A personal look at the AIDS crisis in South Africa.

Abstract

This article presents a personal perspective on the AIDS crisis in South Africa. According to the Joint UN Program on HIV/AIDS more than 33 million people are infected with HIV. Throughout the world 11 people become victims of AIDS every minute 95% come from developing countries and a staggering 80% are from Africa. The HIV/AIDS pandemic is not merely a medical problem it is also a fundamentally moral problem that affects the whole world. As part of the global AIDS community Third World countries should take actions to put an end to this worldwide problem. Efforts should include effective education promoting condom use and ensuring easy access and encouraging behavior change including safe sex. The churches and other faith communities should move forward and participate in all endeavors against HIV/AIDS. Even poor countries can begin to have a rigorous and a systematic approach to prevent and control the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.