Background, challenges and relief efforts related to the AIDS epidemic in Botswana

Haiti has the highest number of HIV/AIDS cases in the Caribbean

India's central HIV/AIDS agency, there have been 124,995 officially reported cases of AIDS from 1986 to August 2006

HIV rates are declining in Kenya, but poverty remains one of the biggest barriers

AIDS is the leading cause of death for adult Mozambicans and fifth for children under 5

Widespread substance abuse in Namibia, among other factors, contributes to its HIV infection rate

Nigeria has the third-highest number of people living with HIV/AIDS in the world, behind India and South Africa

A survey conducted by the South African Department of Health showed that 30 percent of pregnant women had HIV in 2005

Thailand spent $44 million in 1993 on efforts to curb the spread of AIDS

Unlike many of the countries plagued by the epidemic, Vietnam has an adequate number of health workers