1. AIDS in Sub Saharan Africa AIDS – a virus with no known cure first identified in the Belgian Congo in 1959. It’s now a global epidemic, and poverty and health care don’t mix.

2. Sub-Saharan Africa has just over 10% of the world's population, but almost 64% of all HIV infections, with an estimated 21.6 - 27.4 million people living with HIV- infection.

3. Statistics 34.3 million people in the world have AIDS 34.3 million people in the world have AIDS 24.5 of them live in sub-Sahara Africa 24.5 of them live in sub-Sahara Africa 19 million have died from AIDS 19 million have died from AIDS 3.8 million of them children under the age of 15 3.8 million of them children under the age of 15 5.4 million new AIDS infections in 1999, 4 million of them in Africa 5.4 million new AIDS infections in 1999, 4 million of them in Africa 2.8 million dead of AIDS in 1999, 85% of them in Africa 2.8 million dead of AIDS in 1999, 85% of them in Africa 13.2 million children orphaned by AIDS, 12.1 million in sub-Sahara 13.2 million children orphaned by AIDS, 12.1 million in sub-Sahara Life expectancy in all of Sub-Sahara Africa from 59 to 45 Life expectancy in all of Sub-Sahara Africa from 59 to 45 Zimbabwe life expectancy from 61 to 33 Zimbabwe life expectancy from 61 to 33

4. AIDS – Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome HIV/AIDS Statistics: Sub-Saharan Africa Adults age 15-49 living with HIV/AIDS26,000,000 New HIV infections3,000,000-3,400,000 Adult HIV prevalence age 15-49 (rate %)7.5-8.5 Women age 15-49 living with HIV/AIDS15,000,000 Children (ages 0-14) living with HIV/AIDS2,600,000 Children orphaned by AIDS (ages 0-14) currently living 11,000,000 AIDS deaths (Adults and Children)2,200,000-2,400,000