UNICEF: 1.3 Million Children Live With HIV/AIDS

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UNICEF: 1.3 Million Children Live With HIV/AIDS

Reuters Health Information Services (www.reutershealth.com) (12/14/00)

UNICEF reported Wednesday that included among the 34.3 million people living with HIV or AIDS in the world are 1.3 million children under the age of 15. The organization's annual report noted that most of the children contracted HIV from their mothers during birth or via breastfeeding, and most will die from AIDS before they become teenagers. HIV and AIDS are taking a toll on sub-Saharan Africa, the report found, with 70 percent of the world's HIV cases, 80 percent of AIDS deaths, and 90 percent of AIDS orphans. The epidemic is also affecting the economies of countries in the region, and UNICEF estimated that the expense of treatment and care for HIV and AIDS will likely make up 33 percent of all government health spending in Ethiopia within five years and almost 66 percent in Zimbabwe.
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