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Evaluate the geographic impact of HIV/AIDS at the local, national and international scales. (SOUTH AFRICA)
By: Alex, Manny, Michael, Rene, Tae Eun
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HIV
● Human Immunodeficiency Virus
● RetroViral AIDS
● Progressive failure of the immune system ● Allows infections and cancers to thrive http://www.rkm.com.au/VIRUS/HIV/HIV-images/HIV-virus.jpg
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AIDS
● (AIDS) Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
● With no treatment, around 50% people who have HIV develop AIDS within ten years.
● Most common initial conditions showing presence of AIDS are pneumocystis pneumonia and esophageal candidiasis.
● Other common signs include recurring respiratory tract infections.
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Spread of disease
● Relocation
● Expansion
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Local Impact
● effects of Apartheid
● lack of education (improving)
● sexual violence
● Poverty, and lack of aid/facilities in poor regions
● Disparity between races (majority affected are black)
● Poorer northern regions affected more
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Map showing poverty levels of regions in South Africa & % affected by HIV
KwaZulu-Natal: 25.8%
Western Cape: 5.3%
Free State: 18.5%
Northern Cape: 9.2%
Limpopo:13.7%
Mpumalanga: 25.3%
Northwest: 17.7%
Gauteng: 15.2%
Eastern Cape: 15.2%
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National Impact
● Overall Life Expectancy Falling (from ~60 in 1997 to ~50 in 2007)
● Around 10% of Population are HIV-positive
● Requires significant government funds to treat the HIV prevalence in South Africa.
■ Deaths of people due to HIV/AIDS reduces the taxable population
● GDP fell 0.7% per year from 1990-1997
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International Impact
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How big is the issue?
● Number 6 in the Millennium Development Goal
● Decrease in life expectancy in some countries (especially in Africa)
● estimated 36 million people infected with HIV in world (more than population of Australia: 22.4 million)
● 95% of infected are foundin developing nations
● 4th leading cause of death
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Socio-Economic impacts
● 15000 new are infectedeach day○ Majority infected are at working age (huge decline in
workforce
● Costs for healthcare are steadily rising
● Prevention and treatment costs over developing nation’s medical budgets
● Destabilising the various nations demographics
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● Major global awareness campaigns (such as world AIDS day)
● UNAIDS was formed
● many nations have had successful prevention/treatment programs○ Uganda has managed to greatly
Response