is just 31 years - less than half of what it would be without AIDS. http://search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A0oG7nnDCtNNjkEAbu1XNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEyYjBkY2U2BHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkA0g0NjVfODI-/SIG=11v4odf1t/EXP=1305698083/**http%3a//www.avert.org/aids-impact-africa.htm
As for prevention, some of the African people's beliefs and customs help the spread of HIV/AIDS. Many beliefs surround condom use such as the idea that condoms stifles the traditional power of the man in his community. Major African political leaders have denied the link between HIV and AIDS, and many are suspicious of medical treatments preferring traditional medicines that don't work over scientifically proven medicine. Some countries are just too poor to pay for medicine and education for preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS.
In the worst affected countries, average life expectancy has fallen by twenty years because of the epidemic. Life expectancy at birth in Swaziland is just 31 years - less than half of what it would be without AIDS. http://search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A0oG7nnDCtNNjkEAbu1XNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEyYjBkY2U2BHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkA0g0NjVfODI-/SIG=11v4odf1t/EXP=1305698083/**http%3a//www.avert.org/aids-impact-africa.htm
As for prevention, some of the African people's beliefs and customs help the spread of HIV/AIDS. Many beliefs surround condom use such as the idea that condoms stifles the traditional power of the man in his community. Major African political leaders have denied the link between HIV and AIDS, and many are suspicious of medical treatments preferring traditional medicines that don't work over scientifically proven medicine. Some countries are just too poor to pay for medicine and education for preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS.
Harley Drive
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it's an african problem that can only be solved in africa by africans, you should go there it will open your eyes
johntrottier
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Until Africa changes it's culture, and it's habits. the spread of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases will continue to hobble any attempts of the continent to break out of the 3rd world