The life-threatening virus HIV/ AIDS is omnipresent in all segments of Africa.

It can be said that not the whole of Africa, but the most affected part is the Sub-Saharan Africa. Africa has been estimated to have more than 60% of AIDS infected population but something more shocking is that 12% of the world’s population is inhabited in Africa.

Tuberculosis is the world’s greatest infectious killer in women of reproductive age and the leading cause of death among people with HIV/ AIDS. There are many reasons for the spread of HIV/ AIDS in Southern Africa one being the stigma attached to admitting to HIV infection and to using condoms.

The other reason being that many people of Africa believe and deny that HIV may later cause AIDS and finally there are many myths attached to the use of condoms such as the some hidden organizations do not want the growth of the African population and also that condoms stifle the traditional power of a man in his community.

There have been many people who have faced this deadly disease in the same family but still the people do not wish to change their attitudes towards their thoughts. The life expectancy of an African on an average is 48.5 years, which is 6.3 years lesser than those without the HIV/ AIDS virus. There have been many AIDS Charity concerts in order to help the affected population in Africa.

There are many Africans who believe that AIDS is not a disease but is a human right issue, one such person was Nelson Mandela, he is one of the first Africans who went ahead to propagate the AIDS cause. He even wrote against AIDS during his imprisonment and also has an organization named after him called as The Nelson Mandela Foundation.

A research by scientists also shows that most of the Africans who get infected by the virus are infected due to unsafe medical practices than by sexual activity. Also the world health organization states that 2.5% is infected because of unsafe use of medical injections. AIDS in Africa is a global concern.

Welcome to my new site about this important topic! After doing some research I decided to present my findings with the world. I hope you find this information extremely useful and will not hesitate to share your own knowledge as well. Check back soon for more posts.