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Bombs can be dropped in many forms all over the world, it does not have to take the shape of a nuclear cloud or a blast from a fighter plane-it can take the form of a disease which to date has claimed more lives than any single war in history. Seventy percent of the world’s AIDS population lives in sub-Saharan Africa. (Weissman)
More than seventy percent of the world’s AIDS population lives in sub-Saharan Africa.
The news is sobering. In fact it is down right frightening. A report from the United Nations says that AIDS will kill half of all fifteen year olds in Zimbabwe, Botswana, and South Africa by 2012 if something is not done soon. The report goes on to say that about twenty-four million people in Sub-Sahara Africa are living with HIV. So why is the epidemic raging out of control in Africa and other undeveloped countries? Several factors are contributing to this tragedy. Although HIV transmission has not been eradicated, these measures have helped dramatically.......

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