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HIV/AIDS in South Africa has caused a severe matter of concern. In this country HIV infection has taken the shape of a vicious epidemic. According to the statistics there were more than five and a half million people infected with HIV in the year 2005. it was aslo found that more that 1000 people are dying of AIDS everyday.

The Statistics shows a dreadful picture of HIV/AIDS in South Africa. Almost one in every five adults are being infected with HIV. Only a few people in South Africa has an access to the costly antiretroviral drug treatment that can help te HIV postive people to maintain their health and to lead relatively normal lives. For this reason there is an alarming rate of death caused by AID in all orners of the country. Almost half of all deaths in South Africa are due to HIV/AIDS in South Africa. 71% of the detrh among the people aged between 15 to 49 are caused by AIDS. The death rate of south Africa has increased at such an alarming rate that there is not enough space left to bury the dead.

Due to HIV/AIDS in South Africa the average life expectancy decliens from a proposed 64 years to just 54 years. Almost 60-70% of the medical expenses in the hospitals of south africa are for the HIV positive patients.


HIV/AIDS in South Africa has hit the country the other way too. Due to the rapid increase of HIV prevalence the country has a fall by 35 places in the Human development index, which is an index that gives ranking of the countries on the basis of how developed they are. The schools also have fewer teachers due to the AIDS epidemic. This has also affected the education system of South Africa.

Some precautionary and prevention measures are being taken to combat HIV/AIDS in South Africa. Though the government was initially busy with the political turmoils it has taken due care of the problem at a later stage.

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