Africa continues to dwarf the rest of the world in how the region has been affected by AIDS. Africa is home to 70% of the adults and 80% of the children living with HIV in the world. According to the UNAIDS report, the estimated number of newly infected adults and children in Africa reached 3.5 million at the end of 2001. The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa will not be stopped with drugs and "abstinence only" education, Sex education and condom availability are required for this battle.
As for means of protection against HIV/AIDS, one of the biggest obstacles is a lack of availability of condoms in most of the continent. The availability of condoms and promptness in diagnosing and curing other sexually transmitted diseases, which if left untreated can increase the risk acquiring HIV/AIDS through sex. In sub-Sah
Overall, as for means of protection against HIV/AIDS, one of the biggest obstacles is a lack of availability of condoms and the lack of sex education in most of the continent. Many African countries awareness should be created about the condoms efficacy in preventing the spread of HIV. This in my view will allow people to make informed decision about the use of condoms as an HIV prevention method. My aunt died of AIDS when I was 13years old. I was not informed of her disease until the day we buried her. Two years prior to her death, she had a baby boy. He was always in the hospital and very sickly. Everyone thought it was malaria. They decided to take him to the hospital. The doctor informed my aunt that she had AIDS and passed it on to her son. He died two months later. She suffered the pain of losing her son and de
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