Africa's Tsunami: Turning the Tide of AIDS

The report analyzes HIV/AIDS control efforts in Botswana, Senegal, and Uganda, noting that while Botswana faced the continent's highest prevalence rate, Senegal and Uganda maintained lower infection rates (below 2% and 15% respectively) despite lower human development rankings.

• In 2005, Africa accounted for approximately 64% of all new global HIV/AIDS infections.
• Botswana is identified as having the highest prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS on the African continent, despite being one of its top economic performers.
• Senegal and Uganda, despite being very poor countries with low human development index rankings, maintained infection rates of below 2% and 15% respectively for most of the period statistics were available.

APA

South African Institute of International Affairs (2008). Africa's Tsunami: Turning the Tide of AIDS. https://saiia.org.za/research/africas-tsunami-turning-the-tide-of-aids/

Chicago

South African Institute of International Affairs. Africa's Tsunami: Turning the Tide of AIDS. 2008. https://saiia.org.za/research/africas-tsunami-turning-the-tide-of-aids/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{southafricaninstituteofinternationalaffairs2008africas, author = {{South African Institute of International Affairs}}, title = {{Africa's Tsunami: Turning the Tide of AIDS}}, institution = {South African Institute of International Affairs}, year = {2008}, month = apr, url = {https://saiia.org.za/research/africas-tsunami-turning-the-tide-of-aids/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }