http://www.avert.org/subaadults.htm
http://www.amref.org/index.asp?PageID=50&PiaID=2
http://www.rebirth.co.za/AIDS_in_Africa_1.htm
http://usinfo.state.gov/af/Archive/2004/Nov/24-527969.html

In class Assignment

1) How many people are reported to have AIDS on the continent of Africa as of 2005?

2) How many people died from Aids in Africa in 2005?

3) How many children have so far been made orphans because of the AIDS virus in Africa?

4) What country has the highest percentage of adults (15-49) that have HIV?

5) How does AMREF empower communities in Kenya to take charge of their lives?

6) Name three of the areas that AMREF programs in Tanzania have focused on.
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7) How many new cases of AIDS were reported in Africa in 1999?

8) What percentage of the world’s population lives in Sub-Saharan Africa?

9) What percentage of AIDS cases in the world are in Sub-Saharan Africa?

10) What Gender in Africa is being affected by the AIDS epidemic the most?

For homework:

Write a short essay on why you believe that the AIDS epidemic in Africa is an important issue. Be sure to include any possible solutions that you can think of to help the problem: