AIDS kills more in Bolivia in Africa

9.10.12

AIDS kills more in Bolivia in Africa: [eldeber.com.bo] The day I learned that Frederick had acquired HIV wanted to run and jump against the first car you find on the street to get hit and kill. It was a bag of skin and bones just 30 kilos and had nine months in a hospital bed because of the fungi that filled her mouth and throat. He was very weak and could not get up. That saved his life. Now, seven years and 45 kilos later, Federico is one of the lucky ones who returned from the dead to lead a normal life, one that learned how to negotiate with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and has the ability to see their children grow.

Federico is an exception, not a rule. According to the National Report of Progress in Addressing HIV / AIDS in Bolivia dies in two people who come to the so-called 'stage AIDS'. Taking into account that since 1984 were reported HIV cases and 7642 that killed 807 people, the situation is worse than sub-Saharan Africa, where the death rate is 5.77%.

In Bolivia, is 10.56%. In addition, it is estimated that the actual number of people living with HIV is at least 16,000 and one in 500 Bolivians have the virus.