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Strategies & Market Trends : Africa and its Issues- Why Have We Ignored Africa?

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To: Dale Baker who wrote (443)	10/7/2005 7:57:26 AM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (1) of 1267

Dale > In Malawi -- which has an HIV prevalence rate of about 24% -- about four million of its 11 million people are in need of urgent assistance. South Africa has a higher incidence. One SAn woman in three is infected -- and it's never spoken about. In fact, thanks to the government's non-existent AIDS prevention program, it's the best kept secret. businessday.co.za >>Speaking at the opening of the Gauteng Aids Council conference in Johannesburg yesterday, Whiteside said HIV prevalence among women and among people between 20 and 24 years continued to increase, and 29% of South African women were infected. “HIV prevalence in Gauteng is well over 30%, and provinces like KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Eastern Cape and the Free State have the highest prevalence rates in the country,” Whiteside said. He said there were nearly 6,3-million South Africans infected with HIV/AIDS and most of them were not aware of their status.<<

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