The Overall Impact

The AIDS epidemic is not only effecting the people of Africa but also the agriculture. AIDS takes the lives of many farmers which leaves people hungry and without food. Africa is needing more health workers than they have, which most people can't afford health care. It is leaving families torn apart and struggling to survive. AIDS has taken the lives of many but there are things being done to help educate, and to help those in need. AIDS is a horrible thing but the upside is that people are working against AIDS and informing Africans of the preventions everyday. Many are finally getting help they have been waiting for and have a hopeful future.

Women and AIDS

Three-quarters of all Africans between the ages of 15 and 24 who are HIV-positive are women. This is because it is easier for women to catch the virus than a man. Many young women already struggle to provide for their family and when they get this virus, it's hard to balance their daily life. If a woman has AIDS and she becomes pregnant, she will pass the virus on to her child. That is one more addition to the growing threat of AIDS.

Orphans and AIDS

Their have been 17 million deaths due to AIDS. Some of those deaths were leaving behind their children. The orphans often have to live in poverty by themselves while caring for their younger siblings. They are given responsibility that most children don't have, and are losing their childhood because. Or, they are put into the care of extended family, some grandparents have to take care of their grandchildren and they usually can't provide for the family. One in every four Zambian children is an orphan. AIDS has killed almost an entire generation.