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1.What is the life expectancy in sub Saharan Africa?

2.How old was Chuma Nadu when her parents died from AIDS?

3.What is the only way to increase the life span of someone who has AIDS?

4.Who is the President and CEO of UNICEF Canada?

5.What percentage of kids who need the testing and need the drugs actually receive them?

AIDS in Africa

SS7CG3 The student will analyze how politics in Africa impacts standard of

living.

b. Describe the impact of government stability on the distribution of resources to combat

AIDS and famine across Africa.

Fast FactsBetween 1999 and

2000 more died of AIDS than in all wars on continent.

2000 began with 24 million Africans infected with AIDS

Each day, 6,000 Africans die from AIDS.

Each day, an additional 11,000 are infected.

Fast Facts ContinuedIn 2007… 32.8 million living with HIV2.5 million new infections of HIV2 million deaths from AIDSOver 2/3 of HIV cases, & some 80% of deaths, were in Sub-Saharan Africa.

AIDS and Government StabilityDescribe the impact of government stability on the distribution of

resources to combat AIDS and famine across Africa.

• In highly affected regions, HIV/AIDS also places huge strains on state and economy.

AIDS and Government StabilityDescribe the impact of government stability on the distribution of

resources to combat AIDS and famine across Africa.

• In highly affected regions, HIV/AIDS also places huge strains on state and economy.

• AIDS most frequently strikes at the most those 15-45 years old.

AIDS and Government StabilityDescribe the impact of government stability on the distribution of

resources to combat AIDS and famine across Africa.

• In highly affected regions, HIV/AIDS also places huge strains on state and economy.

• AIDS most frequently strikes at the most those 15-45 years old. – Their deaths have left Africa with over 11

million orphans

AIDS and Government StabilityDescribe the impact of government stability on the distribution of

resources to combat AIDS and famine across Africa.

• In highly affected regions, HIV/AIDS also places huge strains on state and economy.

• AIDS most frequently strikes at the most those 15-45 years old. – Their deaths have left Africa with over 11

million orphans• Therefore, impact of the AIDS may result in

the widespread economic and political destabilization of entire region.

Why has AIDS hit Africa so hard?

• Poor health care systems, poverty, and lack of government organization

Why has AIDS hit Africa so hard?

• Poor health care systems, poverty, and lack of government organization

• Lack of knowledge about the disease and its prevention

Why has AIDS hit Africa so hard?

• Poor health care systems, poverty, and lack of government organization

• Lack of knowledge about the disease and its prevention

• Antiretroviral drugs that are able to slow down the progress of the disease are expensive

Why has AIDS hit Africa so hard?

• Poor health care systems, poverty, and lack of government organization

• Lack of knowledge about the disease and its prevention

• Antiretroviral drugs that are able to slow down the progress of the disease are expensive

Why has AIDS hit Africa so hard?

What is Africa doing to help combat AIDS?

• HIV prevention campaigns• Distribution of Safe Sex Materials• Voluntary HIV counseling and testing • Antiretroviral drugs to prevent

mother to child transmission

Famine in Africa

• Famine is caused by the shortage or inability of people to obtain food.

• Many African countries face famine today because:– Climate changes– Political conflict which disrupts farming– Poor prices for African goods on world market– Poorly organized or corrupt governments– Disease

AIDS and FamineDescribe the impact of government stability on the

distribution of resources to combat AIDS and famine across Africa.

• If people are sick, what happens?• Aids kills young adults, especially women - the people whose

labor is most needed. When the rains come, people must work 16 hours a day planting and weeding the crop. If that critical period is missed, the family will go hungry. In a community depleted by Aids, each working adult must produce more to feed the same number of dependents - not just children but sick adults, too.

• Just as HIV destroys the body's immune system, the epidemic of HIV and Aids has disabled African countries.

• As a result of HIV, the worst-hit African countries have undergone a social breakdown that is now reaching a new level: African societies' capacity to resist famine is fast eroding.

• Hunger and disease have begun reinforcing each other.

What can you do?