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September 2002

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Developing water and sanitation in Africa.
At the beginning of the 21^st Century, Africa is facing a water and sanitation crisis. Development cannot keep up with population growth, systems are not sustained and coverage is declining.

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Botswana's assualt on AIDS: An African test case for distribution of AIDS drugs. In January 2002, Botswana became the first country in Africa to offer expensive, but life-saving, anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) and other medications to all who need them through the public health system.It is a costly and ambitious undertaking, one that many health care experts say cannot be done in Africa.

August 2002

The Irony ofSuccess It is ironic that Uganda a country that has successfully struggled with HIV/AIDS with little or no help, should now find that success being questioned in an article in the Lancet.

A Deadly Embrace: Famine and AIDS in Southern Africa It seems that the four horsemen of the apocalypse Death, War, Pestilence (disease) and Famine have come to visit Southern Africa.Millions of people are experiencing starvation or the threat of famine in Southern Africa following poor harvests across the region

HIV epidemic compounded by starvation in ZImbabwe. Mrs Emily Mudzipurwa is aged 59 and lives in Marange communal area. She says she is HIV positive. Her husband died 4 years ago. Since then Mrs Mudzipurwa has been the sole provider for her 4 children (including one orphaned grandchild) aged 6 to 15 years.

At current rates, Africa's populations is set to increase by 65% over the next 25 years. This means another 400 million people will need to be provided with clean water and access to improved sanitation facilities over the next 25 years. Three times the rate currently achieved.

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