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The HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Namibia- Fact Sheet

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Sort Desciption: Namibia has one of the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rates (the percent of people living with the disease) in the world, a much higher rate than the sub-Saharan African region overall (21.3% compared to 7.5%). ...

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Namibia has one of the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rates (the percent of people living with the disease) in the world, a much higher rate than the sub-Saharan African region overall (21.3% compared to 7.5%). 1 As of the end of 2003, there were 210,000 people estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS in Namibia, or more than one in five adults. 1 Although recent evidence suggests that prevalence may be starting to decline, the epidemic already poses significant challenges to this middle-income country, and high levels of unemployment and income disparity may further the spread of diseases such as HIV/AIDS. 2, , 3 4 The Government of Namibia established a National AIDS Committee (NAC) in 1990 and is currently implementing the third National Strategic Plan on HIV/AIDS (2004-2009). 5,6 October 2005 The HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Namibia Figure 1: Percent of Adults Estimated to be Living with HIV/AIDS, 2003 38.8% 37.3% 28.9% 24.6% 21.5% 21.3% 16.5% 14.2% 12.2% 8.8% 6.7% 5.4% 4.2% 4.1% 3.9% 3.1% 1.7% 0.2% 0.1% Swaziland Botswana Lesotho Zimbabwe South Africa Namibia Zambia Malawi Mozambique Tanzania Kenya Nigeria Dem. Republic of Congo Uganda Angola Ghana Madagascar Seychelles* Mauritius** Figure 2: Number of People Estimated to be Living with HIV/AIDS, 2003 3,600,000 1,800,000 1,600,000 1,300,000 1,200,000 1,100,000 920,000 900,000 530,000 350,000 350,000 320,000 240,000 220,000 210,000 140,000 700 5,300,000 <200 South Africa Nigeria Zimbabwe Tanzania Mozambique Kenya Dem. Republic of Congo Zambia Malawi Uganda Botswana Ghana Lesotho Angola Swaziland Namibia Madagascar Mauritius* Seychelles** Overview The first case of AIDS was diagnosed in Namibia in 1986. 4,7 Namibia has almost a quarter of a million people estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS (210,000 as of the end of 2003). 1 The HIV/AIDS prevalence rate 8 in Namibia is 21.3%, much higher than the prevalence rate of the sub-Saharan African region overall (7.5%) and the global rate ...

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