hiv and aids in sub sahara africa
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Where is sub Sahara Africa
This is sub Sahara Africa In the green
Facts
- 91 percent of the worlds children that are HIV positive live in Africa
- The number of HIV positive people in Africa receiving treatment in 2012 was over seven times the number receiving treatment in 2005
- Southern Africa is the worst affected region on the continent
- The number of new HIV infections in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2011 was 25 percent less than the number in 2001
- About 24 million people in sub Sahara Africa are living with HIV and aids
- About 1in 3 adults are affected with HIV and aids in Some African countries
- HIV has infected at least 10 percent of the population in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
- When family members get sick with HIV or other sicknesses, family members often end up selling most of their belongings in order to provide health care for the individual