SOUTH Africa＇s acute incidence of HIV/AI DS is well-known globally. According to the United Nations, about 6.1 million South Africans were living with HIV/ AIDS in 2012. This means that one in every six South African...SOUTH Africa＇s acute incidence of HIV/AI DS is well-known globally. According to the United Nations, about 6.1 million South Africans were living with HIV/ AIDS in 2012. This means that one in every six South Africans is infected and of these, 17.9 percent of indi- viduals between the ages of 15 and 49 - considered to be the most economically productive age group - are infected with HIV/AIDS. According to the World Bank, this high infection rate among the economically active population could, in the most undesirable of scenarios, result in South Africa＇s per-capita income halving by 2100. While still a few decades away, the projected adverse impact of HIV/AIDS on the South African economy has seen government embarking on the largest anti-retroviral treatment （ART） access cam- paign in the world.展开更多
FOR more than a quarter century, December 1 is observed as World AIDS Day - an international campaign by the World Health Organization （WHO） to raise awareness on the AIDS pandemic that has since the early 1980s acc...FOR more than a quarter century, December 1 is observed as World AIDS Day - an international campaign by the World Health Organization （WHO） to raise awareness on the AIDS pandemic that has since the early 1980s accounted for the death of at least 36 million people globally. According to the WHO, approximately 1.6 million people died of AIDS alone in 2012. Africa＇s more than 50 countries accounted for a disproportionate 75 percent of these deaths. They also hold about 65 percent of those living with HIV/AIDS, although home to only 15 percent of the world＇s popu- lation. With the world＇s fifth-highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rate, South Africa alone accounted for about 15 percent of deaths that year,展开更多
The foundations of the ＂Africa rising＂ narrative may have increasingly been tested in recent months. Security concerns, the Ebola crisis in West Africa and conflict in Libya have been some of the stumbling blocks th...The foundations of the ＂Africa rising＂ narrative may have increasingly been tested in recent months. Security concerns, the Ebola crisis in West Africa and conflict in Libya have been some of the stumbling blocks the continent has had to face. These have continuously challenged its ability to respond to events that could derail the past years＇ economic growth. The impact of lower oil prices particularly could be a major shock to the region, especially for oilexporting countries.展开更多
文摘SOUTH Africa＇s acute incidence of HIV/AI DS is well-known globally. According to the United Nations, about 6.1 million South Africans were living with HIV/ AIDS in 2012. This means that one in every six South Africans is infected and of these, 17.9 percent of indi- viduals between the ages of 15 and 49 - considered to be the most economically productive age group - are infected with HIV/AIDS. According to the World Bank, this high infection rate among the economically active population could, in the most undesirable of scenarios, result in South Africa＇s per-capita income halving by 2100. While still a few decades away, the projected adverse impact of HIV/AIDS on the South African economy has seen government embarking on the largest anti-retroviral treatment （ART） access cam- paign in the world.
文摘FOR more than a quarter century, December 1 is observed as World AIDS Day - an international campaign by the World Health Organization （WHO） to raise awareness on the AIDS pandemic that has since the early 1980s accounted for the death of at least 36 million people globally. According to the WHO, approximately 1.6 million people died of AIDS alone in 2012. Africa＇s more than 50 countries accounted for a disproportionate 75 percent of these deaths. They also hold about 65 percent of those living with HIV/AIDS, although home to only 15 percent of the world＇s popu- lation. With the world＇s fifth-highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rate, South Africa alone accounted for about 15 percent of deaths that year,
文摘The foundations of the ＂Africa rising＂ narrative may have increasingly been tested in recent months. Security concerns, the Ebola crisis in West Africa and conflict in Libya have been some of the stumbling blocks the continent has had to face. These have continuously challenged its ability to respond to events that could derail the past years＇ economic growth. The impact of lower oil prices particularly could be a major shock to the region, especially for oilexporting countries.
