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Aids in Africa
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
• No journal today- due to late start
• Please pass forward your Africa Disease Internet Search Paper
• Agenda: Aids in Africa Review
• Homework- Begin to Review your notes and organize your Africa Notes Tomorrow/Thurs. we will do the study guide together.
• Africa Assessment on Friday -
AIDS infection rates for Adults
• In South Africa and Zambia, 15-20% of adults are infected with HIV/AIDS
• Botswana 24.1%
• Lesotho 23.2%
• Swaziland 33.4%
• Zimbabwe 20.1%
• Somalia and Senegal less than 1%
• Average life expectancy in Sub-Saharan Africa is now 47 years, when it could have been 62 without AIDS.
• It is thought that almost half of all deaths in South Africa, and a staggering 71% of deaths among those aged between 15 and 49, are caused by AIDS.
• Average life expectancy in South Africa is now 54 years – without AIDS, it is estimated that it would be 64. Over half of 15 year olds are not expected to reach the age of 60.
• In Botswana, an estimated 120,000 children have lost at least one parent to the epidemic.
• In Lesotho, the country is also struggling to cope with 97,000 AIDS orphans.
• In Lesotho, crippling poverty combined with the AIDS epidemic has caused average life expectancy to drop to 44 years for women and 39 for men.
• There is a devastating AIDS epidemic in Malawi that has already caused over 650,000 deaths, and AIDS continues to be responsible for the deaths of around ten people every hour.
• Epidemic -An outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely
• Pandemic – an epidemic that spreads over a wide geographic area and affecting a large proportion of the population
Effects of AIDS in Africa
• Education– There might not be enough teachers– Resources could be diverted to healthcare instead of
schools– Children might have to drop out of school to take
care of their families. – 5th hour here
• Family– Would have to care for sick family members– Increasing number of orphans– Fear of relatives who were sick– Burden on women, who usually care for the sick
• Economy– Cost of medicine for sick, who are poor– Not enough healthy people to work – GDP will drop because you can’t produce as much– Lack of educated workers
• Government– Pressure to solve problems – Fewer adults able to vote– Officials might become ill– Hard to continue other government programs
• Health facilities– Not enough doctors or nurses– Too many patients, overcrowded hospitals– No room for people with other illnesses– Not enough medicine– Psychological damage to workers
• International relations– Lessening of trade and commerce– Less tourism– Turning to other countries for assistance
• Read Chapter 20 Section 2
• Answer the following questions:– Places and Terms– Main Ideas– Geographic Thinking
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