I just read about some people who are doing HIV/AIDS work in Ethiopia. Check out this trailer. I just think that it is awesome to hear about how God is using people to do some amazing things! Makes me want to move over there & join in. (I knew I should've gone to Med school!) : )Here are some stats of the HIV/AIDS Situation in Ethiopia: (& these are usually low estimates)
- HIV Infected: 1.5 million
- AIDS Deaths: 120,000
- AIDS Orphans: 720,000
*Ethiopia's national adult prevalence for 2003 was estimated at 4.4 percent, with a 12.6 percent urban rate and a 2.6 percent rural rate. The number lost to AIDS was an estimated cumulative total of 900,000 by 2003 and is projected to reach 1.8 million by 2008 if present trends continue. Adult (15-49 years) deaths due to AIDS are expected to rise in the coming years. AIDS already accounts for about one-third of all young adult deaths in the country.*
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