THE EPIDEMIC AFFECTS THE LIFE FORCE OF THE COUNTRY THE NUMBER OF ORPHANS INCREASES AIDS REDUCES PRODUCTION

Among women : between 25-29 years Among men : between 30-39 years In the group 15-20, the HIV positive women are 5 five times more numerous than the men.

Age profile of infected persons

Reduction in productivity

There is lack of income for food, education, funerals…

Fertile soils are no longer cultivated

7million agricultural workers have died

IMPACT ON THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR

IMPACT ON THE HEALTH SECTOR

It increases the number of sick people in the country :

Cost of drugs Laboratory tests Hospital expenses

It increases the global cost of treatment

Lost productive life Medical treatment in the family Economic consequences in each family.

IMPACT ON THE SOCIAL SERVICES SECTOR

Specialised work force is lost

Welcoming centres are insufficient

Social rejection of AIDS patients

Lack of committment by society

Lack of financial means

Discrimination against widows and orphans

IMPACT ON THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR

Absence from work

Death of specialised people

Funeral expenses

Impact of AIDS on business

Impact of HIV on the price of products

IMPACT ON NATIONAL SECURITY

The persons most exposed to HIV/AIDS :

Military personnel Long distance truck drivers Teachers Police personnel

The number of HIV-positives is still high, especially in time of war or of deployment

IMPACT ON THE ORPHANS

Orphans increase in number

The extended family cannot cope with them

There are orphans with very big family responsibilities

Others are exposed to the streets and to infections

IMPACT ON POPULATION STATISTICS

Life expectancy has been reduced

The population growth rate has become negative

IMPACT ON EDUCATION

Growing death rate of teachers

Children are kept out of school

Children drop out of school because of inability to pay fees

Training of personnel and volunteers

Transportation of the sick

Need of hospitals and medicines

Providing orphanages

Financial support for families

In 2001: 8million

In 2010: 40million

5-10% of thise infected are children under 5 years of age.

THEY NEED:

-food, -clothing, -love, -education, -health care,

Loss of right to ownership of land and house

Sale of land and work toolsEmigration?

Often drop out from school

Street children, early sex, risk of HIV

EXTENDED FAMILY

Another Another family that family that welcomeswelcomesAdolescents in

charge of the family

Homes for

AIDS orphans

DEFINITION:

A child under 15 whose mother or parents are dead because of AIDS

To be considered :

Social support (Extended family...)

The need for physical and medical care

Need for financial and legal support

Sometimes young girls risk turning to prostitution

School drop-out because the money is used to : - cater for the sick family - cater for siblingsNeed for money, that the sick parents do not earn

Healthy child in infected homes :

widows and widowers:

loss of inheritance.

Worry about the children,

social rejection,

fear of being infected,

Loss of love of a dear one,