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Dipalata's new day
Things don't always go to plan in rural Africa. Last year, a Flying Mission Zambia contingent went to NW Province to complete an airfield for a remote Mission Maternity Clinic. The job proved to be a challenge for a number of reasons. By Christmas the rains had set in and the work had to be shelved until the end of the 'green season' - April or May. It was very disappointing for the medical mission personnel, who have waited patiently for some years for this provision. The FMZ workers, who badly wanted to hand over another working airstrip to their partners there, were somewhat frustrated.
Facts About HIV/AIDS
We are threatened with extinction. People are dying in chillingly high numbers. It is a crisis of first magnitude.
Festus Mogae
Former President of Botswana
The following information has been obtained from the UN AIDS website, updated in July 2008. Click here to visit their website for more information.
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| Global summary of the AIDS epidemic, December 2007 | ||
| Number of people living with HIV in 2007 | Total | 33 million [30 – 36 million] |
| Adults | 30.8 million [28.2 – 34.0 million] | |
| Women | 15.5 million [14.2 – 16.9 million] | |
| Children under 15 years | 2.0 million [1.9 – 2.3 million] | |
| People newly infected with HIV in 2007 | Total | 2.7 million [2.2 – 3.2 million] |
| Adults | 2.3 million [1.9 – 2.8 million] | |
| Children under 15 years | 370 000 [330 000 – 410 000] | |
| AIDS deaths in 2007 | Total | 2.0 million [1.8 – 2.3 million] |
| Adults | 1.8 million [1.6 – 2.1 million] | |
| Children under 15 years | 270 000 [250 000 – 290 000] | |
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| Estimated adult and child deaths from AIDS, 2007 | ||
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| Total: 2.0 million (1.8 – 2.3 million) | ||
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| Children (<15 years) estimated to be living with HIV, 2007 | ||
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| Total: 2.0 million (1.9 – 2.3 million) | ||
