Question

The rate of AIDS among adults age 15-49 is 19.2% in South Africa and 5.9% in Kenya.

explain which of these two African republics should have a more stable government. Explain your reasoning. Explain the relationship between a government’s stability and its ability to distribute resources to combat AIDS and famine.

Answer 1

The HIV epidemic in this region is generalised but young women, men who have with men, transgender people, workers, prisoners and people who inject drugs are at an increased vulnerability to infection.

Improved availability of HIV testing services now means less than two out of every ten people living with HIV are unaware of their status.

The number of people living with HIV in East and Southern Africa continues to increase, but access to antiretroviral treatment is increasing as well.