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Aids is now the leading cause of death in Africa, being responsible for one in five of all deaths in the continent last year, according to the United Nations (UN).
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The level of infection with HIV, the virus which leads to Aids, was even more worrying among pregnant women - 22% were HIV infected. Aids is now the leading cause of death in Africa, being responsible for one in five of all deaths in the continent last year, according to the United Nations (UN). The latest survey showed that in South Africa's worst hit province - KwaZulu Natal - one in three women are HIV infected. The country's Health Ministry said half of those who are HIV positive are in their 20s. Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang said: "HIV continues to be a very serious health problem in South Africa." The report says the Aids epidemic will have a major impact on the country for at least the next decade and that the country of 43 million people faces a massive drain on its already over-stretched healthcare system. Full scale But...
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