Unistat : hiv aids picture
reference: http://www.avert.org/pictures.htm
This page contains pictures and photos of people who are HIV positive, AIDS orphans and children who are affected by HIV/AIDS. Other HIV/AIDS pictures and photos can be found in the HIV/AIDS history and pictures section.
People who are HIV positive
HIV+
woman meditating at a temple
An
HIV+ couple
AIDS-activist
Zackie Achmat
HIV+
woman in South Africa
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At the end of 2005, an estimated 38.6 million people were living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. This number includes men, women and children of all ethnic and social backgrounds. Virtually every country in the world has been affected.
AIDS orphans
Grandmother
with her orphaned grandchildren
AIDS
orphans on the grave of their parents
AIDS
orphans in sub-Saharan Africa
UNAIDS
worker with a child orphaned by AIDS
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An estimated 15 million children have lost at least one parent to AIDS. Around 80% of these orphans live in sub-Saharan Africa, the world's worst affected region. Traditionally these children would have been supported by their extended families. However, the epidemic is now so severe in some countries that family structures cannot cope, and many orphans are forced to live in child-headed households.
Children affected by AIDS
HIV-positive
young girl, Honduras
Nelson
Mandela talking to an HIV+ child
Children
at the Raphael Centre, South Africa
HIV-positive
mother with child in Guatemala
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Each day around two thousand children become infected with HIV, most of whom acquire the virus from their mothers. HIV can have a powerful impact on children even if they are not themselves infected. When a family member falls ill, children often fill the role of carer or wage-earner, and so are robbed of their childhoods and education.