A friend of mine is in Swaziland right now. She told me about how beautiful the country is – but also, how trouble riddled it is. Take a look at this. The top seven countries, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Namibia, Zambia and South Africa have between 20% and 38% HIV/AIDS infected among adults. Those are estimations, but considering the condition of the listed countries I’d be surprised if there were solid numbers. The data from Virtual HIV test comes mainly from UNAIDS and other international Organizations.
In Botswana, I’ve been told, companies take three times the number of apprentices because chances are, two of them will die soon. I can hardly imagine what’s going to happen in the next two decades. I don’t believe the international community is prepared for it though. In Germany, the number of new infections is rising again, with a total of about 44,000 people currently suffering from HIV/AIDS, but it is nowhere near such disastrous conditions as Africa.
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