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New York Times Magazine Examines Causes of Widespread Famine in Africa

July 14, 2003

The New York Times Magazine cover story this week examines the origins of widespread famine in Africa, which affects nearly 40 million people. The Magazine reports that one of the factors contributing to famine is the continent's "disproportionate" number of HIV/AIDS cases, which affect approximately 29.4 million people in sub-Saharan Africa. Because "[v]ery few" people in Africa with HIV/AIDS can afford treatment, many families have lost their primary wage earners to the disease, leaving the elderly and young children "to cope," according to the Magazine (Bearak, New York Times Magazine, 7/13). The article is available online.

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Reprinted with permission from kaisernetwork.org. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, search the archives, or sign up for email delivery at www.kaisernetwork.org/dailyreports/hiv. The Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report is published for kaisernetwork.org, a free service of the Kaiser Family Foundation, by The Advisory Board Company. © 2003 by The Advisory Board Company and Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.

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