My Brothers and Sisters in Africa are Suffering.
Do You Care?
My brothers and sisters are suffering.
HIV/AIDS is the top killer in Africa. Men and Women are dying at the age of 47 instead of 62. There were 24.5 million HIV cases and 2 million AIDS deaths in 2005.
My brothers and sisters are suffering.
HIV/AIDS is causing a setback in economic activity and social progress. Families can not afford the help or medicine they need, even though they cut out the basic necessities. Families have to depend on us, people they do not know, to send the medicine or money for the medicine they need.
My brothers and sisters are suffering.
Men and women with HIV/AIDS occupy more than half the beds in the hospitals. There is a prediction that my brothers and sisters with HIV/AIDS will soon account for 60-70% of hospital expenses in South Africa.
My brothers and sisters are suffering.
The majority of the infected are between the ages of 15- 49, which is the prime of their working lives. In 2005 6.1% had HIV prevalence. It is predicted that by my graduation year there will be about 18 million orphans with AIDS in Africa. My brothers and sisters in Africa are suffering through HIV/AIDS. Do you care? What can you do to help? What can you do to end the suffering? What will I do?
Written By: Arianna Gaddy-Collington Section: 3
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