1. AIDS in Africa SS7CG3 The student will analyze how politics in Africa impacts standard of living. b. Describe the impact of government stability on the distribution of resources to combat AIDS and famine across Africa.

2. Facts About HIV/AIDS in Africa: 1. 1,000 children are infected with HIV every day. 2. 23 percent of children infected with HIV/AIDS are being treated. 3. 17 million Africans have died of AIDS since the virus was discovered and there are 25 million Africans living HIV. 5. 13 million African children are orphans because of HIV/AIDS. 6. 67 percent of people infected with HIV live in sub-Saharan Africa. 7. 90 percent of children with HIV (about 2 million) live in sub- Saharan Africa. 9. HIV/AIDS is the cause of about 1 million deaths in Africa every year. 10. HIV/AIDS has caused the life-expectancy in sub-Saharan Africa to drop to 54.4 years and, in some countries, less than 49 years. Source: http://borgenproject.org

5. AIDS and Government Stability Describe the impact of government stability on the distribution of resources to combat AIDS and famine across Africa. In highly affected regions, HIV/AIDS also places huge strains on state institutions and the economy. AIDS most frequently strikes at the most productive members of society, those 15-45 years old. –Their deaths have left Africa with over 11 million orphans Number of deaths and infection rate to increase over the next 10 years Therefore, the acute impact of the AIDS pandemic may result in the widespread economic and political destabilization of societies, states, and entire regions.

6. WHY? Poor health care systems, poverty, and lack of government organization Lack of knowledge about the disease and its prevention Antiretroviral drugs that are able to slow down the progress of the disease are expensive and therefore often not available to people in sub-Saharan Africa

7. What is Africa doing to help combat AIDS? HIV prevention campaigns Distribution of Safe Sex Materials Voluntary HIV counseling and testing Antiretroviral drugs to prevent mother to child transmission

8. Famine in Africa Famine is caused by the shortage or inability of people to obtain food. Many African countries face famine today because: –Climate changes –Political conflict which disrupts farming –Poor prices for African goods on world market –Poorly organized or corrupt governments –Disease

9. AIDS and Famine Describe the impact of government stability on the distribution of resources to combat AIDS and famine across Africa. If people are sick, what happens? Aids kills young adults, especially women - the people whose labor is most needed. When the rains come, people must work 16 hours a day planting and weeding the crop. If that critical period is missed, the family will go hungry. In a community depleted by Aids, each working adult must produce more to feed the same number of dependents - not just children but sick adults, too. Just as HIV destroys the body's immune system, the epidemic of HIV and Aids has disabled African countries. As a result of HIV, the worst-hit African countries have undergone a social breakdown that is now reaching a new level: African societies' capacity to resist famine is fast eroding. Hunger and disease have begun reinforcing each other.