Most of my school lessons sucked. But I'm glad they didn't need to include lessons about HIV awareness.
From Zimbabwe-
From Zimbabwe-
Given the seriousness of the pandemic, said Health and Child Welfare Minister David Parirenyatwa, AIDS awareness should be accorded the same importance as any other subject.
They have a 20% rate of infection. The life expectancy is low - about 40 years.
90 out of 100 people can read. 20 out of 100 people have HIV/AIDS. Zimbabwe is ranked 3rd on the Interpol and UN statistics for rape, with about 40 rapes per 100,000 population. (Take care with statistics, especially rape statistics.)
Not a very cheery update, but there you go.
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The truth is rarely cheery.