Aids in subs-aharan Africa

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Unit 3 Project.
11/19/2002
Carl Coseart.

AIDS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

One of the major factors of the increasing death rate in sub-Saharan African countries is the deadly virus HIV positive (Human Immune Deficiency Virus) and disease AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). The region accounts for 70% of the world’s HIV/AIDS population. Researches by various groups have reported that this disease is directly linked to the high poverty rate in the region. Research done by Desmond Cohen the author of the article “Joint Epidemics Poverty and AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa”, states that countries with low economic status such as Botswana, Swaziland, Lesotho, South Africa, and Zimbabwe suffer highly from this deadly disease. With Botswana having 35.8%, Lesotho 23.5%, South Africa 19.9%, and Zimbabwe 25%, of the world’s HIV/AIDS population, they also have low economic status that makes treatment difficult for their AIDS patients, and for others to come up with a solut...