AIDS in Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa is the most HIV and AIDS infected region on the map. About 22.5 million people are living with HIV and approximately 1.7 million additional peole were infected with HIV during the year 2007. The AIDS epidemic in Africa has taken the lives of about 1.6 million people. Eleven million children have been diagnosed with AIDS as well. Treatment for the infected is non-existant, therefore the death-toll in Africa is unfortunately rising. Africa contains more than 10% of the worlds population and it is important that greater efforts are taken to care for these people. AIDS is spreading throughout the continent like a wild fire. To make matters worse, the people of Africa have been shying away from the topic making it extremely difficult to create the first step in getting a handle on this disease-- awareness. Just now are the people becoming aware of the extent to which AIDS is overpowering the nation. The more Africans learn about the disease, the better they can protect themselves. Many people find it frustrating that while our president sees it fit to fight a war in Iraq to improve the Iraqi quality of life, so little is being done in Africa where hundreds and hundreds of people are dying every single day from this dominating disease.