Behind the statistics
Statistics, however, hide the real anguish and suffering of those affected. They fail to tell of the grief, despair and isolation of the mother who has lost her child, the brother who is nursing his dying sister, the lover deserted by her partner and the families who face the overwhelming reality of living and coping with HIV/AIDS. With each new infection, another home becomes implicated in the growing crisis. Children die in their mother’s arms, babies and young children are orphaned and spouses are abused or abandoned.

A multitude of social customs and cultural conditions..... more