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HIV/AIDS News South Africa

People living with HIV/AIDS use new ways to handle hard times

Dire shortages of such essentials as electricity and water are forcing Zimbabweans living with HIV/AIDS to combat the country's hardships with new and novel approaches.

According to the Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey, 18.1 percent of the population of about 11.5 million are infected with HIV - the sixth highest prevalence in the world.

Once one of the most prosperous countries in the sub-Saharan region, Zimbabwe's economy is in freefall, with an inflation rate of more than 6,000 percent and international donor agencies predicting that by the end of the year a third of the population will require emergency food aid.

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