The African youth and the HIV-AIDS pandemic

Soldiers in Burma survey the body of a woman who died if AIDS as part of their lessons on HIV-AIDS.

A female full blown AIDS patient at a hospital in Zambia.

A full blown AIDS man being assisted by family members at a village in Zambia.

An AIDS infected boy at home in Tanzania.

A man suffering from AIDS at a hospital in Tanzania.

Africa is the world’s youngest continent, as a proportion of youth among the regions total populations is higher than any other continent. In 2010, 70% of the region’s population was under the age of 15 to 24.

 The African youth is faced with serious educational, economic, cultural and social barriers. Above all, is the HIV-AIDS canker which for more than 20 years has eviscerated the continent, more especially our youth. HIV and AIDS remain the major causes of death and is the major issue of public health in the whole of sub Saharan-Africa. This is due to the fact that many African youth, especially those in the rural areas do not have adequate or no information concerning this disease.

Through this photograph, I want to sensitize the youth of Ghana about how deadly the disease is if victims developed the full blown versions of the disease and advocate for abstinence especially among the unmarried and sexually active youth and faithfulness between married persons for a disease which is said to have no cure.
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National geographic
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