Africans Celebrate Progress on National AIDS Day

This past Saturday, the world celebrated National AIDS Day with hope for Africa, especially Sub-Saharan Africa which houses the world's largest AIDS population. For example, AIDS deaths in Africa have fallen by 32% in the last 6 years. In Kenya, there is a push for a Kenya’s Equity Tribunal which will help to end discrimination for getting treament and being hired for people who are infected with AIDS. There's been a large change in the number of people infected because of a push for condom use, use of sterile needs, circumcision, antiretrovirals and other efforts to help stop the spread of the disease. In some countries in Africa, there has been as much as a 50% decline. All this is wonderful news for a continent that has suffered so long!