Friday, September 18

World HIV/AIDS Figures Go Up

The number of people living with HIV/AIDS in the world has risen from around 8 million in 1990 to 33 million today!
Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health Dr. Koolaatema Malefho has said.
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He was speaking at the World Health Organisation workshop in Gaborone.

It has brought together health officials from the region.
Around 67% of people living with HIV are in the Sub-Saharan Africa.
Africa, alone, has 11.6 million orphans.

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Source: Mmegi Online - keep reading: http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?sid=1&aid=5&dir=2009/September/Thursday17

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