HIV/AIDS Pandemic and Sustainable Development
Abstract
HIV/AIDS is especially widespread in the developing countries. In some sub-Saharan countries, AIDS has more than doubled the death
rate. As a result of AIDS, life expectancy also is falling substantially. The hallmark of HIV infection is the progressive loss of a specific type of immune cell called T-helper or CD 4 cells. As the virus grows, it damages or kills other cells, weakening the immune system and
exposing the person to various opportunistic infections. The paper used existing literature to investigate the effects of HIV/AIDS
pandemic on sustainable development. The paper discovered that HIV/AIDS have done a ravaging harm to the productive age in both
the developed and developing countries. Finally the paper came up with some recommendations to guide policy makers on the matter.
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