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11/10/2004:

"28 million HIV cases in Africa"

Accra, Nov. 10, GNA - It is estimated that 28 million people, representing 70 per cent of cases world-wide are living with HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan African with 90 per cent of these in the prime of their lives.

In countries including Ghana, most of those infected form the bulk of the reproductive workforce, ranging in age from 15 to 49 years. These were disclosed by the Deputy Managing Director of the Ghana Social Marketing Foundation (GSMF), Mr. Kojo Lokko, at the inauguration of the Work Place HIV/AIDS programme at the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) in Accra.

Full Article : ghanaweb.com