IN THIS FOCUS: HIV/AIDS facts AIDS: a definition Focus on Gwanda The effects of HIV/AIDS on agriculture: an A to Z HIV/AIDS and the village of Gwanda Case-studies Women and HIV/AIDS The role of rural women Women help each other Case-studies Strategies for action Interview with Jacques duGuerney Strategies West Africa New study on HIV/AIDS in West Africa SECTION START		THE IMPACT OF HIV/AIDS ON AGRICULTURE: HIV/AIDS FACTS  Estimates of people living with HIV/AIDS, by region, November 1996 Some facts on HIV/AIDS at the end of 1996 GLOBAL Persons living with HIV/AIDS 22.6 million New HIV infections in 1996 3.1 million (8 500 per day -- 7 500 adults, 1 000 children) Deaths due to HIV/AIDS in 1996 1.5 million (total global number of deaths from all causes -- 52 million) ADULTS 1 100 000   Male 650 000   Female 470 000 CHILDREN 350 000 SOME REGIONAL FEATURES Estimates of adults and children living with HIV/AIDS at December 1996: Sub-Saharan Africa 14.0 million South and Southeast Asia 5.2 million Latin America 1.3 million Source: UNAIDS Note: Because of rounding, figures may not tally.

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