Thursday, September 17, 2009

World HIV/AIDS Figure Reaches 33 Million

The number of people living with HIV/AIDS in the world has risen from around eight million in 1990 to 33 million today, Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health Dr. Koolaatema Malefho has said.

He was speaking at the World Health Organisation Sub-Regional workshop in Gaborone yesterday. The theme of the three day workshop is: 'Strengthening linkages between Sexual Reproductive Health (SHR) and HIV: Sharing evidence and best practices".

Around 67% of people living with HIV are in the Sub-Saharan Africa. Africa has 11.6 million orphans.(
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