A Graph Of Childrens with AIDS

The most devastating effect of AIDS in Africa is on the lives of innocent children. It is the biggest nightmare Africa faces. Infants who have contracted HIV from their mother have reached a number of two thousand daily in the world. But what’s most shocking is that 95% of those infants are born in Africa. Also in the world today, at least six thousand children lose one or even both of their parents daily. Again, 90% of those children loosing parents are all from Africa. Worldwide, about 1600 children die due to AIDS. Sadly, 90% of those children are raised in Africa. One of the most important concerns is the mothers who are pregnant in Africa but do not have adequate health care or enough education that may help them decrease the risk factor from transmitting HIV to their child.

Children in Africa affected by AIDS create poor outcomes and developments for the future of the continent. It is estimated that in 2010, Africa will have 20 million orphans and they all will have AIDS. This effect will leave Africa devastated because 20 million of these children will face challenges in pursuing an education and also because they will be in orphanages. It is most likely that they will grow up eating poor meals and having less access to proper health programs and sanitary conditions. As these 20 million children are left homeless in Africa, their chances of succeeding in the workforce are low. Without jobs,