Ebola may have taken
the spotlight, but Aids
continues to be one of the
deadliest threats to people
working in the transport and
logistics industry in Africa.
It is not only truck drivers who
are at risk but also management as
many expats spend extended time
away from home, or are single.
Prevalence of HIV among urban
women is 1.6 times higher, on
average, than among rural women
and urban men for 26 countries in
sub-Saharan Africa, according to
the World Health Organisation.
Two of the worst-hit countries
neighbour on South Africa.
Prevalence of HIV among
urban women is as high as 37% in
Swaziland and 31% in Lesotho.
It is estimated that roughly 70%
of all people living with HIV live
in sub-Saharan Africa, despite
accounting for just 13% of the
world’s population, according to
HIV and Aids charity Avert.
South Africa continues to be
home to the largest number of
Aids-infected people.
With the exception of India
(third), the top 10 countries with
the largest number of people living
with HIV between 2005 and 2013
are all African.
They are, in order, Nigeria,
Kenya, Mozambique, Uganda,
Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia and
Malawi.
South Africa continues to be
the hot-spot for new infections
followed by Nigeria, Uganda, India,
Mozambique, Kenya, Indonesia,
Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Zambia.
On the positive side, the annual
number of new HIV infections in
sub-Saharan Africa has decreased
by 34% since 2010
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A truck speeds by a North Star Alliance Roadside Wellness Centre
in Maai Mahiu, Kenya.
Photo: Dave Chidley
