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Examine the reasons why AIDS is having different effects on different countries
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Examine the reasons why AIDS is having different effects on different countries AIDS is a devastating disease of the late 20th Century 1. It was estimated by UNAIDS (the United Nations committee for AIDS) and the World Health Organisation that the number of people living with HIV or AIDS at the end of the year 2001 was 40 million. This is more than 50% higher than projected in 1991. During this year, 5 million new HIV infections were reported, equating to 14,000 every day. More than 95% are found in developing countries 2. Figure 2 on page 3 illustrates the global distribution of HIV/AIDS cases. Fig.1 - graph showing the growth of HIV Eastern Europe and Central Asia There were an estimated 700,000 sufferers by the end of 2000. That is a massive increase of 66% since 1999, from 420,000 that year. Most are male injecting drug users. This dramatic jump has caused new...
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