famine, aids, and malaria are among africa’s biggest health problems. africa is a large continent...
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Famine, AIDS, and malaria are among Africa’s biggest health problems.
Africa is a large continent with many countries and 800 million people.
It is also the poorest continent in the world.
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Disease spread by mosquitoes.Each year, more than one million people die from
malaria.Children in Sub-Saharan Africa are most at risk of death
from the disease.There is no vaccine against malaria.Insecticides and mosquito nets
can drastically lower the number of infections.
Anti-malaria drugs can also help,
but they are very expensive
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It is considered a pandemic, a widespread epidemic.
Africa has the highest rates of HIV infection is the world.
Seventeen million people have died from AIDS on the continent.
Over two-thirds of all HIV infections in the world are in Africa.
Over 12 million African children have been orphaned by AIDS.
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Heath issues in Africa are made worse by unstable politics.
In turn, unstable politics contribute to poverty. High death rates due to health crises weaken economies.