Dr. LEONARD MADU and Mr. REGINALD
PIERRE
Black Africa is still more heavily affected by hiv/aids than any other part of the world. An estimated 23 million people are living with the disease in Africa.
According to the World Health Organization, about 1.2 million people died of the disease and 1.9 million got infected in 2010/2011.
Since the beginning of the epidemic, about 20 million children have been orphaned and 15 million infected. Some of the reasons for the high rate of aids in Africa include lack of hiv education, the African sex trade, cultural practices of polygamy, dry sex and female genital mutilation or female circumcision.
In a lot of the countries, most of the funds provided by international organizations and foreign govts are pocketed by unscupulous politicians.
In most of the countries in Africa, those infected with the disease are treated as outcasts, instead of being supported. In some countries, the leadership sets bad examples.
For example, in Swaziland, King Mswati has fourteen (14) wives and wants to marry more. Ironically, Swaziland has the highest rate of infection in Africa and the world.
Here is a list of the countries with highest rate of infections in Africa:
1.Swaziland-26.1
2.Botswana-23.9
3.Lesotho-23.2
4.South africa-18.1
5.Namibia-15.3
6.Zimbabwe-15.3
7.Zambia-15.2
8.Mozambique-12.5
9.Malawi-11.9
10.Central African Republic-6.3
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