Southern Africa Regional Program
Southern Africa is currently at the
epicenter of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. It is estimated that approximately
70 percent of people living with HIV live in sub-Saharan Africa.
In Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa,
Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, at least 18 percent of the
adult population is infected with HIV. Prevalence is especially
high in cross-border areas with high mobility among truck
drivers, migrant workers, and commercial sex workers.
In 2000, the U.S. Agency for International Development launched
the Regional HIV/AIDS Program for Southern Africa. The primary
aim of the program is to target high transmission areas at
cross-border sites with appropriate interventions. The program
also provides technical assistance to Botswana, Lesotho, and
Swaziland, which do not have USAID missions. Participating
countries include Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique,
Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Access more information
on USAID's
HIV/AIDS Regional Program in Southern Africa, December 2004 [PDF, 317KB].
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