Sub-Saharan Africa Research Paper

“The vast majority of people living with HIV are in low-to middle-income countries, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa.” According to AIDS.gov, most people who have HIV/Aids are on the lower end of the socio-economic scale in Africa. This can play an important role in the diseases that are all around in Africa; most of Africa has HIV/AIDS. According to the figure 1 below, 24.7 million people live with HIV and out of the 25.7 million, only 39% of them are receiving treatment. This could be because they are the only ones that could afford it (see fig 1). AIDS.gov asserts that “HIV is a human immunodeficiency virus that attacks the immune system and when left untreated HIV can lead to AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).” Unfortunately, …show more content…
People who are infected with HIV should tell every partner that they are with the status of their condition and advise them to use protection. Sterilize needs all the time, even if they have not been used by someone that has been infected; as well as making sure your blood matches another person if you are going to have a blood transfusion, or have a surgery needing someone else’s blood. Also, if you are pregnant and have HIV talk to a healthcare provider about what you should do to insure your baby could be healthy. In addition, take care of yourself and seek treatment for HIV/AIDS, so you can have a healthy. In conclusion, HIV/AIDS in Africa is a major issue; everyone should care because that could be them or someone they know to receive HIV and not know about it. We need to work together to help others who do have this because they need support to get through this; especially people in low socioeconomic areas who cannot afford treatment or resources. I believe that if everyone tried to help other people with HIV, the virus would spread less, and we could start helping other issues decline in