HIV/AIDS in Africa
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We see how HIV/AIDS can affect families in Africa and we see their stories, but now it is time to tell yours. Please tell your story about how HIV/AIDS has affected you and the people that you love.
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UN reveals progress in lowering HIV infection amoung children in sub-Saharan Africa
UN News Center March 2014
25 June 2013 – New HIV infections among children have been reduced by 50 per cent or more in seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the United Nations agency spearheading the global AIDS response said today.
The Plan has two main targets for 2015: a 90 per cent reduction in the number of children newly infected with HIV and a 50 per cent reduction in the number of AIDS-related maternal deaths. .
Deaths from HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa dropped 32 percent
​The Telegraph November 2012
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Deaths from HIV/Aids in sub-Saharan Africa have fallen by 32 per cent in the last seven years, with particular progress made on protecting children from the deadly virus, the UN has said.
Averting HIV/AIDS- Update
March 2014
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Sub-Saharan Africa is more heavily affected by HIV and AIDS than any other region of the world. An estimated 22.9 million people are living with HIV in the region - around two thirds of the global total.1 In 2010 around 1.2 million people died from AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa and 1.9 million people became infected with HIV. Since the beginning of the epidemic 14.8 million children have lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS.
