1. Evaluate the geographic
impact of HIV/AIDS at the
local, national and
international scales. (SOUTH
AFRICA)
By: Alex, Manny, Michael, Rene, Tae Eun

2. HIV
● Human Immunodeficiency Virus
● RetroViral AIDS
● Progressive failure of the immune system
● Allows infections and cancers to thrive http://www.rkm.com.au/VIRUS/HIV/HIV-images/HIV-virus.jpg

3. AIDS
● (AIDS) Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
● With no treatment, around 50% people who have HIV
develop AIDS within ten years.
● Most common initial conditions showing presence of
AIDS are pneumocystis pneumonia and esophageal
candidiasis.
● Other common signs include recurring respiratory tract
infections.
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4. Spread of disease
● Relocation
● Expansion

5. Local Impact
● effects of Apartheid
● lack of education (improving)
● sexual violence
● Poverty, and lack of aid/facilities in poor regions
● Disparity between races (majority affected are black)
● Poorer northern regions affected more

6. Map showing poverty levels of regions in
South Africa & % affected by HIV
KwaZulu-Natal:
25.8%
Western Cape: 5.3%
Free State:
18.5%
Northern Cape:
9.2%
Limpopo:13.7%
Mpumalanga:
25.3%
Northwest: 17.7%
Gauteng: 15.2%
Eastern Cape:
15.2%

7. National Impact
● Overall Life Expectancy Falling (from ~60 in 1997 to
~50 in 2007)
● Around 10% of Population are HIV-positive
● Requires significant government funds to treat the HIV
prevalence in South Africa.
■ Deaths of people due to HIV/AIDS reduces the
taxable population
● GDP fell 0.7% per year from 1990-1997

8. International Impact

9. How big is the issue?
● Number 6 in the Millennium Development Goal
● Decrease in life expectancy in some countries
(especially in Africa)
● estimated 36 million people infected with HIV in world
(more than population of
Australia: 22.4 million)
● 95% of infected are found
in developing nations
● 4th leading cause of death

10. Socio-Economic impacts
● 15000 new are infected
each day
○ Majority infected are at working age (huge decline in
workforce
● Costs for healthcare are steadily rising
● Prevention and treatment costs over developing nation’s
medical budgets
● Destabilising the various nations demographics

11. ● Major global awareness campaigns (such as world
AIDS day)
● UNAIDS was formed
● many nations have had successful prevention/treatment
programs
○ Uganda has managed to greatly
Response

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