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HIV/AIDS Facts - Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has been described by the United
Nations has having one of the worst AIDS
epidemics.
Zimbabwe is ranked second to Botswana with the
highest HIV prevalence on the African continent.
One in every four adults is infected with HIV.
It is reported that more than 2,000 people die
every day due to AIDS.
In 1998, life expectancy had dropped to 39 years
compared to 60 years in the previous decade.
Fifteen percent of new AIDS cases are among
children under the age of five.
It is projected that in the next decade 45 percent
of all the children in the country will be orphaned
by AIDS and half of these orphans will be
HIV positive.
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Source: Report on the global HIV/AIDS Epidemic, June 2000 (UNAIDS), IMPACT – Family Health International, Population, Health and Nutrition Programs US. Agency for International Development and AIDS - All Africa.Com
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