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HIV/AIDS taking its toll on population
Plusnews
2004-09-17

The HIV/AIDS pandemic will reduce life expectancy in the worst affected African countries to an average of 29 years, a new UN Population Fund (UNFPA) report has said.

Although the UNFPA's 'State of the World Population 2004' report predicts that the world's 50 poorest countries will triple in size by 2050, the 38 African countries hardest hit by HIV/AIDS are projected to have 823 million people in 2015 - 91 million less than if no AIDS-related deaths occurred.

The Population Fund called for increased efforts to link reproductive health programmes and HIV prevention by promoting the correct use of male and female condoms, and detecting and managing sexually transmitted infections.

The report is available here: http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2004/pdf/en_swp04.pdf (Source: Plusnews, 15 September 2004)

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