Thursday, July 15, 2004

Life Expectancy In Some Parts Of Africa Has Dropped To Below 33 Years

Scott Williams and Jordon Cooper are drawing attention to this article in Medical News Today. Link.

In our country and in most of the developed countries we have it made. But in Africa AIDS is robbing children of their Moms and Dads. I am on the adjunct faculty at Southwestern Illinois College where I teach a yearly World Regional Geography course. One of the statistics I quote from the United Nations (I apologize for not having the source with me right now) was that in places like Zambia and Rwanda nearly 50% of the children under the age of 18 are orphaned. We can't even grasp that concept here. AIDS affects us here, but nothing like in the developing world.

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