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Chicago Tribune - April 24, 2002
T. Shawn Taylor, Staylor@tribune.com.
"The pandemic will take a dramatic toll on the most productive members of the population, those in their 20s, 30s and 40s," the report stated. It also said that by 2010, a million South Africans could have full-blown AIDS and 6 million would already have died from AIDS-related illnesses.
Julianne Malveaux, an economist based in Washington, said the impact of AIDS on the most advanced industrial economy in Africa will create a labor market drain "of catastrophic proportions."
"(AIDS') rapid infusion into the population creates a Russian roulette effect," Malveaux said. "It really speaks to why the government should be ahead of the curve, not behind the curve in terms of AIDS prevention."
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