Hiv and Aids
in sub saharan Africa
shocking information about Hiv and Aids
- 1.2 million adults and children died as a result of Aids
- 40 million live with Hiv/Aids,28.5 million of them sub Saharan Africa
- 14.8 million children under age 18 have lost one or both parents to AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa
Global number of people living with HIV,by year
Number of people living with HIV and Aids in sub Saharan Africa
In sub Saharan Africa 28.5 million people live with HIV and Aids
Facts
- HIV is found in specific human body fluids like sexual contact,pregnancy,injection drug use,blood transfusion
- More than 25 million people have of died Aids worldwide
- You can transmit to your baby if your HIV positive mother
- All blood donors are at risk to get HIV
- HIV-positive children under the age of 13 are infected during pregnancy
- HIV means Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- HIV-positive means than you have the Virus
- If your old, your healthcare providers may not offer you an HIV test