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AIDS Research in Africa: What can the UN do to help? Bombs can be dropped
in many forms all over the world, it does not have to ...
... As I though of what I could research I began ... for people with AIDS in other countries
such as Africa. ... now be focussing on is not how the AIDS epidemic originated ...
... President Bush has pushed AIDS research to the forefront of the ... program to “turn
the tide against AIDS in the most afflicted nations of Africa and the ...
... Gender Attitudes, Sexual Violence, and HIV/AIDS Risks among Men and Women in Cape
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... media reports that followed the disappointing research findings all ... in the literate
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Submitted by Realise on March 25, 2008
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Bombs can be dropped in many forms all over the world, it does not have to take the shape of a nuclear cloud or a blast from a fighter plane-it can take the form of a disease which to date has claimed more lives than any single war in history. Seventy percent of the world’s AIDS population lives in sub-Saharan Africa. (Weissman)
More than seventy percent of the world’s AIDS population lives in sub-Saharan Africa.
The news is sobering. In fact it is down right frightening. A report from the United Nations says that AIDS will kill half of all fifteen year olds in Zimbabwe, Botswana, and South Africa by 2012 if something is not done soon. The report goes on to say that about twenty-four million people in Sub-Sahara Africa are living with HIV. So why is the epidemic raging out of control in Africa and other undeveloped countries? Several factors are contributing to this tragedy. Although HIV transmission has not been eradicated, these measures have helped dramatically. Unfortunately, for those living in sub-Saharan Africa, the availability of these important prevention techniques is rare. Without HIV education, the people of Africa continue to lack the tools necessary to change behaviors and halt the spread of the disease. Without condoms, heterosexual transmission continues to soar. Consider this: in some African nations, one in three adults are infected with HIV. (Weissman) The majority of sexual contact is unprotected, making transmission more likely and more widespread. And finally, widespread testing and counseling is just not available. Of the 24 million people or so with HIV, a large number of them do not know they are infected. Because of this, heterosexual contact becomes a major transmission route of young adults in Africa. The combination of not knowing their HIV status and the lack of available condoms, allows unprotected sexual transmission to
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nice, March 25, 2008
Grader: Realise, Grade: A
This is a great paper