THE AIDS CRISIS
The AIDS crisis . . .
AIDS is the greatest humanitarian crisis of our time, leaving an entire generation of orphans and vulnerable children in jeopardy.
Around the world, another person dies because of AIDS every 15 seconds.
Mothers. Fathers. Children. Farmers. Teachers.
Gone.
Use the links below to learn more about the AIDS pandemic.
a global pandemic
- Nearly 33 million people live with HIV.
- Last year alone, more than 2.5 million people were infected.
- 6,000 people die every day because of AIDS.
. . . another person dies every 15 seconds.
Source: AIDS Epidemic Update, UNAIDS, December 2006
AIDS in Africa
- Two-thirds of all people living with HIV are in Africa.
- Two-thirds of all new HIV infections are in Africa.
- Three-quarters of all AIDS-related deaths are in Africa... in a place that's home to just over one-tenth of the world's population.
Source: AIDS Epidemic Update, UNAIDS, December 2007
children and AIDS
- Approximately 2.5 million children worldwide have HIV.
- Right now, there are more than 15 million children who have lost one or both parents because of AIDS.
- Every day, another 6,000 children are orphaned due to AIDS.
. . . and most of these children live in Africa.
Sources: AIDS Epidemic Update, UNAIDS, December 2006; Africa's Orphaned and Vulnerable Generations, UNICEF, August 2006; UNAIDS, 2002.
the future of AIDS
- By 2010, more than 20 million children will be orphaned due to AIDS.
- By 2020, AIDS could kill up to 12 percent of Africa's workforce - as many as 58 million people.
. . . this crisis will not go away by itself.
Sources: UNICEF, August 2006; International Labour Organization, November 2006
World Vision's response
- 770,000 children in Africa received values-based HIV-prevention training in 2006 alone.
- 615,000 orphaned and vulnerable children received care and assistance.
- 11,000 church leaders were mobilized to respond to the AIDS crisis.
. . . World Vision has been on the front lines of the AIDS crisis in Africa since 1990.
